U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
November 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for November 2012. Changes are against September 2012.
What changed from September 2012
Final Action Dates: 39 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2005 to 01 NOV 2005.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2005 to 01 NOV 2005.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2005 to 01 NOV 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 1993 to 22 JUN 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 32 months, from 08 NOV 1994 to 01 JUL 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 08 MAY 2010 to 15 JUL 2010.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 08 MAY 2010 to 15 JUL 2010.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 08 MAY 2010 to 15 JUL 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 15 APR 2010 to 22 JUN 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 MAY 2010 to 15 JUL 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 15 SEP 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2B China advanced 23 days, from 15 SEP 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2B India advanced 23 days, from 15 SEP 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2B Mexico advanced 54 days, from 22 AUG 1992 to 15 OCT 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 JAN 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2002 to 01 JUN 2002.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2002 to 01 JUN 2002.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2002 to 01 JUN 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 22 JAN 1993 to 15 FEB 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 MAR 2001 to 22 MAR 2001.
- F4 China advanced 52 days, from 22 JAN 2001 to 15 MAR 2001.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 MAR 2001 to 22 MAR 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 1996 to 08 JUL 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 1989 to 01 MAR 1989.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from 01 JAN 2009 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 China went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 SEP 2007.
- EB-2 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 SEP 2004.
- EB-2 Mexico went from 01 JAN 2009 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 Philippines went from 01 JAN 2009 to CURRENT.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2006 to 22 NOV 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 15 DEC 2005 to 15 APR 2006.
- EB-3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 2002 to 22 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2006 to 22 NOV 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 AUG 2006 to 08 AUG 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2006 to 22 NOV 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2003 to 01 JUL 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 2002 to 22 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 52 days, from 01 OCT 2006 to 22 NOV 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 AUG 2006 to 08 AUG 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 November 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 NOV 2005+31 d | 01 NOV 2005+31 d | 01 NOV 2005+31 d | 22 JUN 1993+14 d | 01 JUL 1997+32 mo |
| F2A | 15 JUL 2010+2 mo | 15 JUL 2010+2 mo | 15 JUL 2010+2 mo | 22 JUN 2010+2 mo | 15 JUL 2010+2 mo |
| F2B | 08 OCT 2004+23 d | 08 OCT 2004+23 d | 08 OCT 2004+23 d | 15 OCT 1992+54 d | 15 FEB 2002+45 d |
| F3 | 01 JUN 2002+17 d | 01 JUN 2002+17 d | 01 JUN 2002+17 d | 15 FEB 1993+24 d | 22 JUL 1992no change |
| F4 | 22 MAR 2001+14 d | 15 MAR 2001+52 d | 22 MAR 2001+14 d | 08 JUL 1996+23 d | 01 MAR 1989+28 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTbecame current | 01 SEP 2007available again | 01 SEP 2004available again | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-3 | 22 NOV 2006+52 d | 15 APR 2006+4 mo | 22 OCT 2002+14 d | 22 NOV 2006+52 d | 08 AUG 2006+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 NOV 2006+52 d | 01 JUL 2003+9 d | 22 OCT 2002+14 d | 22 NOV 2006+52 d | 08 AUG 2006+7 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 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.