U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2007
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2007. Changes are against November 2007.
What changed from November 2007
Final Action Dates: 22 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 08 DEC 2001 to 08 JAN 2002.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 08 DEC 2001 to 08 JAN 2002.
- F1 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 1992 to 01 JUL 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 JUL 1992 to 22 SEP 1992.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 2002 to 15 JAN 2003.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 2002 to 15 JAN 2003.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 2002 to 15 JAN 2003.
- F2B China advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1998 to 15 OCT 1998.
- F2B India advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1998 to 15 OCT 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F3 China advanced 38 days, from 01 MAR 2000 to 08 APR 2000.
- F3 India advanced 38 days, from 01 MAR 2000 to 08 APR 2000.
- F3 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 08 JUN 1992 to 08 JUL 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 1991 to 01 APR 1991.
- F4 China advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 1996 to 08 OCT 1996.
- F4 India advanced 54 days, from 22 JUN 1996 to 15 AUG 1996.
- F4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 1994 to 22 SEP 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 08 AUG 1985 to 08 NOV 1985.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 01 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 2001 to 15 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 India advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 01 SEP 2002.
- EB-2 China retrogressed 36 months, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 27 months, from 01 APR 2004 to 01 JAN 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the November 2007 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 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 December 2007 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JAN 2002 | 08 JAN 2002+31 d | 08 JAN 2002+31 d | 01 JUL 1992+30 d | 22 SEP 1992+2 mo |
| F2A | 15 JAN 2003 | 15 JAN 2003+31 d | 15 JAN 2003+31 d | 01 MAY 2002no change | 15 JAN 2003+31 d |
| F2B | 15 OCT 1998 | 15 OCT 1998+30 d | 15 OCT 1998+30 d | 15 MAR 1992no change | 01 JAN 1997+10 d |
| F3 | 08 APR 2000 | 08 APR 2000+38 d | 08 APR 2000+38 d | 08 JUL 1992+30 d | 01 APR 1991+31 d |
| F4 | 22 JUN 1997 | 08 OCT 1996+30 d | 15 AUG 1996+54 d | 22 SEP 1994+31 d | 08 NOV 1985+3 mo |
| 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 2003−36 mo | 01 JAN 2002−27 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 SEP 2002+31 d | 15 OCT 2001+44 d | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 22 APR 2001no change | 01 SEP 2002+31 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 2007, 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.