U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
November 2015
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for November 2015. Changes are against October 2015.
What changed from October 2015
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2008 to 22 FEB 2008.
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2008 to 22 FEB 2008.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2008 to 22 FEB 2008.
- F1 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 1994 to 01 DEC 1994.
- F1 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 01 JUN 2002.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2014 to 15 MAY 2014.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2014 to 15 MAY 2014.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2014 to 15 MAY 2014.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2014 to 01 APR 2014.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2014 to 15 MAY 2014.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 JAN 2009 to 08 FEB 2009.
- F2B China advanced 24 days, from 15 JAN 2009 to 08 FEB 2009.
- F2B India advanced 24 days, from 15 JAN 2009 to 08 FEB 2009.
- F2B Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 AUG 1995 to 22 AUG 1995.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2004 to 01 NOV 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 2004 to 15 JUN 2004.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 2004 to 15 JUN 2004.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 22 MAY 2004 to 15 JUN 2004.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 1994 to 15 JUN 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 1993 to 08 OCT 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2003 to 01 MAR 2003.
- F4 China advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2003 to 01 MAR 2003.
- F4 India advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2003 to 01 MAR 2003.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1997 to 01 APR 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 1992 to 15 JUN 1992.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2012 to 01 FEB 2012.
- EB-2 India advanced 15 months, from 01 MAY 2005 to 01 AUG 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 15 OCT 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- EB-3 India advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 2004 to 01 APR 2004.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 15 JUN 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 2004 to 01 APR 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2007 to 15 JUN 2007.
- EB-5 China advanced 45 days, from 08 OCT 2013 to 22 NOV 2013.
Dates for Filing: 3 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2B Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 1996 to 01 APR 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAY 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 1998 to 01 JUN 1998.
Compared cell by cell with the October 2015 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 November 2015 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 FEB 2008+38 d | 22 FEB 2008+38 d | 22 FEB 2008+38 d | 01 DEC 1994+9 d | 01 JUN 2002+12 mo |
| F2A | 15 MAY 2014+30 d | 15 MAY 2014+30 d | 15 MAY 2014+30 d | 01 APR 2014+31 d | 15 MAY 2014+30 d |
| F2B | 08 FEB 2009+24 d | 08 FEB 2009+24 d | 08 FEB 2009+24 d | 22 AUG 1995+21 d | 01 NOV 2004+31 d |
| F3 | 15 JUN 2004+24 d | 15 JUN 2004+24 d | 15 JUN 2004+24 d | 15 JUN 1994+7 d | 08 OCT 1993+7 d |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2003+21 d | 01 MAR 2003+21 d | 01 MAR 2003+21 d | 01 APR 1997+10 d | 15 JUN 1992+45 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 FEB 2012+31 d | 01 AUG 2006+15 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 AUG 2015no change | 01 JAN 2012+3 mo | 01 APR 2004+24 d | 15 AUG 2015no change | 15 JUN 2007+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 AUG 2015no change | 01 APR 2006+3 mo | 01 APR 2004+24 d | 15 AUG 2015no change | 15 JUN 2007+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 NOV 2013+45 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 MAY 2009no change | 01 MAY 2009no change | 01 MAY 2009no change | 01 APR 1995no change | 01 SEP 2005no change |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change | 01 MAR 2015no change |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 JUL 2010no change | 01 APR 1996+3 mo | 01 MAY 2005+4 mo |
| F3 | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 MAY 1995no change | 01 AUG 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 FEB 2004no change | 01 FEB 2004no change | 01 FEB 2004no change | 01 JUN 1998+31 d | 01 JAN 1993no 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 | 01 JAN 2013no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 OCT 2013no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2007no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENT | 01 MAY 2015 | CURRENT | CURRENT | CURRENT |
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 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.