U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2012. Changes are against July 2012.
What changed from July 2012
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F1 China advanced 24 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F1 India advanced 24 days, from 08 JUL 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 15 FEB 2010 to 15 MAR 2010.
- F2A China advanced 28 days, from 15 FEB 2010 to 15 MAR 2010.
- F2A India advanced 28 days, from 15 FEB 2010 to 15 MAR 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2010 to 01 MAR 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 28 days, from 15 FEB 2010 to 15 MAR 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F2B China advanced 52 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F2B India advanced 52 days, from 01 MAY 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F2B Mexico advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 1992 to 22 AUG 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F3 China advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F3 India advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 01 MAY 2002.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 JAN 2001 to 15 FEB 2001.
- F4 India advanced 24 days, from 22 JAN 2001 to 15 FEB 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 1996 to 15 JUN 1996.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 22 JUL 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 47 days, from 22 SEP 2005 to 08 NOV 2005.
- EB-3 India advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2002 to 01 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 48 days, from 22 JUL 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 22 JUL 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 9 days, from 22 SEP 2002 to 01 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 48 days, from 22 JUL 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the July 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 August 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 AUG 2005+24 d | 01 AUG 2005+24 d | 01 AUG 2005+24 d | 08 JUN 1993no change | 01 MAR 1994−40 mo |
| F2A | 15 MAR 2010+28 d | 15 MAR 2010+28 d | 15 MAR 2010+28 d | 01 MAR 2010+28 d | 15 MAR 2010+28 d |
| F2B | 22 JUN 2004+52 d | 22 JUN 2004+52 d | 22 JUN 2004+52 d | 22 AUG 1992+8 mo | 01 JAN 2002+10 d |
| F3 | 01 MAY 2002+16 d | 01 MAY 2002+16 d | 01 MAY 2002+16 d | 22 JAN 1993no change | 22 JUL 1992no change |
| F4 | 15 FEB 2001+24 d | 08 JAN 2001no change | 15 FEB 2001+24 d | 15 JUN 1996+7 d | 01 FEB 1989no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 JAN 2009no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 JAN 2009no change | 01 JAN 2009no change |
| EB-3 | 08 SEP 2006+48 d | 08 NOV 2005+47 d | 01 OCT 2002+9 d | 08 SEP 2006+48 d | 15 JUN 2006+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 SEP 2006+48 d | 15 JUN 2003no change | 01 OCT 2002+9 d | 08 SEP 2006+48 d | 08 JUN 2006no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 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.