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Visa Bulletin for August 2008

Final action dates for family-sponsored and employment-based green cards, as published by the U.S. Department of State.

18 final action dates advanced and 5 retrogressed compared with July 2008. Biggest moves: EB-3 Other Workers (all countries, China, India, Mexico and Philippines) became unavailable; EB-2 (China and India) advanced 26 months to Jun 1, 2006; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 2 months to Oct 1, 2003.

Final Action Dates — August 2008

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with July 2008 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Mar 15, 2002 no change	Mar 15, 2002 no change	Mar 15, 2002 no change	Aug 8, 1992 +17 d	Mar 22, 1993 +7 d
F2A	Oct 1, 2003 +2 mo	Oct 1, 2003 +2 mo	Oct 1, 2003 +2 mo	Unavailable no change	Oct 1, 2003 +2 mo
F2B	Nov 1, 1999 +47 d	Nov 1, 1999 +47 d	Nov 1, 1999 +47 d	Apr 15, 1992 +7 d	Mar 15, 1997 +14 d
F3	Jun 8, 2000 no change	Jun 8, 2000 no change	Jun 8, 2000 no change	Sep 8, 1992 +31 d	Apr 1, 1991 no change
F4	Sep 8, 1997 +7 d	Feb 22, 1997 +7 d	Feb 22, 1997 +7 d	Jan 8, 1995 +17 d	Mar 8, 1986 no change

Employment	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-2	Current no change	Jun 1, 2006 +26 mo	Jun 1, 2006 +26 mo	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Unavailable no change	Unavailable no change	Unavailable no change	Unavailable no change	Unavailable no change
EB-3 Other Workers	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change

* "All countries" = All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed. "Current" means no backlog: any priority date qualifies. Dates are copied from the official bulletin; always confirm on travel.state.gov before acting.

Summary

What changed in the August 2008 Visa Bulletin?

EB-3 Other Workers (all countries, China, India, Mexico and Philippines) became unavailable; EB-2 (China and India) advanced 26 months to Jun 1, 2006; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 2 months to Oct 1, 2003; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 47 days to Nov 1, 1999; F3 (Mexico) advanced 31 days to Sep 8, 1992; F1 (Mexico) advanced 17 days to Aug 8, 1992; F4 (Mexico) advanced 17 days to Jan 8, 1995; F2B (Philippines) advanced 14 days to Mar 15, 1997.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for August 2008 (travel.state.gov)

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.