U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2008. Changes are against August 2008.
What changed from August 2008
Final Action Dates: 25 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2002 to 01 APR 2002.
- F1 China advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2002 to 01 APR 2002.
- F1 India advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2002 to 01 APR 2002.
- F1 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 08 AUG 1992 to 08 SEP 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1993 to 01 APR 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 1999 to 15 DEC 1999.
- F2B China advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 1999 to 15 DEC 1999.
- F2B India advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 1999 to 15 DEC 1999.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 1992 to 22 APR 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 1997 to 08 APR 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 2000 to 15 JUN 2000.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 2000 to 15 JUN 2000.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 2000 to 15 JUN 2000.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 SEP 1992 to 15 SEP 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 1991 to 22 APR 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 1997 to 01 OCT 1997.
- F4 China advanced 45 days, from 22 FEB 1997 to 08 APR 1997.
- F4 India advanced 45 days, from 22 FEB 1997 to 08 APR 1997.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 1995 to 15 JAN 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the August 2008 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 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 APR 2002+17 d | 01 APR 2002+17 d | 01 APR 2002+17 d | 08 SEP 1992+31 d | 01 APR 1993+10 d |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2003+2 mo | 01 DEC 2003+2 mo | 01 DEC 2003+2 mo | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 DEC 2003+2 mo |
| F2B | 15 DEC 1999+44 d | 15 DEC 1999+44 d | 15 DEC 1999+44 d | 22 APR 1992+7 d | 08 APR 1997+24 d |
| F3 | 15 JUN 2000+7 d | 15 JUN 2000+7 d | 15 JUN 2000+7 d | 15 SEP 1992+7 d | 22 APR 1991+21 d |
| F4 | 01 OCT 1997+23 d | 08 APR 1997+45 d | 08 APR 1997+45 d | 15 JAN 1995+7 d | 08 MAR 1986no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2006+2 mo | 01 AUG 2006+2 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change |
| 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 2008, 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.