U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2018
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2018. Changes are against June 2018.
What changed from June 2018
Final Action Dates: 29 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2011 to 22 APR 2011.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2011 to 22 APR 2011.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2011 to 22 APR 2011.
- F1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 1997 to 01 AUG 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 MAR 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 22 JUN 2016.
- F2A China advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 22 JUN 2016.
- F2A India advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 22 JUN 2016.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2016 to 08 JUN 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 22 JUN 2016.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 2011 to 15 AUG 2011.
- F2B China advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 2011 to 15 AUG 2011.
- F2B India advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 2011 to 15 AUG 2011.
- F2B Mexico advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 1997 to 08 MAR 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 2007 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 01 MAY 2006.
- F3 China advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 01 MAY 2006.
- F3 India advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 01 MAY 2006.
- F3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 1995 to 01 DEC 1995.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 1995 to 15 APR 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 OCT 2004 to 15 NOV 2004.
- F4 China advanced 24 days, from 22 OCT 2004 to 15 NOV 2004.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2004 to 22 MAR 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 1998 to 15 JAN 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 28 days, from 22 FEB 1995 to 22 MAR 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2014 to 01 JAN 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 3 months, from 26 DEC 2008 to 15 MAR 2009.
- EB-3 India advanced 6 months, from 01 MAY 2008 to 01 NOV 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 6 months, from 01 MAY 2008 to 01 NOV 2008.
- EB-3 China retrogressed 29 months, from 01 JUN 2015 to 01 JAN 2013.
- EB-4 Mexico retrogressed 8 months, from 22 OCT 2016 to 08 FEB 2016.
Dates for Filing: 30 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 08 JAN 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 08 JAN 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 08 JAN 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F1 Mexico advanced 48 days, from 15 JUL 1998 to 01 SEP 1998.
- F1 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 08 OCT 2007 to 15 FEB 2008.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 08 SEP 2011 to 08 JAN 2012.
- F2B China advanced 4 months, from 08 SEP 2011 to 08 JAN 2012.
- F2B India advanced 4 months, from 08 SEP 2011 to 08 JAN 2012.
- F2B Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 1997 to 08 JUN 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 3 months, from 08 SEP 2007 to 15 DEC 2007.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 22 SEP 2006.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 22 SEP 2006.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 22 SEP 2006.
- F3 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 22 SEP 1998 to 08 OCT 1998.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 1995 to 01 AUG 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 MAY 2005.
- F4 China advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 MAY 2005.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 08 MAY 1998 to 01 JUN 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 1995 to 01 DEC 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 59 days, from 01 FEB 2015 to 01 APR 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 51 days, from 01 APR 2009 to 22 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 India advanced 8 months, from 01 SEP 2008 to 01 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 8 months, from 01 SEP 2008 to 01 MAY 2009.
- EB-5 China advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2014 to 01 OCT 2014.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2018 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (81 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 2018 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 APR 2011+14 d | 22 APR 2011+14 d | 22 APR 2011+14 d | 01 AUG 1997+2 mo | 01 JUN 2006+2 mo |
| F2A | 22 JUN 2016+14 d | 22 JUN 2016+14 d | 22 JUN 2016+14 d | 08 JUN 2016+31 d | 22 JUN 2016+14 d |
| F2B | 15 AUG 2011+54 d | 15 AUG 2011+54 d | 15 AUG 2011+54 d | 08 MAR 1997+21 d | 01 FEB 2007+17 d |
| F3 | 01 MAY 2006+47 d | 01 MAY 2006+47 d | 01 MAY 2006+47 d | 01 DEC 1995+2 mo | 15 APR 1995+7 d |
| F4 | 15 NOV 2004+24 d | 15 NOV 2004+24 d | 22 MAR 2004+7 d | 15 JAN 1998+7 d | 22 MAR 1995+28 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2015+4 mo | 15 MAR 2009+3 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2013−29 mo | 01 NOV 2008+6 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2007no change | 01 NOV 2008+6 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 08 FEB 2016−8 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2012+2 mo | 08 MAR 2012+2 mo | 08 MAR 2012+2 mo | 01 SEP 1998+48 d | 15 FEB 2008+4 mo |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo |
| F2B | 08 JAN 2012+4 mo | 08 JAN 2012+4 mo | 08 JAN 2012+4 mo | 08 JUN 1997+17 d | 15 DEC 2007+3 mo |
| F3 | 22 SEP 2006+14 d | 22 SEP 2006+14 d | 22 SEP 2006+14 d | 08 OCT 1998+16 d | 01 AUG 1995+10 d |
| F4 | 01 MAY 2005+30 d | 01 MAY 2005+30 d | 01 JAN 2005+31 d | 01 JUN 1998+24 d | 01 DEC 1995+47 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 APR 2015+59 d | 22 MAY 2009+51 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 01 MAY 2009+8 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2017no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 MAY 2009+8 mo | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2017no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014+30 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2018, 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.