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Visa Bulletin for May 2010

Final action dates for family-sponsored and employment-based green cards, as published by the U.S. Department of State.

27 final action dates advanced and 2 retrogressed compared with April 2010. Biggest moves: EB-3 (Mexico) became unavailable; EB-3 Other Workers (Mexico) became unavailable; F1 (Philippines) advanced 8 months to Nov 1, 1994.

Final Action Dates — May 2010

An immigrant visa or green card can be approved only if the priority date is earlier than the date shown. Changes compared with April 2010 are shown under each date.

Family	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	Sep 8, 2004 +2 mo	Sep 8, 2004 +2 mo	Sep 8, 2004 +2 mo	Oct 15, 1992 no change	Nov 1, 1994 +8 mo
F2A	Dec 1, 2006 +6 mo	Dec 1, 2006 +6 mo	Dec 1, 2006 +6 mo	Jun 1, 2005 +5 mo	Dec 1, 2006 +6 mo
F2B	Jul 1, 2002 +4 mo	Jul 1, 2002 +4 mo	Jul 1, 2002 +4 mo	Jun 15, 1992 no change	Nov 15, 1998 +2 mo
F3	Jun 8, 2001 +17 d	Jun 8, 2001 +17 d	Jun 8, 2001 +17 d	Oct 22, 1992 +7 d	May 1, 1992 +2 mo
F4	May 15, 2000 +2.5 mo	May 15, 2000 +2.5 mo	May 15, 2000 +2.5 mo	Dec 8, 1995 no change	Dec 8, 1987 +3 mo

Employment	All countries*	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-2	Current no change	Sep 22, 2005 +31 d	Feb 1, 2005 no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-3	Apr 22, 2003 +2.6 mo	Apr 22, 2003 +2.6 mo	Oct 1, 2001 +23 d	Unavailable unavailable	Apr 22, 2003 +2.6 mo
EB-3 Other Workers	Jun 1, 2001 no change	Jun 1, 2001 no change	Jun 1, 2001 no change	Unavailable unavailable	Jun 1, 2001 no change
EB-4	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change
EB-5 Unreserved	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change	Current no change

* "All countries" = All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed. "Current" means no backlog: any priority date qualifies. Dates are copied from the official bulletin; always confirm on travel.state.gov before acting.

Summary

What changed in the May 2010 Visa Bulletin?

EB-3 (Mexico) became unavailable; EB-3 Other Workers (Mexico) became unavailable; F1 (Philippines) advanced 8 months to Nov 1, 1994; F2A (all countries, China, India and Philippines) advanced 6 months to Dec 1, 2006; F2A (Mexico) advanced 5 months to Jun 1, 2005; F2B (all countries, China and India) advanced 4 months to Jul 1, 2002; F4 (Philippines) advanced 3 months to Dec 8, 1987; EB-3 (all countries, China and Philippines) advanced 2.6 months to Apr 22, 2003.

Sources.

Visa Bulletin for May 2010 (travel.state.gov)

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.