U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2006
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2006. Changes are against February 2006.
What changed from February 2006
Final Action Dates: 22 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- F2A China advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- F2A India advanced 14 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 1999 to 15 MAY 1999.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 1996 to 08 JUL 1996.
- F2B China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 1996 to 08 JUL 1996.
- F2B India advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 1996 to 08 JUL 1996.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1998 to 22 JUL 1998.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1998 to 22 JUL 1998.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1998 to 22 JUL 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 AUG 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F4 China advanced 40 days, from 22 AUG 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F4 India advanced 49 days, from 01 FEB 1994 to 22 MAR 1994.
- F4 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 1993 to 22 MAY 1993.
- EB-1 China advanced 6 months, from 01 JAN 2003 to 01 JUL 2003.
- EB-1 India advanced 5 months, from 01 FEB 2004 to 01 JUL 2004.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2002 to 01 JUL 2002.
- EB-2 India advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- EB-3 China advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- EB-3 India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2000 to 01 JAN 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAR 2001 to 22 MAR 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the February 2006 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (55 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 2006 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2001no change | 08 AUG 1994no change |
| F2A | 22 FEB 2002+14 d | 22 FEB 2002+14 d | 22 FEB 2002+14 d | 15 MAY 1999+30 d |
| F2B | 08 JUL 1996+7 d | 08 JUL 1996+7 d | 08 JUL 1996+7 d | 15 FEB 1992no change |
| F3 | 22 JUL 1998+7 d | 22 JUL 1998+7 d | 22 JUL 1998+7 d | 01 JAN 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 OCT 1994+40 d | 01 OCT 1994+40 d | 22 MAR 1994+49 d | 22 MAY 1993+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2003+6 mo | 01 JUL 2004+5 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENT |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2002+3 mo | 01 JAN 2002+5 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENT |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 JAN 2001+12 mo | 22 MAR 2001+7 d | 01 MAY 2001 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001no change | 01 OCT 2001 |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENT |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENT |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 2006, 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.