6 final action dates moved forward and 3 moved back compared with April 2023.
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2023 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.
Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in May 2023, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15DEC14Advanced 14 days | 15DEC14Advanced 14 days | 15DEC14Advanced 14 days | 01APR01 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | 08SEP20 | 08SEP20 | 08SEP20 | 01NOV18 | 08SEP20 |
| F2B | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 01JUN01 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 08DEC08Advanced 1 month | 08DEC08Advanced 1 month | 08DEC08Advanced 1 month | 01NOV97 | 08JUN02 |
| F4 | 08APR07Advanced 1 month | 08APR07Advanced 1 month | 15SEP05 | 01AUG00 | 22AUG02 |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01JAN17Advanced 5 months | 01JAN17Advanced 5 months | 01JAN17Advanced 5 months | 01DEC02 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN02 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 08FEB10Advanced 3 months | 08FEB10Advanced 3 months | 08FEB10Advanced 3 months | 15JUN01 | 08NOV03 |
| F4 | 01FEB08Advanced 2 months | 01FEB08Advanced 2 months | 22FEB06 | 01APR01 | 22APR04 |
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For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in May 2023, USCIS says to use the final action dates chart for employment-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 01FEB22 | 01FEB22 | C | C |
| EB-2 | 15FEB22Retrogressed 4 months | 08JUN19 | 01JAN11 | 15FEB22Retrogressed 4 months | 15FEB22Retrogressed 4 months |
| EB-3 | 01JUN22No longer current | 01APR19Advanced 5 months | 15JUN12 | 01JUN22No longer current | 01JUN22No longer current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01JAN20 | 15APR15Advanced 6 months | 15JUN12 | 01JAN20 | 01JAN20 |
| EB-4 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 | 01SEP18 |
| EB-5 | C | 08SEP15Advanced 2 months | 01JUN18 | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 01JUN22 | 01JUN22 | C | C |
| EB-2 | 01DEC22 | 08JUL19 | 01MAY12 | 01DEC22 | 01DEC22 |
| EB-3 | 01MAY23No longer current | 01JUN19Advanced 4 months | 01AUG12 | 01MAY23No longer current | 01MAY23No longer current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01FEB20 | 01NOV15 | 01AUG12 | 01FEB20 | 01FEB20 |
| EB-4 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 | 01OCT18 |
| EB-5 | C | 01JAN16 | 08DEC19 | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
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Official notes published with the bulletin, quoted as written. They describe what the State Department expects, not a guarantee.
Increased rest of world demand and number use in EB-1 will most likely necessitate retrogression in the final action dates for China and India in the coming months to hold number use within the maximum allowed under the FY-2023 annual limits. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.
In the April 2023 Visa Bulletin , the EB-2 final action dates for Rest of World, Mexico, and the Philippines retrogressed to keep number use within the FY 2023 annual limit. This was due to higher than expected demand from applicants with priority dates earlier than the established final action dates. The Department and USCIS continue to see increased demand from these applicants, necessitating further retrogression. As a result, the Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines EB-2 final action dates have retrogressed to 15FEB22. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.
Despite recent retrogressions, there continues to be high demand for EB-2 and EB-5 visa numbers by applicants with priority dates earlier than the established final action dates. As a result, it will be necessary to retrogress the India Employment Second Preference and Employment Fifth Preference final action dates as early as next month to keep visa issuances within their annual per-country limit. Every effort will be made in October to return the final action dates to at least the final action dates announced for April.
As readers were informed was possible in Item E of the March 2023 Visa Bulletin , it has become necessary to establish EB-3 final action dates for Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines, effective in May, to hold number use within the maximum allowed under the FY-2023 annual limit. Applicants from Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines are subject to a final action date of 01JUN22. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.
Higher than expected number use in the EW category, most notably amongst applicants with early priority dates, will likely necessitate further corrective action in the Rest of World, Mexico, and Philippines final action dates in the coming months to hold number use within the maximum allowed under the Fiscal Year 2023 annual limit. This situation will be continually monitored, and any necessary adjustments will be made accordingly.