U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2014
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2014. Changes are against April 2014.
What changed from April 2014
Final Action Dates: 25 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 2007 to 08 MAR 2007.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 2007 to 08 MAR 2007.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 2007 to 08 MAR 2007.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 NOV 1993 to 15 NOV 1993.
- F1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2001 to 01 FEB 2002.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 OCT 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 22 OCT 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 22 OCT 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F2B Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 1993 to 15 MAY 1993.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 08 JUN 2003 to 22 JUN 2003.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 15 JUL 2003 to 01 SEP 2003.
- F3 China advanced 48 days, from 15 JUL 2003 to 01 SEP 2003.
- F3 India advanced 48 days, from 15 JUL 2003 to 01 SEP 2003.
- F3 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 JUN 1993 to 01 JUL 1993.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 22 FEB 1993 to 01 MAR 1993.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2001 to 08 DEC 2001.
- F4 China advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2001 to 08 DEC 2001.
- F4 India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2001 to 08 DEC 2001.
- F4 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 1996 to 01 DEC 1996.
- F4 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 1990 to 01 NOV 1990.
- EB-2 China advanced 38 days, from 08 MAR 2009 to 15 APR 2009.
- EB-3 India advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2003 to 01 OCT 2003.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 15 JUN 2007 to 01 NOV 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 16 days, from 15 SEP 2003 to 01 OCT 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 5 months, from 15 JUN 2007 to 01 NOV 2007.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2014 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 2014 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2007+14 d | 08 MAR 2007+14 d | 08 MAR 2007+14 d | 15 NOV 1993+14 d | 01 FEB 2002+3 mo |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2013no change | 08 SEP 2013no change | 08 SEP 2013no change | 15 APR 2012no change | 08 SEP 2013no change |
| F2B | 01 FEB 2007+3 mo | 01 FEB 2007+3 mo | 01 FEB 2007+3 mo | 15 MAY 1993+14 d | 22 JUN 2003+14 d |
| F3 | 01 SEP 2003+48 d | 01 SEP 2003+48 d | 01 SEP 2003+48 d | 01 JUL 1993+9 d | 01 MAR 1993+7 d |
| F4 | 08 DEC 2001+16 d | 08 DEC 2001+16 d | 08 DEC 2001+16 d | 01 DEC 1996+9 d | 01 NOV 1990+31 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 APR 2009+38 d | 15 NOV 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 OCT 2012no change | 01 OCT 2012no change | 01 OCT 2003+16 d | 01 OCT 2012no change | 01 NOV 2007+5 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 OCT 2012no change | 01 OCT 2012no change | 01 OCT 2003+16 d | 01 OCT 2012no change | 01 NOV 2007+5 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2014, 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.