U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2013
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2013. Changes are against April 2013.
What changed from April 2013
Final Action Dates: 33 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F1 China advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F1 India advanced 24 days, from 08 MAR 2006 to 01 APR 2006.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 AUG 1993 to 08 AUG 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 15 FEB 1999 to 01 JUN 1999.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2010 to 01 MAR 2011.
- F2A China advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2010 to 01 MAR 2011.
- F2A India advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2010 to 01 MAR 2011.
- F2A Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 DEC 2010 to 01 FEB 2011.
- F2A Philippines advanced 2 months, from 15 DEC 2010 to 01 MAR 2011.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 08 APR 2005 to 15 MAY 2005.
- F2B China advanced 37 days, from 08 APR 2005 to 15 MAY 2005.
- F2B India advanced 37 days, from 08 APR 2005 to 15 MAY 2005.
- F2B Mexico advanced 2 months, from 22 FEB 1993 to 01 MAY 1993.
- F2B Philippines advanced 55 days, from 15 JUL 2002 to 08 SEP 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2002 to 08 AUG 2002.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2002 to 08 AUG 2002.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 2002 to 08 AUG 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 10 days, from 22 MAR 1993 to 01 APR 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 21 days, from 01 OCT 1992 to 22 OCT 1992.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 SEP 1996 to 08 SEP 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 47 days, from 15 AUG 1989 to 01 OCT 1989.
- EB-2 China advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2008 to 15 MAY 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JUL 2007 to 01 DEC 2007.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 months, from 22 APR 2007 to 01 DEC 2007.
- EB-3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2002 to 22 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JUL 2007 to 01 DEC 2007.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 15 SEP 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JUL 2007 to 01 DEC 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2003 to 01 SEP 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2002 to 22 DEC 2002.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JUL 2007 to 01 DEC 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 08 SEP 2006 to 15 SEP 2006.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2013 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 2013 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 APR 2006+24 d | 01 APR 2006+24 d | 01 APR 2006+24 d | 08 AUG 1993+7 d | 01 JUN 1999+3 mo |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2011+2 mo | 01 MAR 2011+2 mo | 01 MAR 2011+2 mo | 01 FEB 2011+2 mo | 01 MAR 2011+2 mo |
| F2B | 15 MAY 2005+37 d | 15 MAY 2005+37 d | 15 MAY 2005+37 d | 01 MAY 1993+2 mo | 08 SEP 2002+55 d |
| F3 | 08 AUG 2002+17 d | 08 AUG 2002+17 d | 08 AUG 2002+17 d | 01 APR 1993+10 d | 22 OCT 1992+21 d |
| F4 | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 MAY 2001no change | 08 SEP 1996+7 d | 01 OCT 1989+47 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2008+44 d | 01 SEP 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 DEC 2007+5 mo | 01 DEC 2007+7 mo | 22 DEC 2002+14 d | 01 DEC 2007+5 mo | 15 SEP 2006+7 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 DEC 2007+5 mo | 01 SEP 2003+31 d | 22 DEC 2002+14 d | 01 DEC 2007+5 mo | 15 SEP 2006+7 d |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2013, 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.