U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2010. Changes are against January 2010.
What changed from January 2010
Final Action Dates: 21 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2004 to 01 JUN 2004.
- F1 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 1992 to 08 SEP 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 1993 to 01 JAN 1994.
- F2A China advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2A India advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 JAN 2004 to 01 MAR 2004.
- F2A Philippines advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 15 JUL 1998.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 SEP 1992 to 22 SEP 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 1991 to 01 JAN 1992.
- F4 China advanced 45 days, from 01 OCT 1999 to 15 NOV 1999.
- F4 India advanced 45 days, from 01 OCT 1999 to 15 NOV 1999.
- F4 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 1995 to 01 DEC 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 1987 to 01 JUL 1987.
- EB-2 China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2005 to 22 MAY 2005.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 52 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 52 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2010 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 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 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JUN 2004 | 01 JUN 2004+2 mo | 01 JUN 2004+2 mo | 08 SEP 1992+24 d | 01 JAN 1994+31 d |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2006 | 01 MAR 2006+59 d | 01 MAR 2006+59 d | 01 MAR 2004+2 mo | 01 MAR 2006+59 d |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2002 | 01 JAN 2002+31 d | 01 JAN 2002+31 d | 08 JUN 1992no change | 15 JUL 1998+14 d |
| F3 | 22 MAY 2001 | 22 MAY 2001no change | 22 MAY 2001no change | 22 SEP 1992+7 d | 01 JAN 1992+31 d |
| F4 | 15 NOV 1999 | 15 NOV 1999+45 d | 15 NOV 1999+45 d | 01 DEC 1995+9 d | 01 JUL 1987+2 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 | 22 MAY 2005+21 d | 22 JAN 2005no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 SEP 2002+52 d | 22 SEP 2002+52 d | 22 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUL 2002no change | 22 SEP 2002+52 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 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 2010, 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.