U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2011. Changes are against July 2011.
What changed from July 2011
Final Action Dates: 26 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F2A China advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F2A India advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F2A Mexico advanced 4 months, from 15 FEB 2008 to 01 JUN 2008.
- F2A Philippines advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2008 to 22 JUL 2008.
- F2B Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 1992 to 01 OCT 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2000 to 01 DEC 2000.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2001 to 22 AUG 2001.
- F3 China advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2001 to 22 AUG 2001.
- F3 India advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2001 to 22 AUG 2001.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1992 to 01 APR 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2000 to 08 APR 2000.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2000 to 08 APR 2000.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2000 to 08 APR 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 MAR 1996 to 08 MAR 1996.
- EB-2 China advanced 38 days, from 08 MAR 2007 to 15 APR 2007.
- EB-2 India advanced 38 days, from 08 MAR 2007 to 15 APR 2007.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 2005 to 01 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2004 to 08 JUL 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2002 to 01 JUN 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 JUL 2005 to 01 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 2005 to 01 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 22 NOV 2004 to 01 MAY 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2002 to 01 JUN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 5 months, from 22 NOV 2004 to 01 MAY 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 22 NOV 2004 to 01 MAY 2005.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2011 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 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 08 MAR 1993no change | 15 APR 1996no change |
| F2A | 22 JUL 2008+4 mo | 22 JUL 2008+4 mo | 22 JUL 2008+4 mo | 01 JUN 2008+4 mo | 22 JUL 2008+4 mo |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 OCT 1992+9 d | 01 DEC 2000+2 mo |
| F3 | 22 AUG 2001+38 d | 22 AUG 2001+38 d | 22 AUG 2001+38 d | 15 NOV 1992no change | 01 APR 1992+10 d |
| F4 | 08 APR 2000+31 d | 08 APR 2000+31 d | 08 APR 2000+31 d | 08 MAR 1996+7 d | 15 MAY 1988no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 APR 2007+38 d | 15 APR 2007+38 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 NOV 2005+24 d | 08 JUL 2004+7 d | 01 JUN 2002+31 d | 01 NOV 2005+4 mo | 01 NOV 2005+24 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 MAY 2005+5 mo | 22 APR 2003no change | 01 JUN 2002+31 d | 01 MAY 2005+5 mo | 01 MAY 2005+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 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.