U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2010. Changes are against November 2010.
What changed from November 2010
Final Action Dates: 15 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1992 to 01 JAN 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2010 to 01 AUG 2010.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2010 to 01 AUG 2010.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2010 to 01 AUG 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2010 to 01 AUG 2010.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 1995 to 22 DEC 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2006 to 08 JUN 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 JAN 2005 to 22 FEB 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2003 to 08 DEC 2003.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 14 months, from 01 MAY 2001 to 01 JUL 2002.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 JAN 2005 to 22 FEB 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2003 to 22 APR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2003 to 22 APR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 14 months, from 01 MAY 2001 to 01 JUL 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2003 to 22 APR 2003.
- F2B Philippines retrogressed 30 months, from 01 SEP 2002 to 01 MAR 2000.
- F3 Philippines retrogressed 32 months, from 01 MAR 1995 to 01 JUL 1992.
- F4 Philippines retrogressed 39 months, from 01 APR 1991 to 01 JAN 1988.
Compared cell by cell with the November 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 December 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 FEB 2006no change | 15 FEB 2006no change | 15 FEB 2006no change | 01 JAN 1993+10 d | 01 APR 1997no change |
| F2A | 01 AUG 2010+2 mo | 01 AUG 2010+2 mo | 01 AUG 2010+2 mo | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 AUG 2010+2 mo |
| F2B | 01 JUN 2005no change | 01 JUN 2005no change | 01 JUN 2005no change | 22 JUN 1992no change | 01 MAR 2000−30 mo |
| F3 | 01 JUN 2002no change | 01 JUN 2002no change | 01 JUN 2002no change | 22 OCT 1992no change | 01 JUL 1992−32 mo |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2002no change | 01 JAN 2002no change | 01 JAN 2002no change | 22 DEC 1995+7 d | 01 JAN 1988−39 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 JUN 2006+7 d | 08 MAY 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 FEB 2005+31 d | 08 DEC 2003+16 d | 22 JAN 2002no change | 01 JUL 2002+14 mo | 22 FEB 2005+31 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 APR 2003+21 d | 22 APR 2003+21 d | 22 JAN 2002no change | 01 JUL 2002+14 mo | 22 APR 2003+21 d |
| 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 December 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.