U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2004
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2004. Changes are against September 2004.
What changed from September 2004
Final Action Dates: 12 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 15 months, from 01 JAN 1992 to 22 MAR 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 1990 to 15 AUG 1990.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2000 to 01 MAY 2000.
- F2A India advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2000 to 01 MAY 2000.
- F2A Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2000 to 01 MAY 2000.
- F2B Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 1991 to 22 NOV 1991.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 OCT 1997 to 22 OCT 1997.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 OCT 1997 to 22 OCT 1997.
- F3 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 1992 to 15 OCT 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 months, from 22 AUG 1987 to 01 APR 1990.
- F4 India advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 1991 to 01 NOV 1991.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 MAR 1982 to 22 MAY 1982.
Compared cell by cell with the September 2004 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (48 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 2004 charts
| Category | Rest of world | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 OCT 2000no change | 22 OCT 2000no change | 22 MAR 1993+15 mo | 15 AUG 1990+31 d |
| F2A | 01 MAY 2000+16 d | 01 MAY 2000+16 d | 15 SEP 1997no change | 01 MAY 2000+16 d |
| F2B | 01 JUL 1995no change | 01 JUL 1995no change | 22 NOV 1991+3 mo | 01 JUL 1995no change |
| F3 | 22 OCT 1997+7 d | 22 OCT 1997+7 d | 15 OCT 1992+5 mo | 01 APR 1990+31 mo |
| F4 | 15 AUG 1992no change | 01 NOV 1991+40 d | 15 AUG 1992no change | 22 MAY 1982+2 mo |
| 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 October 2004, 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.