U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2021
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2021. Changes are against January 2021.
What changed from January 2021
Final Action Dates: 21 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 22 JAN 1998.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- F2B China advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- F2B India advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2015 to 15 JUL 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 1999 to 01 JUN 1999.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2008 to 15 JUL 2008.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2008 to 15 JUL 2008.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2008 to 15 JUL 2008.
- F3 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 AUG 1996 to 01 SEP 1996.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 OCT 2006 to 15 OCT 2006.
- F4 China advanced 7 days, from 08 OCT 2006 to 15 OCT 2006.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 1998 to 08 JUL 1998.
- EB-1 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-1 India advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-2 China advanced 14 days, from 01 JUN 2016 to 15 JUN 2016.
- EB-2 India advanced 4 days, from 08 OCT 2009 to 12 OCT 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 17 days, from 15 DEC 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- EB-3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 2010 to 01 APR 2010.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2009 to 01 APR 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 2010 to 01 APR 2010.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2018 to 15 DEC 2018.
Dates for Filing: 25 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2015 to 08 AUG 2015.
- F1 China advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2015 to 08 AUG 2015.
- F1 India advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2015 to 08 AUG 2015.
- F1 Mexico advanced 8 days, from 22 FEB 2000 to 01 MAR 2000.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 OCT 2012 to 22 OCT 2012.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 JAN 2021.
- F2A China advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 JAN 2021.
- F2A India advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 JAN 2021.
- F2A Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 JAN 2021.
- F2A Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 JAN 2021.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2016 to 22 MAY 2016.
- F2B China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2016 to 22 MAY 2016.
- F2B India advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2016 to 22 MAY 2016.
- F2B Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 DEC 1999 to 22 DEC 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2012 to 15 APR 2012.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2009 to 22 JUN 2009.
- F3 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2009 to 22 JUN 2009.
- F3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 JUN 2009 to 22 JUN 2009.
- F3 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 22 DEC 2002 to 08 JAN 2003.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2007 to 01 OCT 2007.
- F4 China advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2007 to 01 OCT 2007.
- F4 India advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2005 to 01 DEC 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 22 APR 1999 to 08 MAY 1999.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2002 to 01 OCT 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2021 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 February 2021 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 SEP 2014no change | 15 SEP 2014no change | 15 SEP 2014no change | 22 JAN 1998+7 d | 01 JAN 2012no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 15 JUL 2015+7 d | 15 JUL 2015+7 d | 15 JUL 2015+7 d | 01 JUN 1999+31 d | 15 AUG 2011no change |
| F3 | 15 JUL 2008+7 d | 15 JUL 2008+7 d | 15 JUL 2008+7 d | 01 SEP 1996+10 d | 01 MAR 2002no change |
| F4 | 15 OCT 2006+7 d | 15 OCT 2006+7 d | 15 MAR 2005no change | 08 JUL 1998+7 d | 01 FEB 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUN 2016+14 d | 12 OCT 2009+4 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2018+17 d | 01 APR 2010+10 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 APR 2009+31 d | 01 APR 2010+10 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2018+14 d | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 AUG 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 AUG 2015+17 d | 08 AUG 2015+17 d | 08 AUG 2015+17 d | 01 MAR 2000+8 d | 22 OCT 2012+14 d |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2021+5 mo | 01 JAN 2021+5 mo | 01 JAN 2021+5 mo | 01 JAN 2021+5 mo | 01 JAN 2021+5 mo |
| F2B | 22 MAY 2016+21 d | 22 MAY 2016+21 d | 22 MAY 2016+21 d | 22 DEC 1999+21 d | 15 APR 2012+14 d |
| F3 | 22 JUN 2009+21 d | 22 JUN 2009+21 d | 22 JUN 2009+21 d | 08 SEP 2000+24 d | 08 JAN 2003+17 d |
| F4 | 01 OCT 2007+16 d | 01 OCT 2007+16 d | 01 DEC 2005+9 d | 08 MAY 1999+16 d | 01 OCT 2002+30 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2020no change | 01 NOV 2020no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2016no change | 15 MAY 2011no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 JAN 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2009no change | 01 JAN 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2021, 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.