U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2005
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2005. Changes are against September 2005.
What changed from September 2005
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F1 China advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F1 India advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F1 Mexico advanced 120 months, from 01 JAN 1983 to 01 JAN 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 MAR 1991 to 22 MAY 1991.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F2A China advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F2A India advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F2A Mexico advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1998 to 01 OCT 1998.
- F2A Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 1996 to 22 APR 1996.
- F2B China advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 1996 to 22 APR 1996.
- F2B India advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 1996 to 22 APR 1996.
- F2B Mexico advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 1991 to 01 DEC 1991.
- F2B Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 1996 to 22 APR 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 1998 to 15 APR 1998.
- F3 China advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 1998 to 15 APR 1998.
- F3 India advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 1998 to 15 APR 1998.
- F3 Mexico advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 1992 to 01 JAN 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 SEP 1990 to 08 NOV 1990.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 1993 to 01 FEB 1994.
- F4 China advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 1993 to 01 FEB 1994.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 1993 to 01 AUG 1993.
- F4 Mexico advanced 49 months, from 01 JAN 1987 to 01 FEB 1991.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 1983 to 01 MAY 1983.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 MAR 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2000.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2005 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 01 JAN 1993+120 mo | 22 MAY 1991+2 mo |
| F2A | 01 NOV 2001+40 d | 01 NOV 2001+40 d | 01 NOV 2001+40 d | 01 OCT 1998+47 d | 01 NOV 2001+40 d |
| F2B | 22 APR 1996+21 d | 22 APR 1996+21 d | 22 APR 1996+21 d | 01 DEC 1991+11 mo | 22 APR 1996+21 d |
| F3 | 15 APR 1998+31 d | 15 APR 1998+31 d | 15 APR 1998+31 d | 01 JAN 1993+12 mo | 08 NOV 1990+2 mo |
| F4 | 01 FEB 1994+48 d | 01 FEB 1994+48 d | 01 AUG 1993+2 mo | 01 FEB 1991+49 mo | 01 MAY 1983+2 mo |
| Category | Rest of world |
|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAR 2001available again |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2000available again |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.