U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2003
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2003. Changes are against April 2003.
What changed from April 2003
Final Action Dates: 15 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 1999 to 01 OCT 1999.
- F1 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 JUL 1993 to 01 JAN 1994.
- F1 Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 APR 1990 to 01 JUN 1990.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 42 days, from 01 FEB 1998 to 15 MAR 1998.
- F2A Mexico advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1995 to 01 OCT 1995.
- F2A Philippines advanced 42 days, from 01 FEB 1998 to 15 MAR 1998.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F2B Mexico advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 1991 to 15 NOV 1991.
- F2B Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1994 to 01 OCT 1994.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 MAR 1997 to 15 MAR 1997.
- F3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 22 APR 1993 to 01 JUL 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 38 days, from 08 DEC 1989 to 15 JAN 1990.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 APR 1991 to 01 JUN 1991.
- F4 Mexico advanced 40 days, from 22 APR 1991 to 01 JUN 1991.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1981 to 15 JAN 1982.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2003 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (36 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 May 2003 charts
| Category | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 1999+2 mo | 01 JAN 1994+6 mo | 01 JUN 1990+40 d |
| F2A | 15 MAR 1998+42 d | 01 OCT 1995+47 d | 15 MAR 1998+42 d |
| F2B | 01 OCT 1994+47 d | 15 NOV 1991+7 d | 01 OCT 1994+47 d |
| F3 | 15 MAR 1997+7 d | 01 JUL 1993+2 mo | 15 JAN 1990+38 d |
| F4 | 01 JUN 1991+40 d | 01 JUN 1991+40 d | 15 JAN 1982+31 d |
| Category | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2003, 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.