U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2014
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2014. Changes are against July 2014.
What changed from July 2014
Final Action Dates: 28 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- F1 China advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- F1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 FEB 1994 to 08 APR 1994.
- F1 Philippines advanced 17 months, from 01 JAN 2003 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- F2B Mexico advanced 4 months, from 22 NOV 1993 to 01 APR 1994.
- F2B Philippines advanced 54 days, from 15 AUG 2003 to 08 OCT 2003.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2003 to 15 NOV 2003.
- F3 China advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2003 to 15 NOV 2003.
- F3 India advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2003 to 15 NOV 2003.
- F3 Mexico advanced 38 days, from 08 AUG 1993 to 15 SEP 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 1993 to 15 APR 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F4 China advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F4 India advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F4 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 DEC 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 JAN 1991 to 22 JAN 1991.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2009 to 08 OCT 2009.
- EB-2 India advanced 5 months, from 01 SEP 2008 to 22 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 25 months, from 01 OCT 2006 to 01 NOV 2008.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2003 to 08 NOV 2003.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 17 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 JUN 2010.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 31 months, from 01 JAN 2003 to 22 JUL 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2003 to 08 NOV 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 17 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 JUN 2010.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2014 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 August 2014 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 APR 2007+21 d | 22 APR 2007+21 d | 22 APR 2007+21 d | 08 APR 1994+2 mo | 01 JUN 2004+17 mo |
| F2A | 01 MAY 2012no change | 01 MAY 2012no change | 01 MAY 2012no change | 15 MAR 2011no change | 01 MAY 2012no change |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2007+2 mo | 01 JUL 2007+2 mo | 01 JUL 2007+2 mo | 01 APR 1994+4 mo | 08 OCT 2003+54 d |
| F3 | 15 NOV 2003+31 d | 15 NOV 2003+31 d | 15 NOV 2003+31 d | 15 SEP 1993+38 d | 15 APR 1993+24 d |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2002+10 d | 01 JAN 2002+10 d | 01 JAN 2002+10 d | 01 JAN 1997+17 d | 22 JAN 1991+21 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 | 08 OCT 2009+3 mo | 22 JAN 2009+5 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 APR 2011no change | 01 NOV 2008+25 mo | 08 NOV 2003+7 d | 01 APR 2011no change | 01 JUN 2010+17 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 APR 2011no change | 22 JUL 2005+31 mo | 08 NOV 2003+7 d | 01 APR 2011no change | 01 JUN 2010+17 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2014, 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.