U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
February 2019
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for February 2019. Changes are against January 2019.
What changed from January 2019
Final Action Dates: 36 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2011 to 22 SEP 2011.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2011 to 22 SEP 2011.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2011 to 22 SEP 2011.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 MAR 2007 to 15 MAR 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- F2A China advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- F2A India advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 OCT 2016 to 15 NOV 2016.
- F2A Philippines advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2016 to 01 DEC 2016.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2012 to 01 MAY 2012.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2012 to 01 MAY 2012.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 15 MAR 2012 to 01 MAY 2012.
- F2B Mexico advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 1997 to 22 JUL 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 2007 to 01 JUL 2007.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2006 to 22 AUG 2006.
- F3 China advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2006 to 22 AUG 2006.
- F3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 AUG 2006 to 22 AUG 2006.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 JUL 1995 to 22 AUG 1995.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 MAY 2005 to 22 JUN 2005.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 22 MAY 2005 to 22 JUN 2005.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 2004 to 22 JUN 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 1995 to 01 OCT 1995.
- EB-1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- EB-1 China advanced 55 days, from 15 DEC 2016 to 08 FEB 2017.
- EB-1 India advanced 55 days, from 15 DEC 2016 to 08 FEB 2017.
- EB-1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- EB-1 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2017 to 01 DEC 2017.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 5 days, from 01 APR 2009 to 06 APR 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 23 days, from 08 JUN 2015 to 01 JUL 2015.
- EB-3 India advanced 52 days, from 01 MAR 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 2017 to 01 AUG 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2007 to 01 AUG 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 52 days, from 01 MAR 2009 to 22 APR 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 2017 to 01 AUG 2017.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 15 APR 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
Dates for Filing: 23 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2012 to 08 APR 2012.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2012 to 08 APR 2012.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2012 to 08 APR 2012.
- F1 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 1999 to 22 SEP 1999.
- F1 Philippines advanced 29 days, from 15 FEB 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 MAR 2014 to 22 JUN 2014.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 22 MAR 2014 to 22 JUN 2014.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 22 MAR 2014 to 22 JUN 2014.
- F2B Mexico advanced 30 days, from 08 SEP 1997 to 08 OCT 1997.
- F2B Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 2007 to 15 JAN 2008.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 JAN 2007 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F3 China advanced 24 days, from 08 JAN 2007 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F3 India advanced 24 days, from 08 JAN 2007 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F3 Mexico advanced 38 days, from 01 MAY 2000 to 08 JUN 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 1997 to 01 AUG 1997.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 FEB 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 24 days, from 08 OCT 1998 to 01 NOV 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 22 APR 1997 to 08 DEC 1997.
- EB-2 China advanced 54 days, from 08 SEP 2015 to 01 NOV 2015.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2017 to 01 OCT 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2017 to 01 OCT 2017.
Compared cell by cell with the January 2019 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (81 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 February 2019 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 SEP 2011+31 d | 22 SEP 2011+31 d | 22 SEP 2011+31 d | 01 AUG 1997no change | 15 MAR 2007+14 d |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2016+23 d | 01 DEC 2016+23 d | 01 DEC 2016+23 d | 15 NOV 2016+31 d | 01 DEC 2016+23 d |
| F2B | 01 MAY 2012+47 d | 01 MAY 2012+47 d | 01 MAY 2012+47 d | 22 JUL 1997+44 d | 01 JUL 2007+9 d |
| F3 | 22 AUG 2006+7 d | 22 AUG 2006+7 d | 22 AUG 2006+7 d | 22 DEC 1995no change | 22 AUG 1995+31 d |
| F4 | 22 JUN 2005+31 d | 22 JUN 2005+31 d | 22 JUN 2004+7 d | 08 FEB 1998no change | 01 OCT 1995+30 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo | 08 FEB 2017+55 d | 08 FEB 2017+55 d | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo | 01 DEC 2017+2 mo |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2015+2 mo | 06 APR 2009+5 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2015+23 d | 22 APR 2009+52 d | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2017+40 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2007+31 d | 22 APR 2009+52 d | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2017+40 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2017+5 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 APR 2012+31 d | 08 APR 2012+31 d | 08 APR 2012+31 d | 22 SEP 1999+31 d | 15 MAR 2008+29 d |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change | 01 DEC 2017no change |
| F2B | 22 JUN 2014+3 mo | 22 JUN 2014+3 mo | 22 JUN 2014+3 mo | 08 OCT 1997+30 d | 15 JAN 2008+31 d |
| F3 | 01 FEB 2007+24 d | 01 FEB 2007+24 d | 01 FEB 2007+24 d | 08 JUN 2000+38 d | 01 AUG 1997+2 mo |
| F4 | 15 JUN 2006+31 d | 15 JUN 2006+31 d | 01 FEB 2005+31 d | 01 NOV 1998+24 d | 08 DEC 1997+8 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 01 JUN 2018no change | 01 JUN 2018no change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2015+54 d | 22 MAY 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 01 APR 2010no change | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2017+2 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2008no change | 01 APR 2010no change | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2017+2 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2019, 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.