U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2010. Changes are against August 2010.
What changed from August 2010
Final Action Dates: 30 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2005 to 01 JAN 2006.
- F1 China advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2005 to 01 JAN 2006.
- F1 India advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2005 to 01 JAN 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 15 NOV 1992 to 01 DEC 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F2A China advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F2A India advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2008 to 01 JAN 2009.
- F2A Philippines advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F2B China advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F2B India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F2B Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 AUG 2001 to 01 AUG 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 MAR 2002.
- F3 China advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 MAR 2002.
- F3 India advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 MAR 2002.
- F3 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 MAY 1994 to 01 JAN 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 15 OCT 2001.
- F4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 15 OCT 2001.
- F4 India advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 15 OCT 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 9 months, from 01 APR 1990 to 01 JAN 1991.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2006 to 08 MAY 2006.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2006 to 08 MAY 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 15 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 China advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2003 to 22 OCT 2003.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 15 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 10 months, from 15 MAY 2002 to 22 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 10 months, from 15 MAY 2002 to 22 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 10 months, from 15 MAY 2002 to 22 MAR 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the August 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 September 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2006+5 mo | 01 JAN 2006+5 mo | 01 JAN 2006+5 mo | 01 DEC 1992+16 d | 01 JAN 1997+12 mo |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2010+10 mo | 01 JAN 2010+10 mo | 01 JAN 2010+10 mo | 01 JAN 2009+10 mo | 01 JAN 2010+10 mo |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2005+12 mo | 01 JAN 2005+12 mo | 01 JAN 2005+12 mo | 15 JUN 1992no change | 01 AUG 2002+12 mo |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2002+59 d | 01 MAR 2002+59 d | 01 MAR 2002+59 d | 01 MAR 1992no change | 01 JAN 1995+8 mo |
| F4 | 15 OCT 2001+4 mo | 15 OCT 2001+4 mo | 15 OCT 2001+4 mo | 01 JAN 1994no change | 01 JAN 1991+9 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 | 08 MAY 2006+2 mo | 08 MAY 2006+2 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 DEC 2004+6 mo | 22 OCT 2003+30 d | 01 JAN 2002no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | 15 DEC 2004+6 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 MAR 2003+10 mo | 22 MAR 2003+10 mo | 01 JAN 2002no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | 22 MAR 2003+10 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 September 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.