U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
November 2018
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for November 2018. Changes are against October 2018.
What changed from October 2018
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2011 to 22 JUN 2011.
- F1 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2011 to 22 JUN 2011.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2011 to 22 JUN 2011.
- F1 Philippines advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2016 to 15 SEP 2016.
- F2A China advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2016 to 15 SEP 2016.
- F2A India advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2016 to 15 SEP 2016.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2016 to 01 SEP 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 2016 to 15 SEP 2016.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- F2B China advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- F2B India advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- F2B Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 MAY 1997 to 08 JUN 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2007 to 01 JUN 2007.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 08 JUL 2006.
- F3 China advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 08 JUL 2006.
- F3 India advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 08 JUL 2006.
- F3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 1995 to 22 JUN 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 35 days, from 15 FEB 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- F4 China advanced 35 days, from 15 FEB 2005 to 22 MAR 2005.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 JAN 1998 to 08 FEB 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 1995 to 15 JUN 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2015 to 15 MAY 2015.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2017 to 08 JUN 2017.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2016 to 22 NOV 2016.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from October 2018.
Compared cell by cell with the October 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 November 2018 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JUN 2011+21 d | 22 JUN 2011+21 d | 22 JUN 2011+21 d | 01 AUG 1997no change | 01 FEB 2007+41 d |
| F2A | 15 SEP 2016+24 d | 15 SEP 2016+24 d | 15 SEP 2016+24 d | 01 SEP 2016+31 d | 15 SEP 2016+24 d |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2012+40 d | 01 JAN 2012+40 d | 01 JAN 2012+40 d | 08 JUN 1997+24 d | 01 JUN 2007+17 d |
| F3 | 08 JUL 2006+23 d | 08 JUL 2006+23 d | 08 JUL 2006+23 d | 22 DEC 1995no change | 22 JUN 1995+14 d |
| F4 | 22 MAR 2005+35 d | 22 MAR 2005+35 d | 01 JUN 2004+31 d | 08 FEB 1998+17 d | 15 JUN 1995+7 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 APR 2017no change | 01 JUN 2016no change | 01 JUN 2016no change | 01 APR 2017no change | 01 APR 2017no change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2015+44 d | 26 MAR 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 08 JUN 2017+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2007no change | 01 JAN 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 08 JUN 2017+7 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 22 NOV 2016+31 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 AUG 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2012no change | 08 MAR 2012no change | 08 MAR 2012no change | 08 OCT 1998no change | 15 FEB 2008no change |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change |
| F2B | 22 MAR 2014no change | 22 MAR 2014no change | 22 MAR 2014no change | 22 JUN 1997no change | 15 DEC 2007no change |
| F3 | 08 JAN 2007no change | 08 JAN 2007no change | 08 JAN 2007no change | 22 DEC 1998no change | 01 JUN 1997no change |
| F4 | 01 JUN 2005no change | 01 JUN 2005no change | 01 JAN 2005no change | 22 JUN 1998no change | 08 APR 1996no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 JUN 2018no change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUN 2015no change | 22 MAY 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 08 AUG 2015no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2017no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2017no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 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.