U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2013
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2013. Changes are against March 2013.
What changed from March 2013
Final Action Dates: 36 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 2006 to 08 MAR 2006.
- F1 China advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 2006 to 08 MAR 2006.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 2006 to 08 MAR 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 1993 to 01 AUG 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 15 OCT 1998 to 15 FEB 1999.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2010 to 15 DEC 2010.
- F2A China advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2010 to 15 DEC 2010.
- F2A India advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2010 to 15 DEC 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 16 days, from 15 NOV 2010 to 01 DEC 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 23 days, from 22 NOV 2010 to 15 DEC 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 08 APR 2005.
- F2B China advanced 38 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 08 APR 2005.
- F2B India advanced 38 days, from 01 MAR 2005 to 08 APR 2005.
- F2B Mexico advanced 38 days, from 15 JAN 1993 to 22 FEB 1993.
- F2B Philippines advanced 37 days, from 08 JUN 2002 to 15 JUL 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 2002 to 22 JUL 2002.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 2002 to 22 JUL 2002.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 2002 to 22 JUL 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 1993 to 22 MAR 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 1992 to 01 OCT 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F4 China advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F4 India advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 1996 to 01 SEP 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 1989 to 15 AUG 1989.
- EB-2 China advanced 46 days, from 15 FEB 2008 to 01 APR 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 22 JAN 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- EB-3 India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2002 to 08 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2003 to 01 AUG 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2002 to 08 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the March 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 April 2013 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2006+21 d | 08 MAR 2006+21 d | 08 MAR 2006+21 d | 01 AUG 1993+10 d | 15 FEB 1999+4 mo |
| F2A | 15 DEC 2010+23 d | 15 DEC 2010+23 d | 15 DEC 2010+23 d | 01 DEC 2010+16 d | 15 DEC 2010+23 d |
| F2B | 08 APR 2005+38 d | 08 APR 2005+38 d | 08 APR 2005+38 d | 22 FEB 1993+38 d | 15 JUL 2002+37 d |
| F3 | 22 JUL 2002+7 d | 22 JUL 2002+7 d | 22 JUL 2002+7 d | 22 MAR 1993+7 d | 01 OCT 1992+16 d |
| F4 | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 SEP 1996+17 d | 15 AUG 1989+31 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 | 01 APR 2008+46 d | 01 SEP 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JUL 2007+2 mo | 22 APR 2007+3 mo | 08 DEC 2002+16 d | 01 JUL 2007+2 mo | 08 SEP 2006+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUL 2007+2 mo | 01 AUG 2003+31 d | 08 DEC 2002+16 d | 01 JUL 2007+4 mo | 08 SEP 2006+7 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 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.