U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2009
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2009. Changes are against June 2009.
What changed from June 2009
Final Action Dates: 17 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F1 China advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F1 India advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F2A Mexico advanced 38 days, from 15 MAY 2002 to 22 JUN 2002.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 FEB 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 01 FEB 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 01 FEB 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 2000 to 22 OCT 2000.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 2000 to 22 OCT 2000.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 2000 to 22 OCT 2000.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 AUG 1998 to 22 OCT 1998.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 15 AUG 1998 to 22 OCT 1998.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 15 AUG 1998 to 22 OCT 1998.
- F4 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 1995 to 15 JUN 1995.
- F1 Mexico retrogressed 21 months, from 08 OCT 1992 to 01 JAN 1991.
- F3 Mexico retrogressed 16 months, from 22 OCT 1992 to 01 JUL 1991.
- EB-2 China retrogressed 61 months, from 15 FEB 2005 to 01 JAN 2000.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2009 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 July 2009 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 NOV 2002+7 d | 15 NOV 2002+7 d | 15 NOV 2002+7 d | 01 JAN 1991−21 mo | 01 SEP 1993 |
| F2A | 22 DEC 2004+7 d | 22 DEC 2004+7 d | 22 DEC 2004+7 d | 22 JUN 2002+38 d | 22 DEC 2004 |
| F2B | 15 APR 2001+2 mo | 15 APR 2001+2 mo | 15 APR 2001+2 mo | 01 MAY 1992no change | 01 APR 1998 |
| F3 | 22 OCT 2000+14 d | 22 OCT 2000+14 d | 22 OCT 2000+14 d | 01 JUL 1991−16 mo | 01 JUL 1991 |
| F4 | 22 OCT 1998+2 mo | 22 OCT 1998+2 mo | 22 OCT 1998+2 mo | 15 JUN 1995+24 d | 08 AUG 1986 |
| 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 JAN 2000−61 mo | 01 JAN 2000no change | 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 July 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.