U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2008. Changes are against January 2008.
What changed from January 2008
Final Action Dates: 20 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 08 FEB 2002.
- F1 China advanced 7 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 08 FEB 2002.
- F1 India advanced 7 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 08 FEB 2002.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 NOV 1992 to 22 JAN 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- F2A China advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- F2A India advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- F2A Philippines advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2003 to 15 MAR 2003.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 1998 to 01 JAN 1999.
- F2B China advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 1998 to 01 JAN 1999.
- F2B India advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 1998 to 01 JAN 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1997 to 22 JAN 1997.
- F4 China advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 1996 to 15 NOV 1996.
- F4 India advanced 23 days, from 15 SEP 1996 to 08 OCT 1996.
- F4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 1994 to 01 NOV 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 FEB 1986 to 15 FEB 1986.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 OCT 2002 to 01 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 2001 to 15 NOV 2001.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 MAY 2001 to 08 MAY 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 OCT 2002 to 01 NOV 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2008 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 February 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 FEB 2002+7 d | 08 FEB 2002+7 d | 08 FEB 2002+7 d | 01 JUL 1992no change | 22 JAN 1993+2 mo |
| F2A | 15 MAR 2003+21 d | 15 MAR 2003+21 d | 15 MAR 2003+21 d | 01 MAY 2002no change | 15 MAR 2003+21 d |
| F2B | 01 JAN 1999+40 d | 01 JAN 1999+40 d | 01 JAN 1999+40 d | 22 MAR 1992no change | 22 JAN 1997+7 d |
| F3 | 08 MAY 2000no change | 08 MAY 2000no change | 08 MAY 2000no change | 08 JUL 1992no change | 01 APR 1991no change |
| F4 | 08 JUL 1997no change | 15 NOV 1996+14 d | 08 OCT 1996+23 d | 01 NOV 1994+31 d | 15 FEB 1986+14 d |
| 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 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 NOV 2002+17 d | 15 NOV 2001+14 d | 08 MAY 2001+7 d | 22 APR 2001no change | 01 NOV 2002+17 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 February 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.