U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
April 2023
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for April 2023. Changes are against March 2023.
What changed from March 2023
Final Action Dates: 2 moved forward, 14 moved back
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 AUG 2018 to 01 NOV 2018.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2014 to 01 OCT 2014.
- F2A (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2020.
- F2A China went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2020.
- F2A India went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2020.
- F2A Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 NOV 2018.
- F2A Philippines went from CURRENT to 08 SEP 2020.
- EB-2 (all other countries) retrogressed 4 months, from 01 NOV 2022 to 01 JUL 2022.
- EB-2 India retrogressed 9 months, from 08 OCT 2011 to 01 JAN 2011.
- EB-2 Mexico retrogressed 4 months, from 01 NOV 2022 to 01 JUL 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines retrogressed 4 months, from 01 NOV 2022 to 01 JUL 2022.
- EB-4 (all other countries) retrogressed 41 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 SEP 2018.
- EB-4 China retrogressed 41 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 SEP 2018.
- EB-4 India retrogressed 30 months, from 01 MAR 2021 to 01 SEP 2018.
- EB-4 Mexico retrogressed 23 months, from 01 AUG 2020 to 01 SEP 2018.
- EB-4 Philippines retrogressed 41 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 SEP 2018.
Dates for Filing: 1 moved forward, 5 moved back
- EB-4 (all other countries) retrogressed 41 months, from 01 MAR 2022 to 01 OCT 2018.
- EB-4 China retrogressed 41 months, from 01 MAR 2022 to 01 OCT 2018.
- EB-4 India retrogressed 30 months, from 01 APR 2021 to 01 OCT 2018.
- EB-4 Mexico retrogressed 23 months, from 01 SEP 2020 to 01 OCT 2018.
- EB-4 Philippines retrogressed 41 months, from 01 MAR 2022 to 01 OCT 2018.
Compared cell by cell with the March 2023 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 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 April 2023 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 DEC 2014no change | 01 DEC 2014no change | 01 DEC 2014no change | 01 APR 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2020cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2020cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2020cutoff imposed | 01 NOV 2018cutoff imposed | 08 SEP 2020cutoff imposed |
| F2B | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 22 NOV 2008no change | 22 NOV 2008no change | 22 NOV 2008no change | 01 NOV 1997no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 MAR 2007no change | 22 MAR 2007no change | 15 SEP 2005no change | 01 AUG 2000no change | 22 AUG 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 FEB 2022no change | 01 FEB 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 JUL 2022−4 mo | 08 JUN 2019no change | 01 JAN 2011−9 mo | 01 JUL 2022−4 mo | 01 JUL 2022−4 mo |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 NOV 2018+3 mo | 15 JUN 2012no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2020no change | 01 OCT 2014+3 mo | 15 JUN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2020no change | 01 JAN 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 SEP 2018−41 mo | 01 SEP 2018−41 mo | 01 SEP 2018−30 mo | 01 SEP 2018−23 mo | 01 SEP 2018−41 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 JUL 2015no change | 01 JUN 2018no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 AUG 2016no change | 08 AUG 2016no change | 08 AUG 2016no change | 01 DEC 2002no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2002no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 08 NOV 2009no change | 08 NOV 2009no change | 08 NOV 2009no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 15 DEC 2007no change | 15 DEC 2007no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 01 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2022no change | 01 JUN 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 DEC 2022no change | 08 JUL 2019no change | 01 MAY 2012no change | 01 DEC 2022no change | 01 DEC 2022no change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 FEB 2019+5 mo | 01 AUG 2012no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 FEB 2020no change | 01 NOV 2015no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 FEB 2020no change | 01 FEB 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 OCT 2018−41 mo | 01 OCT 2018−41 mo | 01 OCT 2018−30 mo | 01 OCT 2018−23 mo | 01 OCT 2018−41 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 08 DEC 2019no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 2023, 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.