U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2011. Changes are against September 2011.
What changed from September 2011
Final Action Dates: 36 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 15 JUN 2004.
- F1 China advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 15 JUN 2004.
- F1 India advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 15 JUN 2004.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 1993 to 22 MAR 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 1996 to 08 JAN 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- F2A Mexico advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 2008 to 15 OCT 2008.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2003 to 15 JUL 2003.
- F2B China advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2003 to 15 JUL 2003.
- F2B India advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2003 to 15 JUL 2003.
- F2B Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 1992 to 22 NOV 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 MAR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2001 to 08 SEP 2001.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2001 to 08 SEP 2001.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2001 to 08 SEP 2001.
- F3 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 1992 to 01 DEC 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 MAY 1992 to 08 JUN 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 China advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 India advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 MAR 1996 to 08 APR 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 JUL 1988 to 01 AUG 1988.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2007 to 15 JUL 2007.
- EB-2 India advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2007 to 15 JUL 2007.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2005 to 08 DEC 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 24 days, from 15 JUL 2004 to 08 AUG 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2002 to 15 JUL 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2005 to 08 DEC 2005.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2005 to 08 DEC 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 2005 to 15 SEP 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 08 JUN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 2005 to 15 SEP 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 2005 to 15 SEP 2005.
Compared cell by cell with the September 2011 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 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 October 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JUN 2004+45 d | 15 JUN 2004+45 d | 15 JUN 2004+45 d | 22 MAR 1993+7 d | 08 JAN 1997+2 mo |
| F2A | 08 JAN 2009+38 d | 08 JAN 2009+38 d | 08 JAN 2009+38 d | 15 OCT 2008+23 d | 08 JAN 2009+38 d |
| F2B | 15 JUL 2003+14 d | 15 JUL 2003+14 d | 15 JUL 2003+14 d | 22 NOV 1992+21 d | 01 MAY 2001+40 d |
| F3 | 08 SEP 2001+17 d | 08 SEP 2001+17 d | 08 SEP 2001+17 d | 01 DEC 1992+9 d | 08 JUN 1992+24 d |
| F4 | 15 MAY 2000+30 d | 15 MAY 2000+30 d | 15 MAY 2000+30 d | 08 APR 1996+17 d | 01 AUG 1988+24 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2007+3 mo | 15 JUL 2007+3 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 08 DEC 2005+16 d | 08 AUG 2004+24 d | 15 JUL 2002+7 d | 08 DEC 2005+16 d | 08 DEC 2005+16 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 SEP 2005+45 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 08 JUN 2002+7 d | 15 SEP 2005+45 d | 15 SEP 2005+45 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.