U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2012. Changes are against January 2012.
What changed from January 2012
Final Action Dates: 35 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 OCT 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 15 OCT 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 15 OCT 2004 to 22 DEC 2004.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 1993 to 22 APR 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 37 days, from 15 APR 1997 to 22 MAY 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 22 APR 2009 to 08 JUN 2009.
- F2A China advanced 47 days, from 22 APR 2009 to 08 JUN 2009.
- F2A India advanced 47 days, from 22 APR 2009 to 08 JUN 2009.
- F2A Mexico advanced 47 days, from 22 MAR 2009 to 08 MAY 2009.
- F2A Philippines advanced 47 days, from 22 APR 2009 to 08 JUN 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 08 SEP 2003 to 15 OCT 2003.
- F2B China advanced 37 days, from 08 SEP 2003 to 15 OCT 2003.
- F2B India advanced 37 days, from 08 SEP 2003 to 15 OCT 2003.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2001 to 01 DEC 2001.
- F3 China advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2001 to 01 DEC 2001.
- F3 India advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2001 to 01 DEC 2001.
- F3 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1992 to 01 JAN 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1992 to 22 JUL 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F4 China advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F4 India advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 1996 to 15 MAY 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 1988 to 01 NOV 1988.
- EB-2 China advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- EB-2 India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2006 to 22 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 47 days, from 15 OCT 2004 to 01 DEC 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 AUG 2002 to 15 AUG 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2006 to 22 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2006 to 22 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2006 to 22 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 14 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 15 AUG 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2006 to 22 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2006 to 22 FEB 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2012 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 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 DEC 2004+2 mo | 22 DEC 2004+2 mo | 22 DEC 2004+2 mo | 22 APR 1993+7 d | 22 MAY 1997+37 d |
| F2A | 08 JUN 2009+47 d | 08 JUN 2009+47 d | 08 JUN 2009+47 d | 08 MAY 2009+47 d | 08 JUN 2009+47 d |
| F2B | 15 OCT 2003+37 d | 15 OCT 2003+37 d | 15 OCT 2003+37 d | 01 DEC 1992no change | 01 NOV 2001+2 mo |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2001+30 d | 01 DEC 2001+30 d | 01 DEC 2001+30 d | 01 JAN 1993+10 d | 22 JUL 1992+7 d |
| F4 | 08 SEP 2000+24 d | 08 SEP 2000+24 d | 08 SEP 2000+24 d | 15 MAY 1996+7 d | 01 NOV 1988+24 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 2010+12 mo | 01 JAN 2010+12 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 FEB 2006+21 d | 01 DEC 2004+47 d | 15 AUG 2002+7 d | 22 FEB 2006+21 d | 22 FEB 2006+21 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 FEB 2006+21 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 15 AUG 2002+14 d | 22 FEB 2006+21 d | 22 FEB 2006+21 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2012, 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.