U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2013
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2013. Changes are against September 2013.
What changed from September 2013
Final Action Dates: 21 moved forward, 5 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- F1 China advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- F1 India advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 1993 to 22 SEP 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 MAY 2001 to 01 JUN 2001.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2B China advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2B India advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2B Mexico advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 1994 to 08 MAR 1994.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 22 JAN 2003 to 08 FEB 2003.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAY 1993 to 22 MAY 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1992 to 01 JAN 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2001 to 08 AUG 2001.
- F4 China advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2001 to 08 AUG 2001.
- F4 India advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2001 to 08 AUG 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 OCT 1996 to 15 OCT 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 35 days, from 15 FEB 1990 to 22 MAR 1990.
- EB-2 China advanced 38 days, from 08 AUG 2008 to 15 SEP 2008.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2006 to 15 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 15 JUN 2004 to 22 SEP 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2006 to 15 DEC 2006.
- F2A (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2013.
- F2A China went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2013.
- F2A India went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2013.
- F2A Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 SEP 2013.
- F2A Philippines went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2013.
Compared cell by cell with the September 2013 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 2013 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 2006+16 d | 01 OCT 2006+16 d | 01 OCT 2006+16 d | 22 SEP 1993+14 d | 01 JUN 2001+24 d |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2013cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2013cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2013cutoff imposed | 01 SEP 2013cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2013cutoff imposed |
| F2B | 01 MAR 2006+14 d | 01 MAR 2006+14 d | 01 MAR 2006+14 d | 08 MAR 1994+14 d | 08 FEB 2003+17 d |
| F3 | 22 JAN 2003no change | 22 JAN 2003no change | 22 JAN 2003no change | 22 MAY 1993+7 d | 01 JAN 1993+10 d |
| F4 | 08 AUG 2001+17 d | 08 AUG 2001+17 d | 08 AUG 2001+17 d | 15 OCT 1996+7 d | 22 MAR 1990+35 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 SEP 2008+38 d | 15 JUN 2008no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 22 SEP 2003no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 15 DEC 2006+14 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUL 2010no change | 22 SEP 2004+3 mo | 22 SEP 2003no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 15 DEC 2006+14 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 2013, 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.