U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2015
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2015. Changes are against June 2015.
What changed from June 2015
Final Action Dates: 29 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 01 OCT 2007.
- F1 China advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 01 OCT 2007.
- F1 India advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 01 OCT 2007.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 MAR 2000 to 15 MAR 2000.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2013 to 08 NOV 2013.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2013 to 08 NOV 2013.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2013 to 08 NOV 2013.
- F2A Mexico advanced 38 days, from 08 AUG 2013 to 15 SEP 2013.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 01 OCT 2013 to 08 NOV 2013.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2008 to 15 OCT 2008.
- F2B China advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2008 to 15 OCT 2008.
- F2B India advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2008 to 15 OCT 2008.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 15 MAY 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 22 days, from 22 FEB 2004 to 15 MAR 2004.
- F3 China advanced 22 days, from 22 FEB 2004 to 15 MAR 2004.
- F3 India advanced 22 days, from 22 FEB 2004 to 15 MAR 2004.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 1994 to 22 APR 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 1993 to 22 AUG 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 08 SEP 2002 to 22 OCT 2002.
- F4 China advanced 44 days, from 08 SEP 2002 to 22 OCT 2002.
- F4 India advanced 44 days, from 08 SEP 2002 to 22 OCT 2002.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 08 NOV 1991 to 08 DEC 1991.
- EB-2 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2013 to 01 OCT 2013.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2015 to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2004 to 01 FEB 2004.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2015 to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2015 to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2004 to 01 FEB 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2015 to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-3 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2005 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 JAN 2005 to UNAVAILABLE.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2015 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 July 2015 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 2007+30 d | 01 OCT 2007+30 d | 01 OCT 2007+30 d | 15 NOV 1994no change | 15 MAR 2000+14 d |
| F2A | 08 NOV 2013+38 d | 08 NOV 2013+38 d | 08 NOV 2013+38 d | 15 SEP 2013+38 d | 08 NOV 2013+38 d |
| F2B | 15 OCT 2008+30 d | 15 OCT 2008+30 d | 15 OCT 2008+30 d | 08 APR 1995no change | 15 MAY 2004+14 d |
| F3 | 15 MAR 2004+22 d | 15 MAR 2004+22 d | 15 MAR 2004+22 d | 22 APR 1994+7 d | 22 AUG 1993+7 d |
| F4 | 22 OCT 2002+44 d | 22 OCT 2002+44 d | 22 OCT 2002+44 d | 01 MAR 1997no change | 08 DEC 1991+30 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 | 01 OCT 2013+4 mo | 01 OCT 2008no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 APR 2015+45 d | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 FEB 2004+10 d | 01 APR 2015+45 d | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 APR 2015+45 d | 01 JAN 2006no change | 01 FEB 2004+10 d | 01 APR 2015+45 d | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2015, 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.