U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2008. Changes are against September 2008.
What changed from September 2008
Final Action Dates: 26 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2A Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 MAY 2001.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 1997 to 08 MAY 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2000 to 22 JUN 2000.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2000 to 22 JUN 2000.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2000 to 22 JUN 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 1991 to 01 MAY 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1997 to 22 OCT 1997.
- F4 China advanced 23 days, from 08 APR 1997 to 01 MAY 1997.
- F4 India advanced 44 days, from 08 APR 1997 to 22 MAY 1997.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 China went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JUL 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JUL 2002.
- EB-3 Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-2 China retrogressed 28 months, from 01 AUG 2006 to 01 APR 2004.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 40 months, from 01 AUG 2006 to 01 APR 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 APR 2002+14 d | 15 APR 2002+14 d | 15 APR 2002+14 d | 08 SEP 1992no change | 01 APR 1993no change |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2004+31 d | 01 JAN 2004+31 d | 01 JAN 2004+31 d | 01 MAY 2001available again | 01 JAN 2004+31 d |
| F2B | 15 DEC 1999no change | 15 DEC 1999no change | 15 DEC 1999no change | 22 APR 1992no change | 08 MAY 1997+30 d |
| F3 | 22 JUN 2000+7 d | 22 JUN 2000+7 d | 22 JUN 2000+7 d | 15 SEP 1992no change | 01 MAY 1991+9 d |
| F4 | 22 OCT 1997+21 d | 01 MAY 1997+23 d | 22 MAY 1997+44 d | 15 JAN 1995no change | 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 APR 2004−28 mo | 01 APR 2003−40 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JAN 2005available again | 01 OCT 2001available again | 01 JUL 2001available again | 01 JUL 2002available again | 01 JAN 2005available again |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2003available again | 01 JAN 2003available again | 01 JAN 2003available again | 01 JAN 2003available again | 01 JAN 2003available again |
| 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 October 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.