U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2012
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2012. Changes are against November 2012.
What changed from November 2012
Final Action Dates: 35 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 01 DEC 2005.
- F1 China advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 01 DEC 2005.
- F1 India advanced 30 days, from 01 NOV 2005 to 01 DEC 2005.
- F1 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 1993 to 01 JUL 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 1997 to 08 OCT 1997.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2010 to 22 AUG 2010.
- F2A China advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2010 to 22 AUG 2010.
- F2A India advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2010 to 22 AUG 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 2010 to 01 AUG 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 38 days, from 15 JUL 2010 to 22 AUG 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2004 to 15 NOV 2004.
- F2B China advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2004 to 15 NOV 2004.
- F2B India advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2004 to 15 NOV 2004.
- F2B Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 OCT 1992 to 01 NOV 1992.
- F2B Philippines advanced 35 days, from 15 FEB 2002 to 22 MAR 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 08 JUN 2002.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 08 JUN 2002.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 01 JUN 2002 to 08 JUN 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 15 FEB 1993 to 01 MAR 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 JUL 1992 to 01 AUG 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 2001 to 01 APR 2001.
- F4 China advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2001 to 01 APR 2001.
- F4 India advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 2001 to 01 APR 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 JUL 1996 to 22 JUL 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 MAR 1989 to 22 MAR 1989.
- EB-2 China advanced 51 days, from 01 SEP 2007 to 22 OCT 2007.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 NOV 2006 to 22 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2006 to 01 JUL 2006.
- EB-3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2002 to 01 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 22 NOV 2006 to 22 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 AUG 2006 to 15 AUG 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 NOV 2006 to 22 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2002 to 01 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 30 days, from 22 NOV 2006 to 22 DEC 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 AUG 2006 to 15 AUG 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the November 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 December 2012 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 DEC 2005+30 d | 01 DEC 2005+30 d | 01 DEC 2005+30 d | 01 JUL 1993+9 d | 08 OCT 1997+3 mo |
| F2A | 22 AUG 2010+38 d | 22 AUG 2010+38 d | 22 AUG 2010+38 d | 01 AUG 2010+40 d | 22 AUG 2010+38 d |
| F2B | 15 NOV 2004+38 d | 15 NOV 2004+38 d | 15 NOV 2004+38 d | 01 NOV 1992+17 d | 22 MAR 2002+35 d |
| F3 | 08 JUN 2002+7 d | 08 JUN 2002+7 d | 08 JUN 2002+7 d | 01 MAR 1993+14 d | 01 AUG 1992+10 d |
| F4 | 01 APR 2001+10 d | 01 APR 2001+17 d | 01 APR 2001+10 d | 22 JUL 1996+14 d | 22 MAR 1989+21 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 | 22 OCT 2007+51 d | 01 SEP 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 DEC 2006+30 d | 01 JUL 2006+3 mo | 01 NOV 2002+10 d | 22 DEC 2006+30 d | 15 AUG 2006+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 DEC 2006+30 d | 01 JUL 2003no change | 01 NOV 2002+10 d | 22 DEC 2006+30 d | 15 AUG 2006+7 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 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.