Visa Bulletin / History / May 2023
May 2023 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the April 2023 bulletin, 7 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 3 moved forward and 4 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Other Workers China (+6 months); EB-3 China (+5 months); EB-5 unreserved China (+2 months).
Moved back: EB-2 Mexico (−4 months); EB-2 Philippines (−4 months); EB-3 Mexico (retrogressed from Current); EB-3 Philippines (retrogressed from Current).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Jan 2011, EB-3 India 15 Jun 2012.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in April 2023. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Feb 2022 | 01 Feb 2022 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Jan 2011 | 08 Jun 2019 | — | 15 Feb 2022▼ 4 months | 15 Feb 2022▼ 4 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Jun 2012 | 01 Apr 2019▲ 5 months | — | 01 Jun 2022retrogressed from Current | 01 Jun 2022retrogressed from Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jun 2012 | 15 Apr 2015▲ 6 months | — | 01 Jan 2020 | 01 Jan 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Sep 2018 | 01 Sep 2018 | — | 01 Sep 2018 | 01 Sep 2018 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Jun 2018 | 08 Sep 2015▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Apr 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jun 2022 | 01 Jun 2022 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 May 2012 | 08 Jul 2019 | — | 01 Dec 2022 | 01 Dec 2022 |
| EB-3 | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Jun 2019▲ 4 months | — | 01 May 2023retrogressed from Current | 01 May 2023retrogressed from Current |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Nov 2015 | — | 01 Feb 2020 | 01 Feb 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Oct 2018 | 01 Oct 2018 | — | 01 Oct 2018 | 01 Oct 2018 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 08 Dec 2019 | 01 Jan 2016 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Apr 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.