U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2010. Changes are against February 2010.
What changed from February 2010
Final Action Dates: 28 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F1 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F1 Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 1992 to 01 OCT 1992.
- F1 Philippines advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 1994 to 01 MAR 1994.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F2A Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2004 to 01 JUL 2004.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 1992 to 15 JUN 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 1998 to 22 AUG 1998.
- F3 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 22 SEP 1992 to 08 OCT 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JAN 1992 to 01 MAR 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 1999 to 15 JAN 2000.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 1999 to 15 JAN 2000.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 1999 to 15 JAN 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 1995 to 08 DEC 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 1987 to 01 SEP 1987.
- EB-2 China advanced 47 days, from 22 MAY 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- EB-2 India advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 2005 to 01 FEB 2005.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 SEP 2002 to 15 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 22 SEP 2002 to 15 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 India advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2001 to 01 JUL 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 22 SEP 2002 to 15 DEC 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the February 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 March 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JUN 2004+21 d | 22 JUN 2004+21 d | 22 JUN 2004+21 d | 01 OCT 1992+23 d | 01 MAR 1994+59 d |
| F2A | 01 APR 2006+31 d | 01 APR 2006+31 d | 01 APR 2006+31 d | 01 JUL 2004+4 mo | 01 APR 2006+31 d |
| F2B | 01 FEB 2002+31 d | 01 FEB 2002+31 d | 01 FEB 2002+31 d | 15 JUN 1992+7 d | 22 AUG 1998+38 d |
| F3 | 22 MAY 2001no change | 22 MAY 2001no change | 22 MAY 2001no change | 08 OCT 1992+16 d | 01 MAR 1992+2 mo |
| F4 | 15 JAN 2000+2 mo | 15 JAN 2000+2 mo | 15 JAN 2000+2 mo | 08 DEC 1995+7 d | 01 SEP 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 | 08 JUL 2005+47 d | 01 FEB 2005+10 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 DEC 2002+3 mo | 15 DEC 2002+3 mo | 01 JUL 2001+9 d | 01 JUL 2002no change | 15 DEC 2002+3 mo |
| 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 March 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.