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Visa Bulletin for July 2008

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

13 final action dates advanced and 6 retrogressed compared with June 2008. Biggest moves: F2A (Mexico) became unavailable; EB-3 (all countries, China, India, Mexico and Philippines) became unavailable; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 45 days to Sep 15, 1999.

Final Action Dates — July 2008

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with June 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	Jul 22, 1992 no change	Mar 15, 1993 no change
F2A	Aug 1, 2003 +17 d	Aug 1, 2003 +17 d	Aug 1, 2003 +17 d	Unavailable unavailable	Aug 1, 2003 +17 d
F2B	Sep 15, 1999 +45 d	Sep 15, 1999 +45 d	Sep 15, 1999 +45 d	Apr 8, 1992 no change	Mar 1, 1997 +7 d
F3	Jun 8, 2000 no change	Jun 8, 2000 no change	Jun 8, 2000 no change	Aug 8, 1992 +7 d	Apr 1, 1991 no change
F4	Sep 1, 1997 +10 d	Feb 15, 1997 +14 d	Feb 15, 1997 +14 d	Dec 22, 1994 +7 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	Apr 1, 2004 no change	Apr 1, 2004 no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable	Unavailable unavailable
EB-3 Other Workers	Jan 1, 2003 no change	Jan 1, 2003 no change	Jan 1, 2003 no change	Jan 1, 2003 no change	Jan 1, 2003 no change
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 July 2008 Visa Bulletin?

F2A (Mexico) became unavailable; EB-3 (all countries, China, India, Mexico and Philippines) became unavailable; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 45 days to Sep 15, 1999; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 17 days to Aug 1, 2003; F4 (China and India) advanced 14 days to Feb 15, 1997; F4 (all countries) advanced 10 days to Sep 1, 1997; F2B (Philippines) advanced 7 days to Mar 1, 1997; F3 (Mexico) advanced 7 days to Aug 8, 1992.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for July 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.