U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2012. Changes are against June 2012.
What changed from June 2012
Final Action Dates: 33 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- F1 China advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- F1 India advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2005 to 08 JUL 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 MAY 1993 to 08 JUN 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 1997 to 15 JUL 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2010 to 15 FEB 2010.
- F2A China advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2010 to 15 FEB 2010.
- F2A India advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2010 to 15 FEB 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 55 days, from 08 DEC 2009 to 01 FEB 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2010 to 15 FEB 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2004 to 01 MAY 2004.
- F2B China advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2004 to 01 MAY 2004.
- F2B India advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2004 to 01 MAY 2004.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2001 to 22 DEC 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1993 to 22 JAN 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 JAN 2001 to 22 JAN 2001.
- F4 China advanced 24 days, from 15 DEC 2000 to 08 JAN 2001.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 JAN 2001 to 22 JAN 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 1996 to 08 JUN 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1989 to 01 FEB 1989.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 45 days, from 08 AUG 2005 to 22 SEP 2005.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 SEP 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2006 to 08 JUN 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 54 days, from 22 APR 2003 to 15 JUN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 15 SEP 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2006 to 08 JUN 2006.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-2 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-2 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2009.
Compared cell by cell with the June 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 July 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JUL 2005+16 d | 08 JUL 2005+16 d | 08 JUL 2005+16 d | 08 JUN 1993+24 d | 15 JUL 1997+14 d |
| F2A | 15 FEB 2010+45 d | 15 FEB 2010+45 d | 15 FEB 2010+45 d | 01 FEB 2010+55 d | 15 FEB 2010+45 d |
| F2B | 01 MAY 2004+16 d | 01 MAY 2004+16 d | 01 MAY 2004+16 d | 01 JAN 1992no change | 22 DEC 2001+14 d |
| F3 | 15 APR 2002+14 d | 15 APR 2002+14 d | 15 APR 2002+14 d | 22 JAN 1993+7 d | 22 JUL 1992no change |
| F4 | 22 JAN 2001+14 d | 08 JAN 2001+24 d | 22 JAN 2001+14 d | 08 JUN 1996+7 d | 01 FEB 1989+10 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 JAN 2009cutoff imposed | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 JAN 2009cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2009cutoff imposed |
| EB-3 | 22 JUL 2006+44 d | 22 SEP 2005+45 d | 22 SEP 2002+7 d | 22 JUL 2006+44 d | 08 JUN 2006+17 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 JUL 2006+44 d | 15 JUN 2003+54 d | 22 SEP 2002+7 d | 22 JUL 2006+44 d | 08 JUN 2006+17 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 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.