U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2011. Changes are against August 2011.
What changed from August 2011
Final Action Dates: 24 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 MAR 1993 to 15 MAR 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 15 APR 1996 to 01 NOV 1996.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 22 JUL 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- F2A China advanced 4 months, from 22 JUL 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- F2A India advanced 4 months, from 22 JUL 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- F2A Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2008 to 22 SEP 2008.
- F2A Philippines advanced 4 months, from 22 JUL 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 1992 to 01 NOV 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 DEC 2000 to 22 MAR 2001.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 1992 to 22 NOV 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 1992 to 15 MAY 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2000 to 15 APR 2000.
- F4 China advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2000 to 15 APR 2000.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2000 to 15 APR 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 MAR 1996 to 22 MAR 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 15 MAY 1988 to 08 JUL 1988.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 22 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2004 to 15 JUL 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 37 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 22 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 22 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
Compared cell by cell with the August 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 September 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 15 MAR 1993+7 d | 01 NOV 1996+7 mo |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2008+4 mo | 01 DEC 2008+4 mo | 01 DEC 2008+4 mo | 22 SEP 2008+4 mo | 01 DEC 2008+4 mo |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 NOV 1992+31 d | 22 MAR 2001+4 mo |
| F3 | 22 AUG 2001no change | 22 AUG 2001no change | 22 AUG 2001no change | 22 NOV 1992+7 d | 15 MAY 1992+44 d |
| F4 | 15 APR 2000+7 d | 15 APR 2000+7 d | 15 APR 2000+7 d | 22 MAR 1996+14 d | 08 JUL 1988+54 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 | 15 APR 2007no change | 15 APR 2007no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 NOV 2005+21 d | 15 JUL 2004+7 d | 08 JUL 2002+37 d | 22 NOV 2005+21 d | 22 NOV 2005+21 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 AUG 2005+3 mo | 22 APR 2003no change | 01 JUN 2002no change | 01 AUG 2005+3 mo | 01 AUG 2005+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for September 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.