U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2008. Changes are against February 2008.
What changed from February 2008
Final Action Dates: 33 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F1 China advanced 7 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F1 India advanced 7 days, from 08 FEB 2002 to 15 FEB 2002.
- F1 Philippines advanced 38 days, from 22 JAN 1993 to 01 MAR 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 2003 to 15 APR 2003.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 1999 to 08 FEB 1999.
- F2B China advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 1999 to 08 FEB 1999.
- F2B India advanced 38 days, from 01 JAN 1999 to 08 FEB 1999.
- F2B Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1992 to 01 APR 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1997 to 01 FEB 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 1992 to 15 JUL 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 1997 to 15 JUL 1997.
- F4 China advanced 16 days, from 15 NOV 1996 to 01 DEC 1996.
- F4 India advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 1996 to 01 NOV 1996.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 1994 to 15 NOV 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 FEB 1986 to 22 FEB 1986.
- EB-2 China advanced 11 months, from 01 JAN 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 26 months, from 01 NOV 2002 to 01 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 13 months, from 15 NOV 2001 to 01 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 India advanced 3 months, from 08 MAY 2001 to 01 AUG 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2001 to 01 MAY 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 26 months, from 01 NOV 2002 to 01 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
Compared cell by cell with the February 2008 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 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 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 FEB 2002+7 d | 15 FEB 2002+7 d | 15 FEB 2002+7 d | 01 JUL 1992no change | 01 MAR 1993+38 d |
| F2A | 15 APR 2003+31 d | 15 APR 2003+31 d | 15 APR 2003+31 d | 01 MAY 2002no change | 15 APR 2003+31 d |
| F2B | 08 FEB 1999+38 d | 08 FEB 1999+38 d | 08 FEB 1999+38 d | 01 APR 1992+10 d | 01 FEB 1997+10 d |
| F3 | 15 MAY 2000+7 d | 15 MAY 2000+7 d | 15 MAY 2000+7 d | 15 JUL 1992+7 d | 01 APR 1991no change |
| F4 | 15 JUL 1997+7 d | 01 DEC 1996+16 d | 01 NOV 1996+24 d | 15 NOV 1994+14 d | 22 FEB 1986+7 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2003+11 mo | UNAVAILABLEno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JAN 2005+26 mo | 01 DEC 2002+13 mo | 01 AUG 2001+3 mo | 01 MAY 2001+9 d | 01 JAN 2005+26 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2002+3 mo | 01 JAN 2002+3 mo | 01 JAN 2002+3 mo | 01 JAN 2002+3 mo | 01 JAN 2002+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 2008, 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.