U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2011
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2011. Changes are against February 2011.
What changed from February 2011
Final Action Dates: 16 moved forward, 5 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 JAN 1993 to 01 FEB 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 AUG 1994 to 15 DEC 1994.
- F2A Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 JAN 2006.
- F2B Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 1992 to 15 JUL 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 1999 to 01 AUG 1999.
- F3 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 22 OCT 1991 to 08 DEC 1991.
- F4 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 JAN 1996 to 22 JAN 1996.
- EB-2 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2006 to 08 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 JUL 2005.
- EB-3 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JAN 2004 to 22 JAN 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2002 to 15 MAR 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 08 JUL 2003 to 08 JAN 2004.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 JUL 2005.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2003 to 15 JUN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2002 to 15 MAR 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 MAY 2003 to 15 JUN 2003.
- F2A (all other countries) retrogressed 12 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F2A China retrogressed 12 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F2A India retrogressed 12 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F2A Philippines retrogressed 12 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F3 Mexico retrogressed 21 days, from 22 NOV 1992 to 01 NOV 1992.
Compared cell by cell with the February 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 March 2011 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2005no change | 01 JAN 2005no change | 01 JAN 2005no change | 01 FEB 1993+10 d | 15 DEC 1994+4 mo |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2007−12 mo | 01 JAN 2007−12 mo | 01 JAN 2007−12 mo | 01 JAN 2006+9 mo | 01 JAN 2007−12 mo |
| F2B | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 APR 2003no change | 15 JUL 1992+14 d | 01 AUG 1999+2 mo |
| F3 | 01 JAN 2001no change | 01 JAN 2001no change | 01 JAN 2001no change | 01 NOV 1992−21 d | 08 DEC 1991+47 d |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2000no change | 01 JAN 2000no change | 01 JAN 2000no change | 22 JAN 1996+21 d | 15 JAN 1988no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 08 JUL 2006+7 d | 08 MAY 2006no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JUL 2005+3 mo | 22 JAN 2004+21 d | 15 MAR 2002+21 d | 08 JAN 2004+6 mo | 01 JUL 2005+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 JUN 2003+45 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 15 MAR 2002+21 d | 01 MAY 2003no change | 15 JUN 2003+45 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 March 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.