U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2010. Changes are against July 2010.
What changed from July 2010
Final Action Dates: 32 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F1 China advanced 4 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F1 India advanced 4 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 1992 to 15 NOV 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 JUL 2008 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2A China advanced 8 months, from 01 JUL 2008 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2A India advanced 8 months, from 01 JUL 2008 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2A Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 JUN 2007 to 01 MAR 2008.
- F2A Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 JUL 2008 to 01 MAR 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2B China advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2B India advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 months, from 01 MAR 2000 to 01 AUG 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 India advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 MAY 1993 to 01 MAY 1994.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 01 JUN 2001.
- F4 China advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 01 JUN 2001.
- F4 India advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 01 JUN 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 APR 1989 to 01 APR 1990.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 22 NOV 2005 to 01 MAR 2006.
- EB-2 India advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2005 to 01 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 10 months, from 15 AUG 2003 to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 China advanced 38 days, from 15 AUG 2003 to 22 SEP 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 10 months, from 15 AUG 2003 to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 11 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 15 MAY 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 11 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 15 MAY 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 11 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 15 MAY 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2010 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The August 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 AUG 2005+4 mo | 01 AUG 2005+4 mo | 01 AUG 2005+4 mo | 15 NOV 1992+14 d | 01 JAN 1996+4 mo |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2009+8 mo | 01 MAR 2009+8 mo | 01 MAR 2009+8 mo | 01 MAR 2008+9 mo | 01 MAR 2009+8 mo |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2004+8 mo | 01 JAN 2004+8 mo | 01 JAN 2004+8 mo | 15 JUN 1992no change | 01 AUG 2001+17 mo |
| F3 | 01 JAN 2002+4 mo | 01 JAN 2002+4 mo | 01 JAN 2002+4 mo | 01 MAR 1992no change | 01 MAY 1994+12 mo |
| F4 | 01 JUN 2001+5 mo | 01 JUN 2001+5 mo | 01 JUN 2001+5 mo | 01 JAN 1994−14 mo | 01 APR 1990+12 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2006+3 mo | 01 MAR 2006+5 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JUN 2004+10 mo | 22 SEP 2003+38 d | 01 JAN 2002+40 d | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 JUN 2004+10 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 MAY 2002+11 mo | 15 MAY 2002+11 mo | 01 JAN 2002+7 mo | UNAVAILABLEno change | 15 MAY 2002+11 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2010, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.