U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2014
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2014. Changes are against December 2013.
What changed from December 2013
Final Action Dates: 25 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 2006 to 08 DEC 2006.
- F1 China advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 2006 to 08 DEC 2006.
- F1 India advanced 23 days, from 15 NOV 2006 to 08 DEC 2006.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2B Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 MAR 2003 to 01 MAY 2003.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F3 China advanced 38 days, from 08 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F3 India advanced 38 days, from 08 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1993 to 01 FEB 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2001 to 01 OCT 2001.
- F4 China advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2001 to 01 OCT 2001.
- F4 India advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2001 to 01 OCT 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 1996 to 01 NOV 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 1990 to 01 JUL 1990.
- EB-2 China advanced 30 days, from 08 NOV 2008 to 08 DEC 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2011 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 China advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2011 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2011 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 38 days, from 08 JAN 2007 to 15 FEB 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2011 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2011 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2011 to 01 APR 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 38 days, from 08 JAN 2007 to 15 FEB 2007.
Compared cell by cell with the December 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 January 2014 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 DEC 2006+23 d | 08 DEC 2006+23 d | 08 DEC 2006+23 d | 22 SEP 1993no change | 01 JUL 2001no change |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2013no change | 08 SEP 2013no change | 08 SEP 2013no change | 01 SEP 2013no change | 08 SEP 2013no change |
| F2B | 01 JUN 2006+31 d | 01 JUN 2006+31 d | 01 JUN 2006+31 d | 01 APR 1994no change | 01 MAY 2003+40 d |
| F3 | 15 APR 2003+38 d | 15 APR 2003+38 d | 15 APR 2003+38 d | 01 JUN 1993no change | 01 FEB 1993+10 d |
| F4 | 01 OCT 2001+23 d | 01 OCT 2001+23 d | 01 OCT 2001+23 d | 01 NOV 1996+10 d | 01 JUL 1990+30 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 2008+30 d | 15 NOV 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 APR 2012+6 mo | 01 APR 2012+6 mo | 01 SEP 2003no change | 01 APR 2012+6 mo | 15 FEB 2007+38 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 APR 2012+6 mo | 01 APR 2012+6 mo | 01 SEP 2003no change | 01 APR 2012+6 mo | 15 FEB 2007+38 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2014, 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.