U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2005
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2005. Changes are against June 2005.
What changed from June 2005
Final Action Dates: 17 moved forward, 6 moved back
- F1 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 JAN 1991 to 08 FEB 1991.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 22 MAY 2001.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 22 MAY 2001.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 22 MAY 2001.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 1998 to 22 MAY 1998.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 22 MAY 2001.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F2B China advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F2B India advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1998 to 01 FEB 1998.
- F3 China advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1998 to 01 FEB 1998.
- F3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1998 to 01 FEB 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 AUG 1993 to 08 SEP 1993.
- F4 China advanced 38 days, from 01 AUG 1993 to 08 SEP 1993.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1992 to 15 JAN 1993.
- F4 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1982 to 01 JAN 1983.
- F1 Mexico retrogressed 142 months, from 22 OCT 1994 to 01 JAN 1983.
- F2B Mexico retrogressed 14 months, from 15 MAR 1992 to 01 JAN 1991.
- F3 Mexico retrogressed 40 months, from 22 APR 1995 to 01 JAN 1992.
- F4 Mexico retrogressed 79 months, from 01 AUG 1993 to 01 JAN 1987.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 1999 to UNAVAILABLE.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2005 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (32 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 July 2005 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 APR 2001no change | 08 APR 2001no change | 08 APR 2001no change | 01 JAN 1983−142 mo | 08 FEB 1991+24 d |
| F2A | 22 MAY 2001+30 d | 22 MAY 2001+30 d | 22 MAY 2001+30 d | 22 MAY 1998+30 d | 22 MAY 2001+30 d |
| F2B | 01 JAN 1996+24 d | 01 JAN 1996+24 d | 01 JAN 1996+24 d | 01 JAN 1991−14 mo | 01 JAN 1996+24 d |
| F3 | 01 FEB 1998+10 d | 01 FEB 1998+10 d | 01 FEB 1998+10 d | 01 JAN 1992−40 mo | 01 SEP 1990no change |
| F4 | 08 SEP 1993+38 d | 08 SEP 1993+38 d | 15 JAN 1993+31 d | 01 JAN 1987−79 mo | 01 JAN 1983+10 d |
| Category | Rest of world |
|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-3 Other Workers | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2005, 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.