U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2023
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2023. Changes are against June 2023.
What changed from June 2023
Final Action Dates: 8 moved forward, 5 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 21 days, from 01 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F2B Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2001 to 01 AUG 2001.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2008 to 22 DEC 2008.
- F3 China advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2008 to 22 DEC 2008.
- F3 India advanced 14 days, from 08 DEC 2008 to 22 DEC 2008.
- F3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 NOV 1997 to 15 JAN 1998.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- F4 China advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- EB-3 (all other countries) retrogressed 4 months, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 FEB 2022.
- EB-3 India retrogressed 41 months, from 15 JUN 2012 to 01 JAN 2009.
- EB-3 Mexico retrogressed 4 months, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 FEB 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines retrogressed 4 months, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 FEB 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers India retrogressed 41 months, from 15 JUN 2012 to 01 JAN 2009.
Dates for Filing: 11 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- F1 China advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- F1 India advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- F1 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- F2B Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 APR 2002.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2010 to 01 MAR 2010.
- F3 China advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2010 to 01 MAR 2010.
- F3 India advanced 21 days, from 08 FEB 2010 to 01 MAR 2010.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2008 to 01 MAR 2008.
- F4 China advanced 29 days, from 01 FEB 2008 to 01 MAR 2008.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2001 to 15 APR 2001.
Compared cell by cell with the June 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 July 2023 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 DEC 2014no change | 15 DEC 2014no change | 15 DEC 2014no change | 22 APR 2001+21 d | 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 AUG 2001+2 mo | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 22 DEC 2008+14 d | 22 DEC 2008+14 d | 22 DEC 2008+14 d | 15 JAN 1998+2 mo | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 APR 2007+14 d | 22 APR 2007+14 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 2022no change | 08 JUN 2019no change | 01 JAN 2011no change | 15 FEB 2022no change | 15 FEB 2022no change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2022−4 mo | 01 APR 2019no change | 01 JAN 2009−41 mo | 01 FEB 2022−4 mo | 01 FEB 2022−4 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2020no change | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2009−41 mo | 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 2015no change | 01 APR 2017no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017+8 mo | 01 SEP 2017+8 mo | 01 SEP 2017+8 mo | 01 JAN 2003+31 d | 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 APR 2002+3 mo | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2010+21 d | 01 MAR 2010+21 d | 01 MAR 2010+21 d | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008+29 d | 01 MAR 2008+29 d | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 APR 2001+14 d | 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 2023no change | 01 JUN 2019no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 MAY 2023no change | 01 MAY 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 FEB 2020no change | 01 JAN 2016no 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 July 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.