U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2013
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2013. Changes are against December 2012.
What changed from December 2012
Final Action Dates: 32 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 DEC 2005 to 22 DEC 2005.
- F1 China advanced 21 days, from 01 DEC 2005 to 22 DEC 2005.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 01 DEC 2005 to 22 DEC 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 1993 to 08 JUL 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 OCT 1997 to 22 DEC 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2010 to 22 SEP 2010.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2010 to 22 SEP 2010.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2010 to 22 SEP 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2010 to 01 SEP 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2010 to 22 SEP 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 2004 to 08 DEC 2004.
- F2B China advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 2004 to 08 DEC 2004.
- F2B India advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 2004 to 08 DEC 2004.
- F2B Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 1992 to 22 NOV 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 2002 to 15 APR 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2002 to 22 JUN 2002.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2002 to 22 JUN 2002.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2002 to 22 JUN 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 MAR 1993 to 08 MAR 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 AUG 1992 to 08 AUG 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2001 to 08 APR 2001.
- F4 China advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2001 to 08 APR 2001.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2001 to 08 APR 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 MAR 1989 to 15 APR 1989.
- EB-2 China advanced 47 days, from 22 OCT 2007 to 08 DEC 2007.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2006 to 22 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2002 to 08 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 2002 to 08 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
Compared cell by cell with the December 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 January 2013 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 DEC 2005+21 d | 22 DEC 2005+21 d | 22 DEC 2005+21 d | 08 JUL 1993+7 d | 22 DEC 1997+2 mo |
| F2A | 22 SEP 2010+31 d | 22 SEP 2010+31 d | 22 SEP 2010+31 d | 01 SEP 2010+31 d | 22 SEP 2010+31 d |
| F2B | 08 DEC 2004+23 d | 08 DEC 2004+23 d | 08 DEC 2004+23 d | 22 NOV 1992+21 d | 15 APR 2002+24 d |
| F3 | 22 JUN 2002+14 d | 22 JUN 2002+14 d | 22 JUN 2002+14 d | 08 MAR 1993+7 d | 08 AUG 1992+7 d |
| F4 | 08 APR 2001+7 d | 08 APR 2001+7 d | 08 APR 2001+7 d | 22 JUL 1996no change | 15 APR 1989+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 | 08 DEC 2007+47 d | 01 SEP 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2007+41 d | 22 SEP 2006+3 mo | 08 NOV 2002+7 d | 01 FEB 2007+41 d | 15 AUG 2006no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 FEB 2007+41 d | 01 JUL 2003no change | 08 NOV 2002+7 d | 01 FEB 2007+41 d | 15 AUG 2006no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2013, 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.