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Visa Bulletin for February 2008

Final action dates for family-sponsored and employment-based green cards, as published by the U.S. Department of State.

20 final action dates advanced and 1 retrogressed compared with January 2008. Biggest moves: EB-2 (India) became unavailable; F1 (Philippines) advanced 2 months to Jan 22, 1993; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 40 days to Jan 1, 1999.

Final Action Dates — February 2008

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with January 2008 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Feb 8, 2002 +7 d	Feb 8, 2002 +7 d	Feb 8, 2002 +7 d	Jul 1, 1992 no change	Jan 22, 1993 +2 mo
F2A	Mar 15, 2003 +21 d	Mar 15, 2003 +21 d	Mar 15, 2003 +21 d	May 1, 2002 no change	Mar 15, 2003 +21 d
F2B	Jan 1, 1999 +40 d	Jan 1, 1999 +40 d	Jan 1, 1999 +40 d	Mar 22, 1992 no change	Jan 22, 1997 +7 d
F3	May 8, 2000 no change	May 8, 2000 no change	May 8, 2000 no change	Jul 8, 1992 no change	Apr 1, 1991 no change
F4	Jul 8, 1997 no change	Nov 15, 1996 +14 d	Oct 8, 1996 +23 d	Nov 1, 1994 +31 d	Feb 15, 1986 +14 d

Employment	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-2	Current no change	Jan 1, 2003 no change	Unavailable unavailable	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Nov 1, 2002 +17 d	Nov 15, 2001 +14 d	May 8, 2001 +7 d	Apr 22, 2001 no change	Nov 1, 2002 +17 d
EB-3 Other Workers	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change	Oct 1, 2001 no change
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change

* "All countries" = All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed. "Current" means no backlog: any priority date qualifies. Dates are copied from the official bulletin; always confirm on travel.state.gov before acting.

Summary

What changed in the February 2008 Visa Bulletin?

EB-2 (India) became unavailable; F1 (Philippines) advanced 2 months to Jan 22, 1993; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 40 days to Jan 1, 1999; F4 (Mexico) advanced 31 days to Nov 1, 1994; F4 (India) advanced 23 days to Oct 8, 1996; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 21 days to Mar 15, 2003; EB-3 (all countries and Philippines) advanced 17 days to Nov 1, 2002; F4 (China) advanced 14 days to Nov 15, 1996.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for February 2008 (travel.state.gov)

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.