U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2026
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2026. Changes are against April 2026.
What changed from April 2026
Final Action Dates: 19 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 MAY 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- F1 China advanced 4 months, from 01 MAY 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- F1 India advanced 4 months, from 01 MAY 2017 to 01 SEP 2017.
- F1 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 15 FEB 2007 to 15 AUG 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 6 months, from 01 FEB 2024 to 01 AUG 2024.
- F2A China advanced 6 months, from 01 FEB 2024 to 01 AUG 2024.
- F2A India advanced 6 months, from 01 FEB 2024 to 01 AUG 2024.
- F2A Mexico advanced 6 months, from 01 FEB 2023 to 01 AUG 2023.
- F2A Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 FEB 2024 to 01 AUG 2024.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 55 days, from 22 DEC 2011 to 15 FEB 2012.
- F3 China advanced 55 days, from 22 DEC 2011 to 15 FEB 2012.
- F3 India advanced 55 days, from 22 DEC 2011 to 15 FEB 2012.
- F3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 JUL 2005 to 22 NOV 2005.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 08 JUN 2008 to 15 SEP 2008.
- F4 China advanced 3 months, from 08 JUN 2008 to 15 SEP 2008.
- F4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 01 FEB 2007 to 15 JUL 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2021 to 01 FEB 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 NOV 2021 to 01 FEB 2022.
- EB-5 China advanced 21 days, from 01 SEP 2016 to 22 SEP 2016.
Dates for Filing: 15 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 7 months, from 01 MAR 2018 to 01 OCT 2018.
- F1 China advanced 7 months, from 01 MAR 2018 to 01 OCT 2018.
- F1 India advanced 7 months, from 01 MAR 2018 to 01 OCT 2018.
- F1 Mexico advanced 6 months, from 15 APR 2008 to 01 OCT 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- F2B China advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- F2B India advanced 5 months, from 08 AUG 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2012 to 08 DEC 2012.
- F3 China advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2012 to 08 DEC 2012.
- F3 India advanced 16 days, from 22 NOV 2012 to 08 DEC 2012.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2001 to 15 JUL 2001.
- F3 Philippines advanced 24 days, from 15 JUL 2006 to 08 AUG 2006.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 15 MAY 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F4 China advanced 4 months, from 15 MAY 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- EB-5 China advanced 5 months, from 01 OCT 2016 to 01 MAR 2017.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2026 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 2026 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017+4 mo | 01 SEP 2017+4 mo | 01 SEP 2017+4 mo | 15 AUG 2007+6 mo | 01 MAY 2013no change |
| F2A | 01 AUG 2024+6 mo | 01 AUG 2024+6 mo | 01 AUG 2024+6 mo | 01 AUG 2023+6 mo | 01 AUG 2024+6 mo |
| F2B | 22 MAY 2017no change | 22 MAY 2017no change | 22 MAY 2017no change | 15 FEB 2009no change | 08 APR 2013no change |
| F3 | 15 FEB 2012+55 d | 15 FEB 2012+55 d | 15 FEB 2012+55 d | 01 MAY 2001no change | 22 NOV 2005+5 mo |
| F4 | 15 SEP 2008+3 mo | 15 SEP 2008+3 mo | 01 NOV 2006no change | 08 APR 2001no change | 15 JUL 2007+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 APR 2023no change | 01 APR 2023no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2021no change | 15 JUL 2014no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 JUN 2024no change | 15 JUN 2021no change | 15 NOV 2013no change | 01 JUN 2024no change | 01 AUG 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 FEB 2022+3 mo | 01 FEB 2019no change | 15 NOV 2013no change | 01 FEB 2022+3 mo | 01 NOV 2021no change |
| EB-4 | 15 JUL 2022no change | 15 JUL 2022no change | 15 JUL 2022no change | 15 JUL 2022no change | 15 JUL 2022no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 SEP 2016+21 d | 01 MAY 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 2018+7 mo | 01 OCT 2018+7 mo | 01 OCT 2018+7 mo | 01 OCT 2008+6 mo | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2018+5 mo | 01 JAN 2018+5 mo | 01 JAN 2018+5 mo | 15 MAY 2010no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 08 DEC 2012+16 d | 08 DEC 2012+16 d | 08 DEC 2012+16 d | 15 JUL 2001+14 d | 08 AUG 2006+24 d |
| F4 | 01 SEP 2009+4 mo | 01 SEP 2009+4 mo | 15 DEC 2006no change | 30 APR 2001no change | 22 MAR 2008no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2023no change | 01 DEC 2023no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2022no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2022no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2024no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 AUG 2022no change | 01 OCT 2019no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | 01 AUG 2022no change | 01 AUG 2022no change |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2017+5 mo | 01 MAY 2024no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2026, 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.