U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2018
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2018. Changes are against July 2018.
What changed from July 2018
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 4 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 APR 2011 to 08 MAY 2011.
- F1 China advanced 16 days, from 22 APR 2011 to 08 MAY 2011.
- F1 India advanced 16 days, from 22 APR 2011 to 08 MAY 2011.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 JUN 2016 to 22 JUL 2016.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 22 JUN 2016 to 22 JUL 2016.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 22 JUN 2016 to 22 JUL 2016.
- F2A Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 01 JUL 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 22 JUN 2016 to 22 JUL 2016.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 AUG 2011 to 22 OCT 2011.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 15 AUG 2011 to 22 OCT 2011.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 15 AUG 2011 to 22 OCT 2011.
- F2B Mexico advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 1997 to 01 APR 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 15 FEB 2007.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F3 China advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F3 India advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F3 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 1995 to 01 MAY 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F4 China advanced 37 days, from 15 NOV 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 1995 to 22 APR 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2015 to 01 MAR 2015.
- EB-3 China advanced 18 months, from 01 JAN 2013 to 01 JUL 2014.
- EB-3 India advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 2008 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 2008 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 JUN 2017.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2016.
- EB-1 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2016.
- EB-1 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2016.
- EB-4 India went from CURRENT to 08 FEB 2016.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from July 2018.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2018 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (81 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 2018 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAY 2011+16 d | 08 MAY 2011+16 d | 08 MAY 2011+16 d | 01 AUG 1997no change | 01 AUG 2006+2 mo |
| F2A | 22 JUL 2016+30 d | 22 JUL 2016+30 d | 22 JUL 2016+30 d | 01 JUL 2016+23 d | 22 JUL 2016+30 d |
| F2B | 22 OCT 2011+2 mo | 22 OCT 2011+2 mo | 22 OCT 2011+2 mo | 01 APR 1997+24 d | 15 FEB 2007+14 d |
| F3 | 15 JUN 2006+45 d | 15 JUN 2006+45 d | 15 JUN 2006+45 d | 01 DEC 1995no change | 01 MAY 1995+16 d |
| F4 | 22 DEC 2004+37 d | 22 DEC 2004+37 d | 22 MAR 2004no change | 15 JAN 1998no change | 22 APR 1995+31 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 MAY 2016cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 MAY 2016cutoff imposed | 01 MAY 2016cutoff imposed |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2015+59 d | 15 MAR 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2014+18 mo | 01 JAN 2009+2 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2017+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2007no change | 01 JAN 2009+2 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2017+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 08 FEB 2016cutoff imposed | 08 FEB 2016no change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2012no change | 08 MAR 2012no change | 08 MAR 2012no change | 01 SEP 1998no change | 15 FEB 2008no change |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change |
| F2B | 08 JAN 2012no change | 08 JAN 2012no change | 08 JAN 2012no change | 08 JUN 1997no change | 15 DEC 2007no change |
| F3 | 22 SEP 2006no change | 22 SEP 2006no change | 22 SEP 2006no change | 08 OCT 1998no change | 01 AUG 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 MAY 2005no change | 01 MAY 2005no change | 01 JAN 2005no change | 01 JUN 1998no change | 01 DEC 1995no 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 | 01 APR 2015no change | 22 MAY 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 01 MAY 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2017no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 MAY 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2017no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2018, 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.