U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2022
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2022. Changes are against September 2022.
What changed from September 2022
Final Action Dates: 10 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F2A Mexico went from 22 APR 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2019 to 08 JUN 2019.
- EB-3 China advanced 54 days, from 22 APR 2018 to 15 JUN 2018.
- EB-3 India advanced 46 days, from 15 FEB 2012 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 13 months, from 08 MAY 2019 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 SEP 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 46 days, from 15 FEB 2012 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 13 months, from 08 MAY 2019 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 13 months, from 08 MAY 2019 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 APR 2020 to 15 SEP 2020.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 32 months, from 01 DEC 2014 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-5 China retrogressed 9 months, from 22 DEC 2015 to 22 MAR 2015.
- EB-5 India went from CURRENT to 08 NOV 2019.
Dates for Filing: 5 moved forward, 6 moved back
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2019 to 08 JUL 2019.
- EB-3 China advanced 54 days, from 22 MAY 2018 to 15 JUL 2018.
- EB-3 India advanced 4 months, from 22 FEB 2012 to 01 JUL 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 AUG 2015 to 01 NOV 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 4 months, from 22 FEB 2012 to 01 JUL 2012.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 32 months, from 01 JAN 2015 to 01 MAY 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2022.
- EB-4 Mexico went from CURRENT to 15 OCT 2020.
- EB-5 India went from CURRENT to 08 DEC 2019.
Compared cell by cell with the September 2022 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (85 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 2022 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 DEC 2014no change | 01 DEC 2014no change | 01 DEC 2014no change | 15 MAR 2000no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 01 APR 2001no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 22 NOV 2008no change | 22 NOV 2008no change | 22 NOV 2008no change | 15 OCT 1997no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 MAR 2007no change | 22 MAR 2007no change | 15 SEP 2005no change | 01 JUN 2000no change | 22 AUG 2002no 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 | 08 JUN 2019+2 mo | 01 APR 2012−32 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUN 2018+54 d | 01 APR 2012+46 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2020+13 mo | 01 SEP 2012+3 mo | 01 APR 2012+46 d | 01 JUN 2020+13 mo | 01 JUN 2020+13 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 SEP 2020+5 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 MAR 2015−9 mo | 08 NOV 2019cutoff imposed | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 AUG 2016no change | 08 AUG 2016no change | 08 AUG 2016no change | 01 DEC 2001no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 08 AUG 2001no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 08 NOV 2009no change | 08 NOV 2009no change | 08 NOV 2009no change | 15 APR 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 15 DEC 2007no change | 15 DEC 2007no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 MAR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no 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 | 08 JUL 2019+2 mo | 01 MAY 2012−32 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2018+54 d | 01 JUL 2012+4 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 SEP 2022cutoff imposed | 01 NOV 2015+3 mo | 01 JUL 2012+4 mo | 08 SEP 2022cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2022cutoff imposed |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 OCT 2020cutoff imposed | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 08 DEC 2019cutoff imposed | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 2022, 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.