U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2004
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2004. Changes are against November 2004.
What changed from November 2004
Final Action Dates: 20 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2000 to 22 NOV 2000.
- F1 India advanced 21 days, from 01 NOV 2000 to 22 NOV 2000.
- F1 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 1994 to 15 JUL 1994.
- F1 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 1990 to 15 OCT 1990.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- F2A Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 SEP 1997 to 22 SEP 1997.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2000 to 01 JUL 2000.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1995 to 22 JUL 1995.
- F2B India advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1995 to 22 JUL 1995.
- F2B Mexico advanced 24 days, from 08 DEC 1991 to 01 JAN 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1995 to 22 JUL 1995.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 1997 to 01 DEC 1997.
- F3 India advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 1997 to 01 DEC 1997.
- F3 Mexico advanced 13 months, from 01 JUN 1993 to 01 JUL 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 MAY 1990 to 01 JUN 1990.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 01 SEP 1992 to 08 OCT 1992.
- F4 India advanced 55 days, from 22 DEC 1991 to 15 FEB 1992.
- F4 Mexico advanced 37 days, from 01 SEP 1992 to 08 OCT 1992.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 JUL 1982 to 22 SEP 1982.
Compared cell by cell with the November 2004 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (48 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 2004 charts
| Category | Rest of world | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 NOV 2000+21 d | 22 NOV 2000+21 d | 15 JUL 1994+6 mo | 15 OCT 1990+30 d |
| F2A | 01 JUL 2000+30 d | 01 JUL 2000+30 d | 22 SEP 1997+7 d | 01 JUL 2000+30 d |
| F2B | 22 JUL 1995+7 d | 22 JUL 1995+7 d | 01 JAN 1992+24 d | 22 JUL 1995+7 d |
| F3 | 01 DEC 1997+23 d | 01 DEC 1997+23 d | 01 JUL 1994+13 mo | 01 JUN 1990+31 d |
| F4 | 08 OCT 1992+37 d | 15 FEB 1992+55 d | 08 OCT 1992+37 d | 22 SEP 1982+2 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 2004, 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.