U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2024
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2024. Changes are against January 2024.
What changed from January 2024
Final Action Dates: 14 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2019 to 08 FEB 2020.
- F2A China advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2019 to 08 FEB 2020.
- F2A India advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2019 to 08 FEB 2020.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 22 OCT 2019 to 01 FEB 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2019 to 08 FEB 2020.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 2022 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 2022 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 2022 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 India advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 JUL 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2012 to 01 JUL 2012.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 08 DEC 2015 to 15 DEC 2015.
Dates for Filing: 0 moved forward, 0 moved back
No Dates for Filing changed from January 2024.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2024 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 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 2024 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 08 FEB 2020+3 mo | 08 FEB 2020+3 mo | 08 FEB 2020+3 mo | 01 FEB 2020+3 mo | 08 FEB 2020+3 mo |
| F2B | 01 OCT 2015no change | 01 OCT 2015no change | 01 OCT 2015no change | 22 OCT 2003no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 22 APR 2009no change | 22 APR 2009no change | 22 APR 2009no change | 08 SEP 1998no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 MAY 2007no change | 22 MAY 2007no change | 15 NOV 2005no change | 15 SEP 2000no change | 15 OCT 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2022no change | 01 SEP 2020no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 NOV 2022+14 d | 01 JAN 2020no change | 01 MAR 2012no change | 15 NOV 2022+14 d | 15 NOV 2022+14 d |
| EB-3 | 01 SEP 2022+31 d | 01 SEP 2020no change | 01 JUL 2012+30 d | 01 SEP 2022+31 d | 01 SEP 2022+31 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 SEP 2020no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JUL 2012+30 d | 01 SEP 2020no change | 01 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 15 MAY 2019no change | 15 MAY 2019no change | 15 MAY 2019no change | 15 MAY 2019no change | 15 MAY 2019no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2015+7 d | 01 DEC 2020no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2004no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUN 2020no change | 15 MAY 2012no change | 15 FEB 2023no change | 15 FEB 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUL 2021no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 DEC 2020no change | 01 JUN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 15 DEC 2020no change | 15 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 SEP 2019no change | 01 SEP 2019no change | 01 SEP 2019no change | 01 SEP 2019no change | 01 SEP 2019no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2024, 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.