U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2013
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2013. Changes are against January 2013.
What changed from January 2013
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2005 to 15 JAN 2006.
- F1 China advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2005 to 15 JAN 2006.
- F1 India advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 2005 to 15 JAN 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 1993 to 15 JUL 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 DEC 1997 to 08 MAR 1998.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2010 to 22 OCT 2010.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2010 to 22 OCT 2010.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2010 to 22 OCT 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 37 days, from 01 SEP 2010 to 08 OCT 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2010 to 22 OCT 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2B China advanced 38 days, from 08 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2B India advanced 38 days, from 08 DEC 2004 to 15 JAN 2005.
- F2B Mexico advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 1992 to 15 DEC 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2002 to 15 MAY 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- F3 China advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- F3 India advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2002 to 08 JUL 2002.
- F3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 AUG 1992 to 22 AUG 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- F4 China advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 1996 to 01 AUG 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 APR 1989 to 01 JUN 1989.
- EB-2 China advanced 38 days, from 08 DEC 2007 to 15 JAN 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 42 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 15 MAR 2007.
- EB-3 China advanced 54 days, from 22 SEP 2006 to 15 NOV 2006.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 42 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 15 MAR 2007.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2006 to 22 AUG 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 42 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 15 MAR 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2002 to 15 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 42 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 15 MAR 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2006 to 22 AUG 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2013 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 February 2013 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JAN 2006+24 d | 15 JAN 2006+24 d | 15 JAN 2006+24 d | 15 JUL 1993+7 d | 08 MAR 1998+2 mo |
| F2A | 22 OCT 2010+30 d | 22 OCT 2010+30 d | 22 OCT 2010+30 d | 08 OCT 2010+37 d | 22 OCT 2010+30 d |
| F2B | 15 JAN 2005+38 d | 15 JAN 2005+38 d | 15 JAN 2005+38 d | 15 DEC 1992+23 d | 15 MAY 2002+30 d |
| F3 | 08 JUL 2002+16 d | 08 JUL 2002+16 d | 08 JUL 2002+16 d | 08 MAR 1993no change | 22 AUG 1992+14 d |
| F4 | 15 APR 2001+7 d | 15 APR 2001+7 d | 15 APR 2001+7 d | 01 AUG 1996+10 d | 01 JUN 1989+47 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 | 15 JAN 2008+38 d | 01 SEP 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 MAR 2007+42 d | 15 NOV 2006+54 d | 15 NOV 2002+7 d | 15 MAR 2007+42 d | 22 AUG 2006+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 MAR 2007+42 d | 01 JUL 2003no change | 15 NOV 2002+7 d | 15 MAR 2007+42 d | 22 AUG 2006+7 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 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.