U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2015
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2015. Changes are against August 2015.
What changed from August 2015
Final Action Dates: 33 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F1 China advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F1 India advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 15 MAR 2000 to 22 OCT 2000.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2013 to 01 MAR 2014.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2013 to 01 MAR 2014.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2013 to 01 MAR 2014.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2013 to 01 FEB 2014.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2013 to 01 MAR 2014.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2008 to 22 DEC 2008.
- F2B China advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2008 to 22 DEC 2008.
- F2B India advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2008 to 22 DEC 2008.
- F2B Mexico advanced 3 months, from 08 APR 1995 to 15 JUL 1995.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 22 MAY 2004 to 08 SEP 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 2004 to 08 MAY 2004.
- F3 China advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 2004 to 08 MAY 2004.
- F3 India advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 2004 to 08 MAY 2004.
- F3 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 1994 to 22 MAY 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 1993 to 15 SEP 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 2002 to 15 JAN 2003.
- F4 China advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 2002 to 15 JAN 2003.
- F4 India advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 2002 to 15 JAN 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 MAR 1997 to 15 MAR 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 46 days, from 15 JAN 1992 to 01 MAR 1992.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2015 to 15 AUG 2015.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2015 to 15 AUG 2015.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2015 to 15 AUG 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2015 to 15 AUG 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- EB-2 China retrogressed 95 months, from 15 DEC 2013 to 01 JAN 2006.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 33 months, from 01 OCT 2008 to 01 JAN 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the August 2015 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 September 2015 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 DEC 2007+44 d | 15 DEC 2007+44 d | 15 DEC 2007+44 d | 15 NOV 1994no change | 22 OCT 2000+7 mo |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2014+2 mo | 01 MAR 2014+2 mo | 01 MAR 2014+2 mo | 01 FEB 2014+3 mo | 01 MAR 2014+2 mo |
| F2B | 22 DEC 2008+37 d | 22 DEC 2008+37 d | 22 DEC 2008+37 d | 15 JUL 1995+3 mo | 08 SEP 2004+4 mo |
| F3 | 08 MAY 2004+30 d | 08 MAY 2004+30 d | 08 MAY 2004+30 d | 22 MAY 1994+30 d | 15 SEP 1993+24 d |
| F4 | 15 JAN 2003+45 d | 15 JAN 2003+45 d | 15 JAN 2003+45 d | 15 MAR 1997+14 d | 01 MAR 1992+46 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 | 01 JAN 2006−95 mo | 01 JAN 2006−33 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 AUG 2015+31 d | 22 DEC 2004+7 mo | 22 DEC 2004+7 mo | 15 AUG 2015+31 d | 22 DEC 2004+7 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 AUG 2015+31 d | 01 JAN 2004no change | 22 DEC 2004+7 mo | 15 AUG 2015+31 d | 22 DEC 2004+7 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENT | 22 SEP 2013 | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT |
Source: Visa Bulletin for September 2015, 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.