U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
September 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for September 2012. Changes are against August 2012.
What changed from August 2012
Final Action Dates: 28 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2005 to 01 OCT 2005.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2005 to 01 OCT 2005.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2005 to 01 OCT 2005.
- F1 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 MAR 1994 to 08 NOV 1994.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 MAR 2010 to 08 MAY 2010.
- F2A China advanced 54 days, from 15 MAR 2010 to 08 MAY 2010.
- F2A India advanced 54 days, from 15 MAR 2010 to 08 MAY 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 45 days, from 01 MAR 2010 to 15 APR 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 54 days, from 15 MAR 2010 to 08 MAY 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2004 to 15 SEP 2004.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2004 to 15 SEP 2004.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 22 JUN 2004 to 15 SEP 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 2002 to 15 MAY 2002.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 2002 to 15 MAY 2002.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 2002 to 15 MAY 2002.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 2001 to 08 MAR 2001.
- F4 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JAN 2001 to 22 JAN 2001.
- F4 India advanced 21 days, from 15 FEB 2001 to 08 MAR 2001.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 37 days, from 08 NOV 2005 to 15 DEC 2005.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 2002 to 08 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2003 to 22 JUN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 2002 to 08 OCT 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 54 days, from 08 JUN 2006 to 01 AUG 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the August 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 September 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 2005+2 mo | 01 OCT 2005+2 mo | 01 OCT 2005+2 mo | 08 JUN 1993no change | 08 NOV 1994+8 mo |
| F2A | 08 MAY 2010+54 d | 08 MAY 2010+54 d | 08 MAY 2010+54 d | 15 APR 2010+45 d | 08 MAY 2010+54 d |
| F2B | 15 SEP 2004+3 mo | 15 SEP 2004+3 mo | 15 SEP 2004+3 mo | 22 AUG 1992no change | 01 JAN 2002no change |
| F3 | 15 MAY 2002+14 d | 15 MAY 2002+14 d | 15 MAY 2002+14 d | 22 JAN 1993no change | 22 JUL 1992no change |
| F4 | 08 MAR 2001+21 d | 22 JAN 2001+14 d | 08 MAR 2001+21 d | 15 JUN 1996no change | 01 FEB 1989no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 JAN 2009no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | 01 JAN 2009no change | 01 JAN 2009no change |
| EB-3 | 01 OCT 2006+23 d | 15 DEC 2005+37 d | 08 OCT 2002+7 d | 01 OCT 2006+23 d | 01 AUG 2006+47 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2006+23 d | 22 JUN 2003+7 d | 08 OCT 2002+7 d | 01 OCT 2006+23 d | 01 AUG 2006+54 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for September 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.