U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2007
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2007. Changes are against July 2007.
What changed from July 2007
Final Action Dates: 14 moved forward, 27 moved back
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 01 JUL 2001 to 08 AUG 2001.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 01 JUL 2001 to 08 AUG 2001.
- F1 Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 1992 to 01 MAY 1992.
- F2A China advanced 51 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 22 JUL 2002.
- F2A India advanced 51 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 22 JUL 2002.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 AUG 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F2A Philippines advanced 51 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 22 JUL 2002.
- F2B China advanced 59 days, from 08 FEB 1998 to 08 APR 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1996 to 22 OCT 1996.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 15 JUL 1999 to 01 OCT 1999.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 15 JUL 1999 to 01 OCT 1999.
- F4 China advanced 5 months, from 01 MAR 1996 to 22 JUL 1996.
- F4 India advanced 22 days, from 08 FEB 1996 to 01 MAR 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 1985 to 01 MAY 1985.
- F2B India retrogressed 2 months, from 08 JUN 1998 to 08 APR 1998.
- F4 Mexico retrogressed 18 months, from 22 JUL 1994 to 01 FEB 1993.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-1 China went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-1 India went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-1 Mexico went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-1 Philippines went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-2 China went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-2 India went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-2 Mexico went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-2 Philippines went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 China went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 India went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Mexico went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Philippines went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-4 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-4 China went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-4 India went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-4 Mexico went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-4 Philippines went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-5 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-5 China went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-5 India went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-5 Mexico went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-5 Philippines went from CURRENT to UNAVAILABLE.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2007 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (55 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 August 2007 charts
| Category | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 AUG 2001+38 d | 08 AUG 2001+38 d | 01 JAN 1991no change | 01 MAY 1992+9 d |
| F2A | 22 JUL 2002+51 d | 22 JUL 2002+51 d | 01 NOV 2001+3 mo | 22 JUL 2002+51 d |
| F2B | 08 APR 1998+59 d | 08 APR 1998−2 mo | 08 MAR 1992no change | 22 OCT 1996+21 d |
| F3 | 01 OCT 1999+3 mo | 01 OCT 1999+3 mo | 08 FEB 1988no change | 01 JAN 1985no change |
| F4 | 22 JUL 1996+5 mo | 01 MAR 1996+22 d | 01 FEB 1993−18 mo | 01 MAY 1985+30 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-2 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-3 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-3 Other Workers | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change |
| EB-4 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-5 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2007, 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.