U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2012. Changes are against February 2012.
What changed from February 2012
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 01 FEB 2005.
- F1 China advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 01 FEB 2005.
- F1 India advanced 41 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 01 FEB 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 1993 to 01 MAY 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 MAY 1997 to 22 JUN 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2009 to 22 JUL 2009.
- F2A China advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2009 to 22 JUL 2009.
- F2A India advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2009 to 22 JUL 2009.
- F2A Mexico advanced 54 days, from 08 MAY 2009 to 01 JUL 2009.
- F2A Philippines advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2009 to 22 JUL 2009.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2003 to 15 NOV 2003.
- F2B China advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2003 to 15 NOV 2003.
- F2B India advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2003 to 15 NOV 2003.
- F2B Philippines advanced 37 days, from 01 NOV 2001 to 08 DEC 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 1993 to 08 JAN 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 2000 to 08 OCT 2000.
- F4 China advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 2000 to 08 OCT 2000.
- F4 India advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 2000 to 08 OCT 2000.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 MAY 1996 to 22 MAY 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 51 days, from 01 NOV 1988 to 22 DEC 1988.
- EB-2 China advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 MAY 2010.
- EB-2 India advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2010 to 01 MAY 2010.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 15 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2004 to 01 JAN 2005.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2002 to 22 AUG 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 15 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 15 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 15 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2002 to 22 AUG 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 15 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 21 days, from 22 FEB 2006 to 15 MAR 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the February 2012 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 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 FEB 2005+41 d | 01 FEB 2005+41 d | 01 FEB 2005+41 d | 01 MAY 1993+9 d | 22 JUN 1997+31 d |
| F2A | 22 JUL 2009+44 d | 22 JUL 2009+44 d | 22 JUL 2009+44 d | 01 JUL 2009+54 d | 22 JUL 2009+44 d |
| F2B | 15 NOV 2003+31 d | 15 NOV 2003+31 d | 15 NOV 2003+31 d | 01 DEC 1992no change | 08 DEC 2001+37 d |
| F3 | 01 JAN 2002+31 d | 01 JAN 2002+31 d | 01 JAN 2002+31 d | 08 JAN 1993+7 d | 22 JUL 1992no change |
| F4 | 08 OCT 2000+30 d | 08 OCT 2000+30 d | 08 OCT 2000+30 d | 22 MAY 1996+7 d | 22 DEC 1988+51 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 MAY 2010+4 mo | 01 MAY 2010+4 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 MAR 2006+21 d | 01 JAN 2005+31 d | 22 AUG 2002+7 d | 15 MAR 2006+21 d | 15 MAR 2006+21 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 MAR 2006+21 d | 22 APR 2003no change | 22 AUG 2002+7 d | 15 MAR 2006+21 d | 15 MAR 2006+21 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 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.