U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2010. Changes are against March 2010.
What changed from March 2010
Final Action Dates: 23 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2004 to 08 JUL 2004.
- F1 China advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2004 to 08 JUL 2004.
- F1 India advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2004 to 08 JUL 2004.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 OCT 1992 to 15 OCT 1992.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2A Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 JUL 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 01 MAR 2002.
- F2B China advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 01 MAR 2002.
- F2B India advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 01 MAR 2002.
- F2B Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 1998 to 15 SEP 1998.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 OCT 1992 to 15 OCT 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 46 days, from 15 JAN 2000 to 01 MAR 2000.
- F4 China advanced 46 days, from 15 JAN 2000 to 01 MAR 2000.
- F4 India advanced 46 days, from 15 JAN 2000 to 01 MAR 2000.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1987 to 08 SEP 1987.
- EB-2 China advanced 45 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 22 AUG 2005.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2002 to 01 FEB 2003.
- EB-3 China advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2002 to 01 FEB 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2001 to 08 SEP 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2002 to 01 FEB 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the March 2010 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 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 April 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JUL 2004+16 d | 08 JUL 2004+16 d | 08 JUL 2004+16 d | 15 OCT 1992+14 d | 01 MAR 1994no change |
| F2A | 01 JUN 2006+2 mo | 01 JUN 2006+2 mo | 01 JUN 2006+2 mo | 01 JAN 2005+6 mo | 01 JUN 2006+2 mo |
| F2B | 01 MAR 2002+28 d | 01 MAR 2002+28 d | 01 MAR 2002+28 d | 15 JUN 1992no change | 15 SEP 1998+24 d |
| F3 | 22 MAY 2001no change | 22 MAY 2001no change | 22 MAY 2001no change | 15 OCT 1992+7 d | 01 MAR 1992no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2000+46 d | 01 MAR 2000+46 d | 01 MAR 2000+46 d | 08 DEC 1995no change | 08 SEP 1987+7 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 | 22 AUG 2005+45 d | 01 FEB 2005no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2003+48 d | 01 FEB 2003+48 d | 08 SEP 2001+2 mo | 01 JUL 2002no change | 01 FEB 2003+48 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no 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 April 2010, 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.