This visa bulletin update summarizes the newest family‑sponsored and employment‑based priority dates. The charts below include both final action dates and dates for filing across all chargeability areas.
This visa bulletin update reflects the most recent information released by the Department of State.
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Visa Bulletin For Feb 2022
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
- FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES F1 01DEC14 01DEC14 01DEC14 08SEP99 01MAR12 F2A C C C C C F2B 22SEP15 22SEP15 22SEP15 01SEP00 22OCT11 F3 22NOV08 22NOV08 22NOV08 15SEP97 08JUN02 F4 22MAR07 22MAR07 15SEP05 22APR99 22AUG02 - DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-
mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 15MAY16 | 15MAY16 | 15MAY16 | 01FEB01 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01OCT21 | 01OCT21 | 01OCT21 | 01OCT21 | 01OCT21 |
| F2B | 22SEP16 | 22SEP16 | 22SEP16 | 01MAR01 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 22AUG09 | 22AUG09 | 22AUG09 | 08OCT00 | 01OCT03 |
| F4 | 01OCT07 | 01OCT07 | 01JAN06 | 22AUG99 | 01FEB04 |
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
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FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES
Employment- based All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born
EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 1st C C C C C C 2nd C 01MAR19 C 01JAN13 C C 3rd C 22MAR18 C 15JAN12 C C Other Workers C 01APR12 C 15JAN12 C C 4th C C 15MAR19 C 01APR20 C Certain Religious Workers C C 15MAR19 C 01APR20 C 5th Non- Regional Center (C5 and T5) C C C C C C 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) U U U U U U -
DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT- BASED VISA APPLICATIONS
| Employment- based | All Chargeability
Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-
mainland born |
EL SALVADOR GUATEMAL A HONDURAS | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01APR19 | C | 01SEP13 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 01APR18 | C | 22JAN12 | C | C |
| Other Workers | C | 01JUN15 | C | 22JAN12 | C | C |
| 4th | C | C | 15MAY19 | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 15MAY19 | C | C | C |
| 5th Non- Regional Center (C5 and T5) | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Regional Cente r
(I5 and R5) |
C | 15DEC15 | C | C | C | C |
