U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2023
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2023. Changes are against April 2023.
What changed from April 2023
Final Action Dates: 11 moved forward, 6 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2014 to 15 DEC 2014.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2014 to 15 DEC 2014.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2014 to 15 DEC 2014.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 08 DEC 2008.
- F3 China advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 08 DEC 2008.
- F3 India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2008 to 08 DEC 2008.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 MAR 2007 to 08 APR 2007.
- F4 China advanced 17 days, from 22 MAR 2007 to 08 APR 2007.
- EB-3 China advanced 5 months, from 01 NOV 2018 to 01 APR 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 6 months, from 01 OCT 2014 to 15 APR 2015.
- EB-5 China advanced 2 months, from 08 JUL 2015 to 08 SEP 2015.
- EB-2 (all other countries) retrogressed 4 months, from 01 JUL 2022 to 15 FEB 2022.
- EB-2 Mexico retrogressed 4 months, from 01 JUL 2022 to 15 FEB 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines retrogressed 4 months, from 01 JUL 2022 to 15 FEB 2022.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 JUN 2022.
- EB-3 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 JUN 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 JUN 2022.
Dates for Filing: 9 moved forward, 3 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 2016 to 01 JAN 2017.
- F1 China advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 2016 to 01 JAN 2017.
- F1 India advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 2016 to 01 JAN 2017.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 08 NOV 2009 to 08 FEB 2010.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 08 NOV 2009 to 08 FEB 2010.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 08 NOV 2009 to 08 FEB 2010.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2007 to 01 FEB 2008.
- F4 China advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2007 to 01 FEB 2008.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2019 to 01 JUN 2019.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2023.
- EB-3 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2023.
- EB-3 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 MAY 2023.
Compared cell by cell with the April 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 May 2023 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 DEC 2014+14 d | 15 DEC 2014+14 d | 15 DEC 2014+14 d | 01 APR 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 08 SEP 2020no change | 08 SEP 2020no change | 08 SEP 2020no change | 01 NOV 2018no change | 08 SEP 2020no change |
| F2B | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 01 JUN 2001no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 08 DEC 2008+16 d | 08 DEC 2008+16 d | 08 DEC 2008+16 d | 01 NOV 1997no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 08 APR 2007+17 d | 08 APR 2007+17 d | 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 | 15 FEB 2022−4 mo | 08 JUN 2019no change | 01 JAN 2011no change | 15 FEB 2022−4 mo | 15 FEB 2022−4 mo |
| EB-3 | 01 JUN 2022cutoff imposed | 01 APR 2019+5 mo | 15 JUN 2012no change | 01 JUN 2022cutoff imposed | 01 JUN 2022cutoff imposed |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2020no change | 15 APR 2015+6 mo | 15 JUN 2012no change | 01 JAN 2020no change | 01 JAN 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 SEP 2015+2 mo | 01 JUN 2018no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2017+5 mo | 01 JAN 2017+5 mo | 01 JAN 2017+5 mo | 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 FEB 2010+3 mo | 08 FEB 2010+3 mo | 08 FEB 2010+3 mo | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 FEB 2008+48 d | 01 FEB 2008+48 d | 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 | 01 MAY 2023cutoff imposed | 01 JUN 2019+4 mo | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 MAY 2023cutoff imposed | 01 MAY 2023cutoff imposed |
| 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 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 08 DEC 2019no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 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.