U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2024
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2024. Changes are against April 2024.
What changed from April 2024
Final Action Dates: 23 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 08 FEB 2015 to 08 JUL 2015.
- F1 China advanced 5 months, from 08 FEB 2015 to 08 JUL 2015.
- F1 India advanced 5 months, from 08 FEB 2015 to 08 JUL 2015.
- F1 Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 2001 to 15 OCT 2001.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 9 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 01 JUN 2021.
- F2A China advanced 9 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 01 JUN 2021.
- F2A India advanced 9 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 01 JUN 2021.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 15 AUG 2020 to 08 NOV 2020.
- F2A Philippines advanced 9 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 01 JUN 2021.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 22 NOV 2015 to 01 APR 2016.
- F2B China advanced 4 months, from 22 NOV 2015 to 01 APR 2016.
- F2B India advanced 4 months, from 22 NOV 2015 to 01 APR 2016.
- F2B Mexico advanced 4 months, from 22 OCT 2003 to 01 MAR 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 01 OCT 2009 to 01 JAN 2010.
- F3 Mexico advanced 10 months, from 08 SEP 1998 to 22 JUL 1999.
- F3 Philippines advanced 54 days, from 08 JUN 2002 to 01 AUG 2002.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2007 to 22 JUL 2007.
- F4 China advanced 44 days, from 08 JUN 2007 to 22 JUL 2007.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 2005 to 15 JAN 2006.
- F4 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 15 OCT 2000 to 22 JAN 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 15 JUN 2003 to 08 SEP 2003.
Dates for Filing: 7 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2B Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2004 to 01 SEP 2004.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 01 JUN 2010.
- F4 India advanced 2 months, from 08 APR 2006 to 15 JUN 2006.
- F4 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 APR 2005 to 01 JUN 2005.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2024 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 2024 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 JUL 2015+5 mo | 08 JUL 2015+5 mo | 08 JUL 2015+5 mo | 15 OCT 2001+5 mo | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 01 JUN 2021+9 mo | 01 JUN 2021+9 mo | 01 JUN 2021+9 mo | 08 NOV 2020+3 mo | 01 JUN 2021+9 mo |
| F2B | 01 APR 2016+4 mo | 01 APR 2016+4 mo | 01 APR 2016+4 mo | 01 MAR 2004+4 mo | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 01 JAN 2010+3 mo | 01 JAN 2010+3 mo | 01 JAN 2010+3 mo | 22 JUL 1999+10 mo | 01 AUG 2002+54 d |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2007+44 d | 22 JUL 2007+44 d | 15 JAN 2006+31 d | 22 JAN 2001+3 mo | 08 SEP 2003+3 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2022no change | 01 MAR 2021no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 JAN 2023no change | 01 FEB 2020no change | 15 APR 2012no change | 15 JAN 2023no change | 15 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 22 NOV 2022no change | 01 SEP 2020no change | 15 AUG 2012no change | 22 NOV 2022no change | 22 NOV 2022no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 OCT 2020no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 15 AUG 2012no change | 08 OCT 2020no change | 01 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 NOV 2020no change | 01 NOV 2020no change | 01 NOV 2020no change | 01 NOV 2020no change | 01 NOV 2020no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 DEC 2015no change | 01 DEC 2020no change | 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 SEP 2004+31 d | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 JUN 2010+3 mo | 01 JUN 2010+3 mo | 01 JUN 2010+3 mo | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 15 JUN 2006+2 mo | 22 APR 2001+7 d | 01 JUN 2005+40 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 APR 2021no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUN 2020no change | 15 MAY 2012no change | 15 FEB 2023no change | 15 FEB 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JUL 2021no change | 15 SEP 2012no change | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 DEC 2020no change | 01 JUN 2017no change | 15 SEP 2012no change | 15 DEC 2020no change | 15 MAY 2020no change |
| EB-4 | 01 DEC 2020no change | 01 DEC 2020no change | 01 DEC 2020no change | 01 DEC 2020no change | 01 DEC 2020no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2024, 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.