U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2011. Changes are against January 2011.
What changed from January 2011
Final Action Dates: 17 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 JAN 1993 to 22 JAN 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 1994 to 01 AUG 1994.
- F2B Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 1992 to 01 JUL 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 1999 to 01 JUN 1999.
- F3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 1992 to 22 NOV 1992.
- F4 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 1995 to 01 JAN 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 JAN 1988 to 15 JAN 1988.
- EB-2 China advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2006 to 01 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 17 days, from 15 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2003 to 08 JUL 2003.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 2005 to 01 APR 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2003 to 01 MAY 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 21 days, from 01 FEB 2002 to 22 FEB 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 16 days, from 15 APR 2003 to 01 MAY 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 2003 to 01 MAY 2003.
- F4 (all other countries) retrogressed 24 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 JAN 2000.
- F4 China retrogressed 24 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 JAN 2000.
- F4 India retrogressed 24 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 JAN 2000.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2011 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 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 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2005no change | 01 JAN 2005no change | 01 JAN 2005no change | 22 JAN 1993+14 d | 01 AUG 1994+2 mo |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2008no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 01 JAN 2008no change |
| F2B | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 APR 2003no change | 01 JUL 1992+9 d | 01 JUN 1999+17 d |
| F3 | 01 JAN 2001no change | 01 JAN 2001no change | 01 JAN 2001no change | 22 NOV 1992+31 d | 22 OCT 1991no change |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2000−24 mo | 01 JAN 2000−24 mo | 01 JAN 2000−24 mo | 01 JAN 1996+10 d | 15 JAN 1988+14 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 JUL 2006+9 d | 08 MAY 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 APR 2005+10 d | 01 JAN 2004+17 d | 22 FEB 2002+21 d | 08 JUL 2003+3 mo | 01 APR 2005+10 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 MAY 2003+9 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 22 FEB 2002+21 d | 01 MAY 2003+16 d | 01 MAY 2003+9 d |
| 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 February 2011, 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.