U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2015
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2015. Changes are against July 2015.
What changed from July 2015
Final Action Dates: 28 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2007 to 01 NOV 2007.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2007 to 01 NOV 2007.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2007 to 01 NOV 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 08 NOV 2013 to 15 DEC 2013.
- F2A China advanced 37 days, from 08 NOV 2013 to 15 DEC 2013.
- F2A India advanced 37 days, from 08 NOV 2013 to 15 DEC 2013.
- F2A Mexico advanced 47 days, from 15 SEP 2013 to 01 NOV 2013.
- F2A Philippines advanced 37 days, from 08 NOV 2013 to 15 DEC 2013.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2008 to 15 NOV 2008.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2008 to 15 NOV 2008.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2008 to 15 NOV 2008.
- F2B Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 MAY 2004 to 22 MAY 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2004 to 08 APR 2004.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2004 to 08 APR 2004.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2004 to 08 APR 2004.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 OCT 2002 to 01 DEC 2002.
- F4 China advanced 40 days, from 22 OCT 2002 to 01 DEC 2002.
- F4 India advanced 40 days, from 22 OCT 2002 to 01 DEC 2002.
- F4 Philippines advanced 38 days, from 08 DEC 1991 to 15 JAN 1992.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2013 to 15 DEC 2013.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 India advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 China retrogressed 87 months, from 01 SEP 2011 to 01 JUN 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers China retrogressed 24 months, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 JAN 2004.
Compared cell by cell with the July 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 August 2015 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 NOV 2007+31 d | 01 NOV 2007+31 d | 01 NOV 2007+31 d | 15 NOV 1994no change | 15 MAR 2000no change |
| F2A | 15 DEC 2013+37 d | 15 DEC 2013+37 d | 15 DEC 2013+37 d | 01 NOV 2013+47 d | 15 DEC 2013+37 d |
| F2B | 15 NOV 2008+31 d | 15 NOV 2008+31 d | 15 NOV 2008+31 d | 08 APR 1995no change | 22 MAY 2004+7 d |
| F3 | 08 APR 2004+24 d | 08 APR 2004+24 d | 08 APR 2004+24 d | 22 APR 1994no change | 22 AUG 1993no change |
| F4 | 01 DEC 2002+40 d | 01 DEC 2002+40 d | 01 DEC 2002+40 d | 01 MAR 1997no change | 15 JAN 1992+38 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 DEC 2013+2 mo | 01 OCT 2008no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 JUL 2015+3 mo | 01 JUN 2004−87 mo | 01 JUN 2004+4 mo | 15 JUL 2015+3 mo | 01 JUN 2004available again |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 JUL 2015+3 mo | 01 JAN 2004−24 mo | 01 JUN 2004+4 mo | 15 JUL 2015+3 mo | 01 JUN 2004available again |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 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.