U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2012. Changes are against December 2011.
What changed from December 2011
Final Action Dates: 36 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 2004 to 15 OCT 2004.
- F1 China advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 2004 to 15 OCT 2004.
- F1 India advanced 44 days, from 01 SEP 2004 to 15 OCT 2004.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 APR 1993 to 15 APR 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 45 days, from 01 MAR 1997 to 15 APR 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F2A Mexico advanced 42 days, from 08 FEB 2009 to 22 MAR 2009.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2003 to 08 SEP 2003.
- F2B China advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2003 to 08 SEP 2003.
- F2B India advanced 24 days, from 15 AUG 2003 to 08 SEP 2003.
- F2B Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 1992 to 01 DEC 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 AUG 2001 to 01 SEP 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 DEC 1992 to 22 DEC 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 1992 to 15 JUL 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2000 to 15 AUG 2000.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2000 to 15 AUG 2000.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 15 JUL 2000 to 15 AUG 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 MAY 1996 to 08 MAY 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 1988 to 08 OCT 1988.
- EB-2 China advanced 10 months, from 15 MAR 2008 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-2 India advanced 10 months, from 15 MAR 2008 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 2006 to 01 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 37 days, from 08 SEP 2004 to 15 OCT 2004.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 AUG 2002 to 08 AUG 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 2006 to 01 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 2006 to 01 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 2002 to 01 AUG 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 FEB 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 FEB 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the December 2011 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 January 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 OCT 2004+44 d | 15 OCT 2004+44 d | 15 OCT 2004+44 d | 15 APR 1993+7 d | 15 APR 1997+45 d |
| F2A | 22 APR 2009+31 d | 22 APR 2009+31 d | 22 APR 2009+31 d | 22 MAR 2009+42 d | 22 APR 2009+31 d |
| F2B | 08 SEP 2003+24 d | 08 SEP 2003+24 d | 08 SEP 2003+24 d | 01 DEC 1992+9 d | 01 SEP 2001+17 d |
| F3 | 01 NOV 2001+24 d | 01 NOV 2001+24 d | 01 NOV 2001+24 d | 22 DEC 1992+7 d | 15 JUL 1992+7 d |
| F4 | 15 AUG 2000+31 d | 15 AUG 2000+31 d | 15 AUG 2000+31 d | 08 MAY 1996+7 d | 08 OCT 1988+30 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 JAN 2009+10 mo | 01 JAN 2009+10 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2006+17 d | 15 OCT 2004+37 d | 08 AUG 2002+7 d | 01 FEB 2006+17 d | 01 FEB 2006+17 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 FEB 2006+31 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 01 AUG 2002+10 d | 01 FEB 2006+31 d | 01 FEB 2006+31 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2012, 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.