U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2011. Changes are against March 2011.
What changed from March 2011
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 FEB 1993 to 15 FEB 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 15 DEC 1994 to 01 APR 1995.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 APR 2007.
- F2A China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 APR 2007.
- F2A India advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 APR 2007.
- F2A Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 JUL 2006.
- F2A Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 01 APR 2007.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 AUG 1999 to 01 DEC 1999.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F3 India advanced 2 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 1992 to 08 NOV 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 1991 to 01 JAN 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 FEB 2000.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 FEB 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1996 to 01 FEB 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 53 days, from 15 JAN 1988 to 08 MAR 1988.
- EB-2 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JUL 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2005 to 22 JUL 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 39 days, from 22 JAN 2004 to 01 MAR 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2002 to 08 APR 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 08 JAN 2004 to 08 MAY 2004.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2005 to 22 JUL 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 15 JUN 2003 to 22 JUL 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2002 to 08 APR 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2003 to 22 JUL 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 37 days, from 15 JUN 2003 to 22 JUL 2003.
- F1 (all other countries) retrogressed 8 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAY 2004.
- F1 China retrogressed 8 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAY 2004.
- F1 India retrogressed 8 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAY 2004.
Compared cell by cell with the March 2011 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 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2004−8 mo | 01 MAY 2004−8 mo | 01 MAY 2004−8 mo | 15 FEB 1993+14 d | 01 APR 1995+4 mo |
| F2A | 01 APR 2007+3 mo | 01 APR 2007+3 mo | 01 APR 2007+3 mo | 01 JUL 2006+6 mo | 01 APR 2007+3 mo |
| F2B | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 JUL 1992no change | 01 DEC 1999+4 mo |
| F3 | 15 MAR 2001+2 mo | 15 MAR 2001+2 mo | 15 MAR 2001+2 mo | 08 NOV 1992+7 d | 01 JAN 1992+24 d |
| F4 | 01 FEB 2000+31 d | 01 JAN 2000no change | 01 FEB 2000+31 d | 01 FEB 1996+10 d | 08 MAR 1988+53 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 JUL 2006+14 d | 08 MAY 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 JUL 2005+21 d | 01 MAR 2004+39 d | 08 APR 2002+24 d | 08 MAY 2004+4 mo | 22 JUL 2005+21 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 JUL 2003+37 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 08 APR 2002+24 d | 22 JUL 2003+3 mo | 22 JUL 2003+37 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 April 2011, 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.