U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2008. Changes are against December 2007.
What changed from December 2007
Final Action Dates: 24 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F1 China advanced 24 days, from 08 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F1 India advanced 24 days, from 08 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 1992 to 22 NOV 1992.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 22 FEB 2003.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 22 FEB 2003.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 22 FEB 2003.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 2003 to 22 FEB 2003.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 OCT 1998 to 22 NOV 1998.
- F2B China advanced 38 days, from 15 OCT 1998 to 22 NOV 1998.
- F2B India advanced 38 days, from 15 OCT 1998 to 22 NOV 1998.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 1992 to 22 MAR 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 1997 to 15 JAN 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 2000 to 08 MAY 2000.
- F3 China advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 2000 to 08 MAY 2000.
- F3 India advanced 30 days, from 08 APR 2000 to 08 MAY 2000.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 1997 to 08 JUL 1997.
- F4 China advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 1996 to 01 NOV 1996.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 15 AUG 1996 to 15 SEP 1996.
- F4 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 08 NOV 1985 to 01 FEB 1986.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 2002 to 15 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 17 days, from 15 OCT 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 2002 to 15 OCT 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the December 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 January 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 FEB 2002+24 d | 01 FEB 2002+24 d | 01 FEB 2002+24 d | 01 JUL 1992no change | 22 NOV 1992+2 mo |
| F2A | 22 FEB 2003+38 d | 22 FEB 2003+38 d | 22 FEB 2003+38 d | 01 MAY 2002no change | 22 FEB 2003+38 d |
| F2B | 22 NOV 1998+38 d | 22 NOV 1998+38 d | 22 NOV 1998+38 d | 22 MAR 1992+7 d | 15 JAN 1997+14 d |
| F3 | 08 MAY 2000+30 d | 08 MAY 2000+30 d | 08 MAY 2000+30 d | 08 JUL 1992no change | 01 APR 1991no change |
| F4 | 08 JUL 1997+16 d | 01 NOV 1996+24 d | 15 SEP 1996+31 d | 01 OCT 1994+9 d | 01 FEB 1986+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 2003no change | 01 JAN 2000−24 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 OCT 2002+44 d | 01 NOV 2001+17 d | 01 MAY 2001no change | 22 APR 2001no change | 15 OCT 2002+44 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 January 2008, 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.