U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2018
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2018. Changes are against January 2018.
What changed from January 2018
Final Action Dates: 30 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 MAY 1996 to 01 JUL 1996.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 AUG 2005.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- F2A China advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- F2A India advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 FEB 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 2010 to 15 JAN 2011.
- F2B China advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 2010 to 15 JAN 2011.
- F2B India advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 2010 to 15 JAN 2011.
- F2B Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 1996 to 08 SEP 1996.
- F2B Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2005 to 15 NOV 2005.
- F3 China advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2005 to 15 NOV 2005.
- F3 India advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2005 to 15 NOV 2005.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 1995 to 22 JUN 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 JUN 2004 to 22 JUL 2004.
- F4 China advanced 30 days, from 22 JUN 2004 to 22 JUL 2004.
- F4 India advanced 24 days, from 15 DEC 2003 to 08 JAN 2004.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 1997 to 08 NOV 1997.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- EB-2 China advanced 54 days, from 08 AUG 2013 to 01 OCT 2013.
- EB-2 India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 08 DEC 2008.
- EB-3 China advanced 5 months, from 15 APR 2014 to 15 SEP 2014.
- EB-3 India advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2006 to 01 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 15 days, from 15 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2006 to 01 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 15 days, from 15 FEB 2016 to 01 MAR 2016.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2016 to 22 JUN 2016.
Dates for Filing: 2 moved forward, 1 moved back
- EB-2 China advanced 12 months, from 15 NOV 2013 to 15 NOV 2014.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2018 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (73 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 2018 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 MAR 2011no change | 15 MAR 2011no change | 15 MAR 2011no change | 01 JUL 1996+2 mo | 01 AUG 2005+7 mo |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2016+29 d | 01 MAR 2016+29 d | 01 MAR 2016+29 d | 01 FEB 2016+31 d | 01 MAR 2016+29 d |
| F2B | 15 JAN 2011+45 d | 15 JAN 2011+45 d | 15 JAN 2011+45 d | 08 SEP 1996+24 d | 22 JUL 2006+21 d |
| F3 | 15 NOV 2005+38 d | 15 NOV 2005+38 d | 15 NOV 2005+38 d | 22 JUN 1995+7 d | 15 MAR 1995no change |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2004+30 d | 22 JUL 2004+30 d | 08 JAN 2004+24 d | 08 NOV 1997+7 d | 01 OCT 1994+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 | 01 OCT 2013+54 d | 08 DEC 2008+16 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 15 SEP 2014+5 mo | 01 DEC 2006+30 d | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2016+15 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 FEB 2007+41 d | 01 DEC 2006+30 d | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2016+15 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 22 JUN 2016+21 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 JUL 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2012no change | 01 NOV 1996no change | 01 OCT 2007no change |
| F2A | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change | 01 NOV 2016no change |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 SEP 2011no change | 01 JAN 1997no change | 01 SEP 2007no change |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 DEC 2005no change | 01 OCT 1995no change | 15 JUN 1995no change |
| F4 | 15 NOV 2004no change | 15 NOV 2004no change | 22 JUN 2004no change | 08 FEB 1998no change | 01 MAR 1995no change |
| 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 NOV 2014+12 mo | 08 FEB 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016+4 mo | 01 JAN 2008no change | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2008no change | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2014−30 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2018, 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.