Visa bulletin for February 2018: what changed
21 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with January 2018.
- F1 Philippines: January 1, 2005 → August 1, 2005 (advanced 7 months)
- EB-3 China (mainland-born): April 15, 2014 → September 15, 2014 (advanced 5 months)
- F1 Mexico: May 1, 1996 → July 1, 1996 (advanced 2 months)
- EB-2 China (mainland-born): August 8, 2013 → October 1, 2013 (advanced 2 months)
- F2B (all countries): December 1, 2010 → January 15, 2011 (advanced 1 month)
- EB-3 Other Workers China (mainland-born): December 22, 2006 → February 1, 2007 (advanced 1 month)
- F3 (all countries): October 8, 2005 → November 15, 2005 (advanced 1 month)
- F2A Mexico: January 1, 2016 → February 1, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2018 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.
Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.
Family-sponsored
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in February 2018, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15MAR11 | 15MAR11 | 15MAR11 | 01JUL96Advanced 2 months | 01AUG05Advanced 7 months |
| F2A | 01MAR16Advanced 1 month | 01MAR16Advanced 1 month | 01MAR16Advanced 1 month | 01FEB16Advanced 1 month | 01MAR16Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 15JAN11Advanced 1 month | 15JAN11Advanced 1 month | 15JAN11Advanced 1 month | 08SEP96Advanced 1 month | 22JUL06Advanced 1 month |
| F3 | 15NOV05Advanced 1 month | 15NOV05Advanced 1 month | 15NOV05Advanced 1 month | 22JUN95Advanced 7 days | 15MAR95 |
| F4 | 22JUL04Advanced 1 month | 22JUL04Advanced 1 month | 08JAN04Advanced 1 month | 08NOV97Advanced 7 days | 01OCT94Advanced 1 month |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01JAN12 | 01JAN12 | 01JAN12 | 01NOV96 | 01OCT07 |
| F2A | 01NOV16 | 01NOV16 | 01NOV16 | 01NOV16 | 01NOV16 |
| F2B | 01SEP11 | 01SEP11 | 01SEP11 | 01JAN97 | 01SEP07 |
| F3 | 01DEC05 | 01DEC05 | 01DEC05 | 01OCT95 | 15JUN95 |
| F4 | 15NOV04 | 15NOV04 | 22JUN04 | 08FEB98 | 01MAR95 |
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Employment-based
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in February 2018, USCIS says to use the final action dates chart for employment-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 01OCT13Advanced 2 months | C | 08DEC08Advanced 1 month | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 15SEP14Advanced 5 months | C | 01DEC06Advanced 1 month | C | 01MAR16Advanced 15 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01FEB07Advanced 1 month | C | 01DEC06Advanced 1 month | C | 01MAR16Advanced 15 days |
| EB-4 | C | C | 01DEC15 | C | 22JUN16Advanced 1 month | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U | U |
| EB-5 | C | 22JUL14 | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | U | U | U | U | U | U |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-2 | C | 15NOV14Advanced 1 year | C | 08FEB09 | C | C |
| EB-3 | C | 01JAN16Advanced 4 months | C | 01JAN08 | C | 01AUG16 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | C | 01JUN08 | C | 01JAN08 | C | 01AUG16 |
| EB-4 | C | C | 15APR16 | C | C | C |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 15APR16 | C | C | C |
| EB-5 | C | 01SEP14Retrogressed 1 month | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 Regional Center | C | 01SEP14Retrogressed 1 month | C | C | C | C |
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