U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
March 2013
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for March 2013. Changes are against February 2013.
What changed from February 2013
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 1 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 JAN 2006 to 15 FEB 2006.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 15 JAN 2006 to 15 FEB 2006.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 15 JAN 2006 to 15 FEB 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JUL 1993 to 22 JUL 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 08 MAR 1998 to 15 OCT 1998.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F2A Mexico advanced 38 days, from 08 OCT 2010 to 15 NOV 2010.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2010 to 22 NOV 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 15 JAN 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- F2B China advanced 45 days, from 15 JAN 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- F2B India advanced 45 days, from 15 JAN 2005 to 01 MAR 2005.
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1992 to 15 JAN 1993.
- F2B Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 MAY 2002 to 08 JUN 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2002 to 15 JUL 2002.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2002 to 15 JUL 2002.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 08 JUL 2002 to 15 JUL 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 MAR 1993 to 15 MAR 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 22 AUG 1992 to 15 SEP 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F4 China advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 AUG 1996 to 15 AUG 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 44 days, from 01 JUN 1989 to 15 JUL 1989.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 15 JAN 2008 to 15 FEB 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2007 to 01 MAY 2007.
- EB-3 China advanced 2 months, from 15 NOV 2006 to 22 JAN 2007.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2002 to 22 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2007 to 01 MAY 2007.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 AUG 2006 to 01 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2007 to 01 MAY 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 15 NOV 2002 to 22 NOV 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 AUG 2006 to 01 SEP 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the February 2013 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 2013 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 FEB 2006+31 d | 15 FEB 2006+31 d | 15 FEB 2006+31 d | 22 JUL 1993+7 d | 15 OCT 1998+7 mo |
| F2A | 22 NOV 2010+31 d | 22 NOV 2010+31 d | 22 NOV 2010+31 d | 15 NOV 2010+38 d | 22 NOV 2010+31 d |
| F2B | 01 MAR 2005+45 d | 01 MAR 2005+45 d | 01 MAR 2005+45 d | 15 JAN 1993+31 d | 08 JUN 2002+24 d |
| F3 | 15 JUL 2002+7 d | 15 JUL 2002+7 d | 15 JUL 2002+7 d | 15 MAR 1993+7 d | 15 SEP 1992+24 d |
| F4 | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 15 AUG 1996+14 d | 15 JUL 1989+44 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 | 15 FEB 2008+31 d | 01 SEP 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2007+47 d | 22 JAN 2007+2 mo | 22 NOV 2002+7 d | 01 MAY 2007+47 d | 01 SEP 2006+10 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 MAY 2007+47 d | 01 JUL 2003no change | 22 NOV 2002+7 d | 01 MAR 2007−14 d | 01 SEP 2006+10 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 2013, 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.