U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2011. Changes are against December 2010.
What changed from December 2010
Final Action Dates: 9 moved forward, 17 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 1993 to 08 JAN 1993.
- EB-2 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 22 JUN 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 DEC 2003 to 15 DEC 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 JUL 2002 to 15 APR 2003.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 JUL 2002 to 15 APR 2003.
- F1 (all other countries) retrogressed 13 months, from 15 FEB 2006 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F1 China retrogressed 13 months, from 15 FEB 2006 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F1 India retrogressed 13 months, from 15 FEB 2006 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F1 Philippines retrogressed 34 months, from 01 APR 1997 to 01 JUN 1994.
- F2A (all other countries) retrogressed 31 months, from 01 AUG 2010 to 01 JAN 2008.
- F2A China retrogressed 31 months, from 01 AUG 2010 to 01 JAN 2008.
- F2A India retrogressed 31 months, from 01 AUG 2010 to 01 JAN 2008.
- F2A Mexico retrogressed 59 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 01 APR 2005.
- F2A Philippines retrogressed 31 months, from 01 AUG 2010 to 01 JAN 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) retrogressed 26 months, from 01 JUN 2005 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2B China retrogressed 26 months, from 01 JUN 2005 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2B India retrogressed 26 months, from 01 JUN 2005 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2B Philippines retrogressed 10 months, from 01 MAR 2000 to 15 MAY 1999.
- F3 (all other countries) retrogressed 17 months, from 01 JUN 2002 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F3 China retrogressed 17 months, from 01 JUN 2002 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F3 India retrogressed 17 months, from 01 JUN 2002 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F3 Philippines retrogressed 8 months, from 01 JUL 1992 to 22 OCT 1991.
Compared cell by cell with the December 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 January 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2005−13 mo | 01 JAN 2005−13 mo | 01 JAN 2005−13 mo | 08 JAN 1993+7 d | 01 JUN 1994−34 mo |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2008−31 mo | 01 JAN 2008−31 mo | 01 JAN 2008−31 mo | 01 APR 2005−59 mo | 01 JAN 2008−31 mo |
| F2B | 15 APR 2003−26 mo | 15 APR 2003−26 mo | 15 APR 2003−26 mo | 22 JUN 1992no change | 15 MAY 1999−10 mo |
| F3 | 01 JAN 2001−17 mo | 01 JAN 2001−17 mo | 01 JAN 2001−17 mo | 22 OCT 1992no change | 22 OCT 1991−8 mo |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2002no change | 01 JAN 2002no change | 01 JAN 2002no change | 22 DEC 1995no change | 01 JAN 1988no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 22 JUN 2006+14 d | 08 MAY 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 MAR 2005+28 d | 15 DEC 2003+7 d | 01 FEB 2002+10 d | 15 APR 2003+9 mo | 22 MAR 2005+28 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 APR 2003no change | 22 APR 2003no change | 01 FEB 2002+10 d | 15 APR 2003+9 mo | 22 APR 2003no change |
| 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 January 2011, 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.