U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2012. Changes are against March 2012.
What changed from March 2012
Final Action Dates: 30 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 59 days, from 01 FEB 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- F1 China advanced 59 days, from 01 FEB 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- F1 India advanced 59 days, from 01 FEB 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 MAY 1993 to 08 MAY 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 JUL 2009 to 08 OCT 2009.
- F2A China advanced 3 months, from 22 JUL 2009 to 08 OCT 2009.
- F2A India advanced 3 months, from 22 JUL 2009 to 08 OCT 2009.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F2A Philippines advanced 3 months, from 22 JUL 2009 to 08 OCT 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 2003 to 15 JAN 2004.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 2003 to 15 JAN 2004.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 2003 to 15 JAN 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F3 China advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F3 India advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JAN 1993 to 15 JAN 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 OCT 2000 to 08 NOV 2000.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 08 OCT 2000 to 08 NOV 2000.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 08 OCT 2000 to 08 NOV 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 MAY 1996 to 01 JUN 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 22 DEC 1988 to 08 JAN 1989.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 59 days, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- EB-3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 AUG 2002 to 01 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 AUG 2002 to 01 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the March 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 April 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 APR 2005+59 d | 01 APR 2005+59 d | 01 APR 2005+59 d | 08 MAY 1993+7 d | 22 JUN 1997no change |
| F2A | 08 OCT 2009+3 mo | 08 OCT 2009+3 mo | 08 OCT 2009+3 mo | 01 SEP 2009+2 mo | 08 OCT 2009+3 mo |
| F2B | 15 JAN 2004+2 mo | 15 JAN 2004+2 mo | 15 JAN 2004+2 mo | 01 DEC 1992no change | 08 DEC 2001no change |
| F3 | 15 FEB 2002+45 d | 15 FEB 2002+45 d | 15 FEB 2002+45 d | 15 JAN 1993+7 d | 22 JUL 1992no change |
| F4 | 08 NOV 2000+31 d | 08 NOV 2000+31 d | 08 NOV 2000+31 d | 01 JUN 1996+10 d | 08 JAN 1989+17 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 MAY 2010no change | 01 MAY 2010no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 08 APR 2006+24 d | 01 MAR 2005+59 d | 01 SEP 2002+10 d | 08 APR 2006+24 d | 08 APR 2006+24 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 APR 2006+24 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 01 SEP 2002+10 d | 08 APR 2006+24 d | 08 APR 2006+24 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 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.