U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2009
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2009. Changes are against January 2009.
What changed from January 2009
Final Action Dates: 23 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- F1 China advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- F1 India advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 1992 to 08 OCT 1992.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F2A China advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F2A India advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F2A Mexico advanced 38 days, from 15 AUG 2001 to 22 SEP 2001.
- F2A Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 22 MAR 2000 to 08 MAY 2000.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 22 MAR 2000 to 08 MAY 2000.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 22 MAR 2000 to 08 MAY 2000.
- F2B Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 1997 to 15 OCT 1997.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 1992 to 08 OCT 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 MAY 1991 to 01 JUN 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 FEB 1998 to 15 FEB 1998.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 1997 to 22 SEP 1997.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 1997 to 15 JAN 1998.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 MAR 1995 to 22 MAR 1995.
- EB-2 China advanced 6 months, from 08 JUL 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- EB-2 India advanced 6 months, from 01 JUL 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2002 to 01 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 15 NOV 2002 to 01 APR 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China retrogressed 5 months, from 15 MAR 2003 to 01 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers India retrogressed 17 months, from 15 MAR 2003 to 15 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico retrogressed 17 months, from 15 MAR 2003 to 15 OCT 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2009 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 2009 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JUL 2002+23 d | 08 JUL 2002+23 d | 08 JUL 2002+23 d | 08 OCT 1992+7 d | 15 JUL 1993no change |
| F2A | 01 JUN 2004+17 d | 01 JUN 2004+17 d | 01 JUN 2004+17 d | 22 SEP 2001+38 d | 01 JUN 2004+17 d |
| F2B | 08 MAY 2000+47 d | 08 MAY 2000+47 d | 08 MAY 2000+47 d | 01 MAY 1992no change | 15 OCT 1997+44 d |
| F3 | 01 AUG 2000no change | 01 AUG 2000no change | 01 AUG 2000no change | 08 OCT 1992+7 d | 01 JUN 1991+10 d |
| F4 | 15 FEB 1998+7 d | 22 SEP 1997+31 d | 15 JAN 1998+2 mo | 22 MAR 1995+14 d | 01 MAY 1986no change |
| 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 2005+6 mo | 01 JAN 2004+6 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2005no change | 01 OCT 2002+4 mo | 15 OCT 2001no change | 01 APR 2003+5 mo | 01 MAY 2005no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 MAR 2003no change | 01 OCT 2002−5 mo | 15 OCT 2001−17 mo | 15 OCT 2001−17 mo | 15 MAR 2003no 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 2009, 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.