U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2002
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2002. Changes are against August 2002.
What changed from August 2002
Final Action Dates: 12 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 9 months, from 01 JUL 1996 to 01 APR 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 1989 to 01 DEC 1989.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 1997 to 15 JUN 1997.
- F2A Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 DEC 1994 to 08 JAN 1995.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 15 APR 1997 to 15 JUN 1997.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 DEC 1993 to 08 JAN 1994.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 08 DEC 1993 to 08 JAN 1994.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 AUG 1996 to 15 SEP 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 1989 to 01 SEP 1989.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 1990 to 01 SEP 1990.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 1990 to 22 APR 1990.
- F4 Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 AUG 1981 to 15 SEP 1981.
Compared cell by cell with the August 2002 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (43 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 2002 charts
| Category | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 APR 1997+9 mo | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 DEC 1989+30 d |
| F2A | 15 JUN 1997+31 d | 08 JAN 1995+24 d | 15 JUN 1997+2 mo |
| F2B | 08 JAN 1994+31 d | UNAVAILABLEno change | 08 JAN 1994+31 d |
| F3 | 15 SEP 1996+38 d | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | 01 SEP 1989+2 mo |
| F4 | 01 SEP 1990+2 mo | 22 APR 1990+14 d | 15 SEP 1981+45 d |
| Category | Rest of world | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for September 2002, 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.