Visa Bulletin / History / October 2023
October 2023 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the September 2023 bulletin, 21 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 21 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-1 Mexico (became Current); EB-1 Philippines (became Current); EB-1 India (+5 years); EB-3 India (+3.3 years).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Jan 2012, EB-3 India 01 May 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 September 2023. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Jan 2017▲ 5 years | 15 Feb 2022▲ 14 days | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Jan 2012▲ 12 months | 01 Oct 2019▲ 3 months | — | 08 Jul 2022▲ 7 days | 08 Jul 2022▲ 7 days |
| EB-3 | 01 May 2012▲ 3.3 years | 01 Jan 2020▲ 4 months | — | 01 Dec 2021▲ 19 months | 01 Dec 2021▲ 19 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 May 2012▲ 3.3 years | 01 Jan 2016▲ 4 months | — | 01 Aug 2020▲ 3 months | 01 May 2020 |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2019▲ 4 months | 01 Jan 2019▲ 4 months | — | 01 Jan 2019▲ 4 months | 01 Jan 2019▲ 4 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 15 Dec 2018▲ 20 months | 01 Oct 2015▲ 23 days | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 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 Jul 2019▼ 2.9 years | 01 Aug 2022▲ 2 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 May 2012▲ 14 days | 01 Jan 2020▲ 3 months | — | 01 Jan 2023▲ 31 days | 01 Jan 2023▲ 31 days |
| EB-3 | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Sep 2020▲ 10 months | — | 01 Feb 2023▼ 3 months | 01 Jan 2023▼ 4 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Aug 2012 | 01 Jun 2017▲ 17 months | — | 15 Dec 2020▲ 6 months | 15 May 2020▼ 17 days |
| EB-4 | 01 Mar 2019▲ 5 months | 01 Mar 2019▲ 5 months | — | 01 Mar 2019▲ 5 months | 01 Mar 2019▲ 5 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Apr 2022▲ 2.3 years | 01 Jan 2017▲ 12 months | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2023 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.