U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2014
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2014. Changes are against November 2014.
What changed from November 2014
Final Action Dates: 35 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2007 to 22 JUN 2007.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2007 to 22 JUN 2007.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2007 to 22 JUN 2007.
- F1 Mexico advanced 38 days, from 08 JUL 1994 to 15 AUG 1994.
- F1 Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 2004 to 15 DEC 2004.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2013 to 22 MAR 2013.
- F2A China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2013 to 22 MAR 2013.
- F2A India advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2013 to 22 MAR 2013.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 22 SEP 2012 to 01 JAN 2013.
- F2A Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 2013 to 22 MAR 2013.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 01 JAN 2008 to 22 FEB 2008.
- F2B China advanced 52 days, from 01 JAN 2008 to 22 FEB 2008.
- F2B India advanced 52 days, from 01 JAN 2008 to 22 FEB 2008.
- F2B Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 2004 to 15 JAN 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 DEC 2003 to 15 DEC 2003.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 DEC 2003 to 15 DEC 2003.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 DEC 2003 to 15 DEC 2003.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 1993 to 15 NOV 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 1993 to 22 JUN 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- F4 China advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 1997 to 01 MAR 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 1991 to 01 JUN 1991.
- EB-2 China advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 China advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- EB-3 India advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 NOV 2012.
Compared cell by cell with the November 2014 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 December 2014 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JUN 2007+14 d | 22 JUN 2007+14 d | 22 JUN 2007+14 d | 15 AUG 1994+38 d | 15 DEC 2004+44 d |
| F2A | 22 MAR 2013+21 d | 22 MAR 2013+21 d | 22 MAR 2013+21 d | 01 JAN 2013+3 mo | 22 MAR 2013+21 d |
| F2B | 22 FEB 2008+52 d | 22 FEB 2008+52 d | 22 FEB 2008+52 d | 01 OCT 1994+23 d | 15 JAN 2004+14 d |
| F3 | 15 DEC 2003+7 d | 15 DEC 2003+7 d | 15 DEC 2003+7 d | 15 NOV 1993+14 d | 22 JUN 1993+14 d |
| F4 | 22 FEB 2002+14 d | 22 FEB 2002+14 d | 22 FEB 2002+14 d | 01 MAR 1997+14 d | 01 JUN 1991+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 JAN 2010+24 d | 15 FEB 2005no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 NOV 2012+5 mo | 01 JUN 2010+5 mo | 01 DEC 2003+9 d | 01 NOV 2012+5 mo | 01 NOV 2012+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 NOV 2012+5 mo | 22 JUL 2005no change | 01 DEC 2003+9 d | 01 NOV 2012+5 mo | 01 NOV 2012+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 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.