U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2019
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2019. Changes are against February 2019.
What changed from February 2019
Final Action Dates: 38 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2011 to 22 OCT 2011.
- F1 China advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2011 to 22 OCT 2011.
- F1 India advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2011 to 22 OCT 2011.
- F1 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2007 to 01 APR 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2016 to 08 JAN 2017.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2016 to 08 JAN 2017.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2016 to 08 JAN 2017.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 NOV 2016 to 15 DEC 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 01 DEC 2016 to 08 JAN 2017.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2012 to 01 AUG 2012.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2012 to 01 AUG 2012.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2012 to 01 AUG 2012.
- F2B Mexico advanced 2 months, from 22 JUL 1997 to 22 SEP 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2007 to 22 JUL 2007.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2006 to 08 SEP 2006.
- F3 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 22 DEC 1995 to 15 JAN 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 22 AUG 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2005 to 22 SEP 2005.
- F4 China advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2005 to 22 SEP 2005.
- F4 India advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2004 to 08 JUL 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- EB-1 China advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2017 to 22 FEB 2017.
- EB-1 India advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2017 to 22 FEB 2017.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-2 India advanced 3 days, from 06 APR 2009 to 09 APR 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2015 to 08 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 India advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2009 to 22 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 AUG 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 14 days, from 01 AUG 2007 to 15 AUG 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 30 days, from 22 APR 2009 to 22 MAY 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 AUG 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 2014 to 08 SEP 2014.
Dates for Filing: 23 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2012 to 22 APR 2012.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2012 to 22 APR 2012.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2012 to 22 APR 2012.
- F1 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2008 to 01 APR 2008.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 08 DEC 2017.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 08 DEC 2017.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 08 DEC 2017.
- F2A Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 08 DEC 2017.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 08 DEC 2017.
- F2B Mexico advanced 4 months, from 08 OCT 1997 to 08 FEB 1998.
- F2B Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 2008 to 22 JAN 2008.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 01 MAR 2007.
- F3 China advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 01 MAR 2007.
- F3 India advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2007 to 01 MAR 2007.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 1997 to 01 SEP 1997.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 22 JUN 2006.
- F4 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 22 JUN 2006.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 01 FEB 2005 to 08 FEB 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 NOV 1998 to 08 NOV 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 08 DEC 1997 to 08 JAN 1998.
- EB-2 China advanced 6 months, from 01 NOV 2015 to 01 MAY 2016.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 01 MAR 2018.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 01 MAR 2018.
Compared cell by cell with the February 2019 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (81 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 March 2019 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 OCT 2011+30 d | 22 OCT 2011+30 d | 22 OCT 2011+30 d | 01 AUG 1997no change | 01 APR 2007+17 d |
| F2A | 08 JAN 2017+38 d | 08 JAN 2017+38 d | 08 JAN 2017+38 d | 15 DEC 2016+30 d | 08 JAN 2017+38 d |
| F2B | 01 AUG 2012+3 mo | 01 AUG 2012+3 mo | 01 AUG 2012+3 mo | 22 SEP 1997+2 mo | 22 JUL 2007+21 d |
| F3 | 08 SEP 2006+17 d | 08 SEP 2006+17 d | 08 SEP 2006+17 d | 15 JAN 1996+24 d | 01 JAN 1996+4 mo |
| F4 | 22 SEP 2005+3 mo | 22 SEP 2005+3 mo | 08 JUL 2004+16 d | 08 FEB 1998no change | 01 JAN 1996+3 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 JAN 2018+31 d | 22 FEB 2017+14 d | 22 FEB 2017+14 d | 01 JAN 2018+31 d | 01 JAN 2018+31 d |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016+3 mo | 09 APR 2009+3 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 08 JUL 2015+7 d | 22 MAY 2009+30 d | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2017+4 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 15 AUG 2007+14 d | 22 MAY 2009+30 d | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2017+4 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2018+4 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 SEP 2014+7 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 APR 2012+14 d | 22 APR 2012+14 d | 22 APR 2012+14 d | 22 SEP 1999no change | 01 APR 2008+17 d |
| F2A | 08 DEC 2017+7 d | 08 DEC 2017+7 d | 08 DEC 2017+7 d | 08 DEC 2017+7 d | 08 DEC 2017+7 d |
| F2B | 22 JUN 2014no change | 22 JUN 2014no change | 22 JUN 2014no change | 08 FEB 1998+4 mo | 22 JAN 2008+7 d |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2007+28 d | 01 MAR 2007+28 d | 01 MAR 2007+28 d | 08 JUN 2000no change | 01 SEP 1997+31 d |
| F4 | 22 JUN 2006+7 d | 22 JUN 2006+7 d | 08 FEB 2005+7 d | 08 NOV 1998+7 d | 08 JAN 1998+31 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 JUN 2018no change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2016+6 mo | 22 MAY 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 01 APR 2010no change | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2018+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 APR 2010no change | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2018+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 2019, 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.