U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2009
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2009. Changes are against July 2009.
What changed from July 2009
Final Action Dates: 25 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2002 to 08 JAN 2003.
- F1 China advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2002 to 08 JAN 2003.
- F1 India advanced 54 days, from 15 NOV 2002 to 08 JAN 2003.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 SEP 1993 to 15 SEP 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2A China advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2A India advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- F2A Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F2B China advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F2B India advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 MAY 1992 to 08 MAY 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 1998 to 01 MAY 1998.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2000 to 01 NOV 2000.
- F3 China advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2000 to 01 NOV 2000.
- F3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2000 to 01 NOV 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 38 days, from 01 JUL 1991 to 08 AUG 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 OCT 1998 to 22 DEC 1998.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 22 OCT 1998 to 22 DEC 1998.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 22 OCT 1998 to 22 DEC 1998.
- F4 Mexico advanced 47 days, from 15 JUN 1995 to 01 AUG 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 08 AUG 1986 to 08 SEP 1986.
- EB-2 China advanced 45 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 OCT 2003.
- EB-2 India advanced 45 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 OCT 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the July 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 August 2009 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JAN 2003+54 d | 08 JAN 2003+54 d | 08 JAN 2003+54 d | 01 JAN 1991no change | 15 SEP 1993+14 d |
| F2A | 15 JAN 2005+24 d | 15 JAN 2005+24 d | 15 JAN 2005+24 d | 22 SEP 2002+3 mo | 15 JAN 2005+24 d |
| F2B | 01 MAY 2001+16 d | 01 MAY 2001+16 d | 01 MAY 2001+16 d | 08 MAY 1992+7 d | 01 MAY 1998+30 d |
| F3 | 01 NOV 2000+10 d | 01 NOV 2000+10 d | 01 NOV 2000+10 d | 01 JUL 1991no change | 08 AUG 1991+38 d |
| F4 | 22 DEC 1998+2 mo | 22 DEC 1998+2 mo | 22 DEC 1998+2 mo | 01 AUG 1995+47 d | 08 SEP 1986+31 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 | 01 OCT 2003+45 mo | 01 OCT 2003+45 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 August 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.