U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2020
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2020. Changes are against April 2020.
What changed from April 2020
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2014 to 22 MAR 2014.
- F1 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2014 to 22 MAR 2014.
- F1 India advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2014 to 22 MAR 2014.
- F1 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 1997 to 22 OCT 1997.
- F1 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 01 SEP 2010.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 2014 to 15 JAN 2015.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 2014 to 15 JAN 2015.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 2014 to 15 JAN 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 45 days, from 01 DEC 1998 to 15 JAN 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 43 days, from 01 FEB 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F3 China advanced 43 days, from 01 FEB 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F3 India advanced 43 days, from 01 FEB 2008 to 15 MAR 2008.
- F3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 1996 to 08 JUN 1996.
- F3 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 15 MAY 2000 to 15 NOV 2000.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- F4 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- F4 India advanced 17 days, from 22 DEC 2004 to 08 JAN 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 MAR 1998 to 15 APR 1998.
- F4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 2000 to 01 OCT 2000.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from 01 JUN 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 China advanced 37 days, from 08 JUN 2017 to 15 JUL 2017.
- EB-1 India advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2015 to 01 AUG 2015.
- EB-1 Mexico went from 01 JUN 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 Philippines went from 01 JUN 2019 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 China advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- EB-2 India advanced 8 days, from 25 MAY 2009 to 02 JUN 2009.
- EB-3 China advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2016 to 15 MAY 2016.
- EB-3 India advanced 38 days, from 22 JAN 2009 to 01 MAR 2009.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2008 to 15 JUL 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 38 days, from 22 JAN 2009 to 01 MAR 2009.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 22 JAN 2018 to 01 MAY 2018.
- EB-5 China advanced 47 days, from 15 MAY 2015 to 01 JUL 2015.
- EB-5 India advanced 9 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
Dates for Filing: 30 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 2014 to 22 NOV 2014.
- F1 China advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 2014 to 22 NOV 2014.
- F1 India advanced 3 months, from 01 SEP 2014 to 22 NOV 2014.
- F1 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 1999 to 08 DEC 1999.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 NOV 2010 to 01 JUN 2011.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 MAR 2020.
- F2A China advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 MAR 2020.
- F2A India advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 MAR 2020.
- F2A Mexico advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 MAR 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 MAR 2020.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2015 to 22 SEP 2015.
- F2B Mexico advanced 38 days, from 01 AUG 1999 to 08 SEP 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 OCT 2010 to 01 FEB 2011.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2008 to 15 DEC 2008.
- F3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2008 to 15 DEC 2008.
- F3 India advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2008 to 15 DEC 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 15 JAN 2001 to 22 AUG 2001.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 3 days, from 25 JUL 2007 to 28 JUL 2007.
- F4 China advanced 3 days, from 25 JUL 2007 to 28 JUL 2007.
- F4 India advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2005 to 08 SEP 2005.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 JAN 1999 to 22 JAN 1999.
- F4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2001 to 01 JUN 2001.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 APR 2019.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 APR 2019.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 APR 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 APR 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 APR 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 01 APR 2019.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2020 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (81 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 2020 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 MAR 2014+3 mo | 22 MAR 2014+3 mo | 22 MAR 2014+3 mo | 22 OCT 1997+30 d | 01 SEP 2010+6 mo |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 15 JAN 2015+2 mo | 15 JAN 2015+2 mo | 15 JAN 2015+2 mo | 15 JAN 1999+45 d | 01 JUN 2010+4 mo |
| F3 | 15 MAR 2008+43 d | 15 MAR 2008+43 d | 15 MAR 2008+43 d | 08 JUN 1996+31 d | 15 NOV 2000+6 mo |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2006+21 d | 22 JUL 2006+21 d | 08 JAN 2005+17 d | 15 APR 1998+31 d | 01 OCT 2000+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTbecame current | 15 JUL 2017+37 d | 01 AUG 2015+3 mo | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2015+30 d | 02 JUN 2009+8 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JAN 2017no change | 15 MAY 2016+30 d | 01 MAR 2009+38 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2017no change | 15 JUL 2008+14 d | 01 MAR 2009+38 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2018+3 mo | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2015+47 d | 01 OCT 2019+9 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 NOV 2014+3 mo | 22 NOV 2014+3 mo | 22 NOV 2014+3 mo | 08 DEC 1999+7 d | 01 JUN 2011+7 mo |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2020+29 d | 01 MAR 2020+29 d | 01 MAR 2020+29 d | 01 MAR 2020+29 d | 01 MAR 2020+29 d |
| F2B | 22 SEP 2015+3 mo | 22 SEP 2015+3 mo | 22 SEP 2015+3 mo | 08 SEP 1999+38 d | 01 FEB 2011+4 mo |
| F3 | 15 DEC 2008+2 mo | 15 DEC 2008+2 mo | 15 DEC 2008+2 mo | 15 JUL 2000no change | 22 AUG 2001+7 mo |
| F4 | 28 JUL 2007+3 d | 28 JUL 2007+3 d | 08 SEP 2005+17 d | 22 JAN 1999+7 d | 01 JUN 2001+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2017no change | 15 MAR 2017no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2016no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 APR 2019+3 mo | 01 MAR 2017no change | 01 FEB 2010no change | 01 APR 2019+3 mo | 01 APR 2019+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 APR 2019+3 mo | 01 AUG 2008no change | 01 FEB 2010no change | 01 APR 2019+3 mo | 01 APR 2019+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2020, 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.