U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2009
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2009. Changes are against December 2008.
What changed from December 2008
Final Action Dates: 33 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 2002 to 15 JUN 2002.
- F1 China advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 2002 to 15 JUN 2002.
- F1 India advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 2002 to 15 JUN 2002.
- F1 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 1992 to 01 OCT 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 JUN 1993 to 15 JUL 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2004 to 15 MAY 2004.
- F2A China advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2004 to 15 MAY 2004.
- F2A India advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2004 to 15 MAY 2004.
- F2A Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 AUG 2001 to 15 AUG 2001.
- F2A Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2004 to 15 MAY 2004.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 36 days, from 15 FEB 2000 to 22 MAR 2000.
- F2B China advanced 36 days, from 15 FEB 2000 to 22 MAR 2000.
- F2B India advanced 36 days, from 15 FEB 2000 to 22 MAR 2000.
- F2B Philippines advanced 48 days, from 15 JUL 1997 to 01 SEP 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 2000 to 01 AUG 2000.
- F3 China advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 2000 to 01 AUG 2000.
- F3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 2000 to 01 AUG 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 MAY 1991 to 22 MAY 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 1998 to 08 FEB 1998.
- F4 China advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 1997 to 22 AUG 1997.
- F4 India advanced 47 days, from 15 SEP 1997 to 01 NOV 1997.
- F4 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 1995 to 08 MAR 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 1986 to 01 MAY 1986.
- EB-2 China advanced 37 days, from 01 JUN 2004 to 08 JUL 2004.
- EB-2 India advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2003 to 01 JUL 2003.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2002 to 01 JUN 2002.
- EB-3 India advanced 14 days, from 01 OCT 2001 to 15 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 59 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 59 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 59 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 59 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 59 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the December 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 January 2009 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JUN 2002+24 d | 15 JUN 2002+24 d | 15 JUN 2002+24 d | 01 OCT 1992+9 d | 15 JUL 1993+44 d |
| F2A | 15 MAY 2004+44 d | 15 MAY 2004+44 d | 15 MAY 2004+44 d | 15 AUG 2001+14 d | 15 MAY 2004+44 d |
| F2B | 22 MAR 2000+36 d | 22 MAR 2000+36 d | 22 MAR 2000+36 d | 01 MAY 1992no change | 01 SEP 1997+48 d |
| F3 | 01 AUG 2000+10 d | 01 AUG 2000+10 d | 01 AUG 2000+10 d | 01 OCT 1992no change | 22 MAY 1991+7 d |
| F4 | 08 FEB 1998+38 d | 22 AUG 1997+38 d | 01 NOV 1997+47 d | 08 MAR 1995+21 d | 01 MAY 1986+16 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 08 JUL 2004+37 d | 01 JUL 2003+30 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2005no change | 01 JUN 2002+4 mo | 15 OCT 2001+14 d | 15 NOV 2002+2 mo | 01 MAY 2005no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 MAR 2003+59 d | 15 MAR 2003+59 d | 15 MAR 2003+59 d | 15 MAR 2003+59 d | 15 MAR 2003+59 d |
| 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 January 2009, 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.