U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2023
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2023. Changes are against September 2023.
What changed from September 2023
Final Action Dates: 34 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 13 months, from 01 JAN 2018 to 08 FEB 2019.
- F2A China advanced 13 months, from 01 JAN 2018 to 08 FEB 2019.
- F2A India advanced 13 months, from 01 JAN 2018 to 08 FEB 2019.
- F2A Mexico advanced 29 months, from 01 SEP 2016 to 01 FEB 2019.
- F2A Philippines advanced 13 months, from 01 JAN 2018 to 08 FEB 2019.
- F2B Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 AUG 2001 to 01 JAN 2002.
- F3 Mexico advanced 52 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 08 MAR 1998.
- F4 India advanced 23 days, from 15 SEP 2005 to 08 OCT 2005.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from 01 AUG 2023 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 China advanced 14 days, from 01 FEB 2022 to 15 FEB 2022.
- EB-1 India advanced 60 months, from 01 JAN 2012 to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-1 Mexico went from 01 AUG 2023 to CURRENT.
- EB-1 Philippines went from 01 AUG 2023 to CURRENT.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2022 to 08 JUL 2022.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 08 JUL 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- EB-2 India advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2011 to 01 JAN 2012.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2022 to 08 JUL 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 JUL 2022 to 08 JUL 2022.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 19 months, from 01 MAY 2020 to 01 DEC 2021.
- EB-3 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-3 India advanced 40 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 MAY 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 19 months, from 01 MAY 2020 to 01 DEC 2021.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 19 months, from 01 MAY 2020 to 01 DEC 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2020 to 01 AUG 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2015 to 01 JAN 2016.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 40 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 MAY 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2020 to 01 AUG 2020.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- EB-4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- EB-4 India advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 SEP 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- EB-5 China advanced 23 days, from 08 SEP 2015 to 01 OCT 2015.
- EB-5 India advanced 20 months, from 01 APR 2017 to 15 DEC 2018.
Dates for Filing: 17 moved forward, 5 moved back
- EB-1 China advanced 2 months, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 AUG 2022.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2022 to 01 JAN 2023.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 08 OCT 2019 to 01 JAN 2020.
- EB-2 India advanced 14 days, from 01 MAY 2012 to 15 MAY 2012.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2022 to 01 JAN 2023.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2022 to 01 JAN 2023.
- EB-3 China advanced 10 months, from 01 NOV 2019 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2020 to 15 DEC 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 17 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 JUN 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 JUN 2020 to 15 DEC 2020.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-4 China advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-4 India advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2018 to 01 MAR 2019.
- EB-5 China advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2016 to 01 JAN 2017.
- EB-5 India advanced 28 months, from 08 DEC 2019 to 01 APR 2022.
- EB-1 India retrogressed 35 months, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 JUL 2019.
- EB-3 (all other countries) retrogressed 3 months, from 01 MAY 2023 to 01 FEB 2023.
- EB-3 Mexico retrogressed 3 months, from 01 MAY 2023 to 01 FEB 2023.
- EB-3 Philippines retrogressed 4 months, from 01 MAY 2023 to 01 JAN 2023.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines retrogressed 17 days, from 01 JUN 2020 to 15 MAY 2020.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2023 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 01 JAN 2015no change | 22 APR 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 08 FEB 2019+13 mo | 08 FEB 2019+13 mo | 08 FEB 2019+13 mo | 01 FEB 2019+29 mo | 08 FEB 2019+13 mo |
| F2B | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2002+5 mo | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 08 JAN 2009no change | 08 JAN 2009no change | 08 JAN 2009no change | 08 MAR 1998+52 d | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 APR 2007no change | 22 APR 2007no change | 08 OCT 2005+23 d | 01 AUG 2000no change | 22 AUG 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTbecame current | 15 FEB 2022+14 d | 01 JAN 2017+60 mo | CURRENTbecame current | CURRENTbecame current |
| EB-2 | 08 JUL 2022+7 d | 01 OCT 2019+3 mo | 01 JAN 2012+12 mo | 08 JUL 2022+7 d | 08 JUL 2022+7 d |
| EB-3 | 01 DEC 2021+19 mo | 01 JAN 2020+4 mo | 01 MAY 2012+40 mo | 01 DEC 2021+19 mo | 01 DEC 2021+19 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 AUG 2020+3 mo | 01 JAN 2016+4 mo | 01 MAY 2012+40 mo | 01 AUG 2020+3 mo | 01 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2019+4 mo | 01 JAN 2019+4 mo | 01 JAN 2019+4 mo | 01 JAN 2019+4 mo | 01 JAN 2019+4 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2015+23 d | 15 DEC 2018+20 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 APR 2005no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change | 01 SEP 2023no change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2004no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2022+2 mo | 01 JUL 2019−35 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 JAN 2023+31 d | 01 JAN 2020+3 mo | 15 MAY 2012+14 d | 01 JAN 2023+31 d | 01 JAN 2023+31 d |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2023−3 mo | 01 SEP 2020+10 mo | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 FEB 2023−3 mo | 01 JAN 2023−4 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 DEC 2020+6 mo | 01 JUN 2017+17 mo | 01 AUG 2012no change | 15 DEC 2020+6 mo | 15 MAY 2020−17 d |
| EB-4 | 01 MAR 2019+5 mo | 01 MAR 2019+5 mo | 01 MAR 2019+5 mo | 01 MAR 2019+5 mo | 01 MAR 2019+5 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017+12 mo | 01 APR 2022+28 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.