Visa bulletin for May 2024: what changed

13 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with April 2024.

  • F3 Mexico: September 8, 1998 → July 22, 1999 (advanced 10 months)
  • F2A (all countries): September 8, 2020 → June 1, 2021 (advanced 9 months)
  • F1 Mexico: May 1, 2001 → October 15, 2001 (advanced 5 months)
  • F1 (all countries): February 8, 2015 → July 8, 2015 (advanced 5 months)
  • F2B (all countries): November 22, 2015 → April 1, 2016 (advanced 4 months)
  • F2B Mexico: October 22, 2003 → March 1, 2004 (advanced 4 months)
  • F4 Mexico: October 15, 2000 → January 22, 2001 (advanced 3 months)
  • F3 (all countries): October 1, 2009 → January 1, 2010 (advanced 3 months)

Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2024 (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.

Family-sponsored

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in May 2024, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.

Family-sponsored: final action date · May 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F108JUL1508JUL1508JUL1515OCT0101MAR12
F2A01JUN2101JUN2101JUN2108NOV2001JUN21
F2B01APR1601APR1601APR1601MAR0422OCT11
F301JAN1001JAN1001JAN1022JUL9901AUG02
F422JUL0722JUL0715JAN0622JAN0108SEP03

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Family-sponsored: date for filing · May 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701APR0522APR15
F2A01SEP2301SEP2301SEP2301SEP2301SEP23
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701SEP0401OCT13
F301JUN1001JUN1001JUN1015JUN0108NOV03
F401MAR0801MAR0815JUN0622APR0101JUN05

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Employment-based

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in May 2024, USCIS says to use the final action dates chart for employment-based cases.

Employment-based: final action date · May 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C01SEP2201MAR21CC
EB-215JAN2301FEB2015APR1215JAN2315JAN23
EB-322NOV2201SEP2015AUG1222NOV2222NOV22
EB-3 Other Workers08OCT2001JAN1715AUG1208OCT2001MAY20
EB-401NOV2001NOV2001NOV2001NOV2001NOV20
EB-4 Certain Religious Workers01NOV2001NOV2001NOV2001NOV2001NOV20
EB-5C15DEC1501DEC20CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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Employment-based: date for filing · May 2024
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C01JAN2301APR21CC
EB-215FEB2301JUN2015MAY1215FEB2315FEB23
EB-301FEB2301JUL2115SEP1201FEB2301JAN23
EB-3 Other Workers15DEC2001JUN1715SEP1215DEC2015MAY20
EB-401DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC20
EB-4 Certain Religious Workers01DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC2001DEC20
EB-5C01JAN1701APR22CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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What the State Department says

Official notes published with the bulletin, quoted as written. They describe what the State Department expects, not a guarantee.

Employment fourth preference (SR) religious workers categoy extended

H.R. 2882, signed on March 23, 2024, extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until September 30, 2024. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight September 29, 2024. Visas issued prior to that date will be valid only until September 29, 2024, and all individuals seeking admission in the non-minister special immigrant category must be admitted (repeat admitted) into the United States no later than midnight September 29, 2024.

The SR category is subject to the same final action dates as the other Employment Fourth Preference categories per applicable foreign state of chargeability.

E. ANNUAL WAITING LIST REPORT OF IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICANTS IN THE FAMILY-SPONSORED AND EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES REGISTERED AT THE NATIONAL VISA CENTER AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The National Visa Center has provided the totals of applicants who are registered in the various numerically-limited immigrant categories for processing at overseas posts. This information is available on the Consular Affairs www.travel.state.gov website. The direct link to the item is:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics.html