U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2010. Changes are against September 2010.
What changed from September 2010
Final Action Dates: 33 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 15 FEB 2006.
- F1 China advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 15 FEB 2006.
- F1 India advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 15 FEB 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 1992 to 15 DEC 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 1997 to 01 MAR 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 APR 2010.
- F2A China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 APR 2010.
- F2A India advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 APR 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 APR 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 1992 to 22 JUN 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 01 SEP 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F3 India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 8 months, from 01 MAR 1992 to 22 OCT 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 1995 to 01 MAR 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2001 to 01 DEC 2001.
- F4 China advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2001 to 01 DEC 2001.
- F4 India advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2001 to 01 DEC 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 23 months, from 01 JAN 1994 to 08 DEC 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 1991 to 01 APR 1991.
- EB-2 China advanced 14 days, from 08 MAY 2006 to 22 MAY 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 DEC 2004 to 08 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 OCT 2003 to 08 NOV 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 15 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 22 APR 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 DEC 2004 to 08 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 15 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from UNAVAILABLE to 22 APR 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 FEB 2006+45 d | 15 FEB 2006+45 d | 15 FEB 2006+45 d | 15 DEC 1992+14 d | 01 MAR 1997+59 d |
| F2A | 01 APR 2010+3 mo | 01 APR 2010+3 mo | 01 APR 2010+3 mo | 01 JAN 2010+12 mo | 01 APR 2010+3 mo |
| F2B | 01 APR 2005+3 mo | 01 APR 2005+3 mo | 01 APR 2005+3 mo | 22 JUN 1992+7 d | 01 SEP 2002+31 d |
| F3 | 01 MAY 2002+2 mo | 01 MAY 2002+2 mo | 01 MAY 2002+2 mo | 22 OCT 1992+8 mo | 01 MAR 1995+59 d |
| F4 | 01 DEC 2001+47 d | 01 DEC 2001+47 d | 01 DEC 2001+47 d | 08 DEC 1995+23 mo | 01 APR 1991+3 mo |
| 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 MAY 2006+14 d | 08 MAY 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 08 JAN 2005+24 d | 08 NOV 2003+17 d | 15 JAN 2002+14 d | 22 APR 2001available again | 08 JAN 2005+24 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 MAR 2003no change | 22 MAR 2003no change | 15 JAN 2002+14 d | 22 APR 2001available again | 22 MAR 2003no 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 October 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.