U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2007
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2007. Changes are against April 2007.
What changed from April 2007
Final Action Dates: 22 moved forward, 6 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 2001 to 15 MAY 2001.
- F1 China advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 2001 to 15 MAY 2001.
- F1 India advanced 7 days, from 08 MAY 2001 to 15 MAY 2001.
- F1 Philippines advanced 29 days, from 22 FEB 1992 to 22 MAR 1992.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 08 APR 2002.
- F2A China advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 08 APR 2002.
- F2A India advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 08 APR 2002.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2000 to 01 JAN 2001.
- F2A Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 APR 2002 to 08 APR 2002.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1997 to 01 OCT 1997.
- F2B China advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1997 to 01 OCT 1997.
- F2B India advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1997 to 01 OCT 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1999 to 01 APR 1999.
- F3 China advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1999 to 01 APR 1999.
- F3 India advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1999 to 01 APR 1999.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 1996 to 15 MAY 1996.
- F4 China advanced 38 days, from 15 OCT 1995 to 22 NOV 1995.
- F4 India advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 1996 to 08 JAN 1996.
- F4 Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 JUN 1994 to 01 JUL 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 1984 to 01 JAN 1985.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 AUG 2002 to 01 AUG 2003.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 AUG 2002 to 01 AUG 2003.
- F1 Mexico retrogressed 36 months, from 01 JAN 1994 to 01 JAN 1991.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 01 OCT 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers China went from 01 OCT 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers India went from 01 OCT 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 01 OCT 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 OCT 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2007 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 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 2007 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 MAY 2001+7 d | 15 MAY 2001+7 d | 15 MAY 2001+7 d | 01 JAN 1991−36 mo | 22 MAR 1992+29 d |
| F2A | 08 APR 2002+7 d | 08 APR 2002+7 d | 08 APR 2002+7 d | 01 JAN 2001+31 d | 08 APR 2002+7 d |
| F2B | 01 OCT 1997+47 d | 01 OCT 1997+47 d | 01 OCT 1997+47 d | 01 MAR 1992no change | 01 OCT 1996no change |
| F3 | 01 APR 1999+10 d | 01 APR 1999+10 d | 01 APR 1999+10 d | 08 FEB 1988no change | 01 JAN 1985no change |
| F4 | 15 MAY 1996+14 d | 22 NOV 1995+38 d | 08 JAN 1996+7 d | 01 JUL 1994+23 d | 01 JAN 1985+2 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 22 APR 2005no change | 08 JAN 2003no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 AUG 2003+12 mo | 01 AUG 2002no change | 08 MAY 2001no change | 15 MAY 2001no change | 01 AUG 2003+12 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2007, 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.