U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2006
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2006. Changes are against August 2006.
What changed from August 2006
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 1997 to 01 JAN 1998.
- F1 China advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 1997 to 01 JAN 1998.
- F1 India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 1997 to 01 JAN 1998.
- F1 Mexico advanced 44 days, from 01 JUN 1992 to 15 JUL 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1991 to 22 OCT 1991.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 1999 to 22 SEP 1999.
- F2A China advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 1999 to 22 SEP 1999.
- F2A India advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 1999 to 22 SEP 1999.
- F2A Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 1999 to 22 SEP 1999.
- F2A Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 1999 to 22 SEP 1999.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 1996 to 01 DEC 1996.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 1996 to 01 DEC 1996.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 1996 to 01 DEC 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 13 months, from 01 DEC 1992 to 01 JAN 1994.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 1998 to 01 OCT 1998.
- F3 China advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 1998 to 01 OCT 1998.
- F3 India advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 1998 to 01 OCT 1998.
- F3 Mexico advanced 89 months, from 01 JAN 1981 to 15 JUN 1988.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 JUN 1995 to 01 AUG 1995.
- F4 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F4 India advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 1995 to 01 JUL 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 JAN 1984 to 15 FEB 1984.
- EB-1 India went from 01 JAN 2006 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 MAR 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 MAR 2002.
- EB-3 India advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 MAR 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the August 2006 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 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 2006 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 1998+12 mo | 01 JAN 1998+12 mo | 01 JAN 1998+12 mo | 15 JUL 1992+44 d | 22 OCT 1991+21 d |
| F2A | 22 SEP 1999+14 d | 22 SEP 1999+14 d | 22 SEP 1999+14 d | 22 SEP 1999+14 d | 22 SEP 1999+14 d |
| F2B | 01 DEC 1996+2 mo | 01 DEC 1996+2 mo | 01 DEC 1996+2 mo | 01 DEC 1991no change | 01 JAN 1994+13 mo |
| F3 | 01 OCT 1998+23 d | 01 OCT 1998+23 d | 01 OCT 1998+23 d | 15 JUN 1988+89 mo | 01 DEC 1985no change |
| F4 | 01 AUG 1995+47 d | 01 OCT 1994+3 mo | 01 JUL 1995+6 mo | 01 JAN 1993no change | 15 FEB 1984+31 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2005no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAR 2002+5 mo | 01 MAR 2002+5 mo | 15 APR 2001+14 d | 22 APR 2001no change | 01 MAR 2002+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for September 2006, 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.