U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2010
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2010. Changes are against April 2010.
What changed from April 2010
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 2 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 08 JUL 2004 to 08 SEP 2004.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 08 JUL 2004 to 08 SEP 2004.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 08 JUL 2004 to 08 SEP 2004.
- F1 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 MAR 1994 to 01 NOV 1994.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 DEC 2006.
- F2A China advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 DEC 2006.
- F2A India advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 DEC 2006.
- F2A Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2005 to 01 JUN 2005.
- F2A Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2006 to 01 DEC 2006.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JUL 2002.
- F2B China advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JUL 2002.
- F2B India advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JUL 2002.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 15 SEP 1998 to 15 NOV 1998.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2001 to 08 JUN 2001.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2001 to 08 JUN 2001.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2001 to 08 JUN 2001.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 OCT 1992 to 22 OCT 1992.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 1992 to 01 MAY 1992.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2000 to 15 MAY 2000.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 08 SEP 1987 to 08 DEC 1987.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2005 to 22 SEP 2005.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 FEB 2003 to 22 APR 2003.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 FEB 2003 to 22 APR 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2001 to 01 OCT 2001.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 FEB 2003 to 22 APR 2003.
- EB-3 Mexico went from 01 JUL 2002 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 01 JUN 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2010 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (65 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 2010 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 SEP 2004+2 mo | 08 SEP 2004+2 mo | 08 SEP 2004+2 mo | 15 OCT 1992no change | 01 NOV 1994+8 mo |
| F2A | 01 DEC 2006+6 mo | 01 DEC 2006+6 mo | 01 DEC 2006+6 mo | 01 JUN 2005+5 mo | 01 DEC 2006+6 mo |
| F2B | 01 JUL 2002+4 mo | 01 JUL 2002+4 mo | 01 JUL 2002+4 mo | 15 JUN 1992no change | 15 NOV 1998+2 mo |
| F3 | 08 JUN 2001+17 d | 08 JUN 2001+17 d | 08 JUN 2001+17 d | 22 OCT 1992+7 d | 01 MAY 1992+2 mo |
| F4 | 15 MAY 2000+2 mo | 15 MAY 2000+2 mo | 15 MAY 2000+2 mo | 08 DEC 1995no change | 08 DEC 1987+3 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 SEP 2005+31 d | 01 FEB 2005no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 22 APR 2003+3 mo | 22 APR 2003+3 mo | 01 OCT 2001+23 d | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | 22 APR 2003+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | 01 JUN 2001no change |
| 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 2010, 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.