U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2008
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2008. Changes are against April 2008.
What changed from April 2008
Final Action Dates: 32 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 2002 to 08 MAR 2002.
- F1 China advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 2002 to 08 MAR 2002.
- F1 India advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 2002 to 08 MAR 2002.
- F1 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 MAR 1993 to 15 MAR 1993.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2003 to 08 JUN 2003.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2003 to 08 JUN 2003.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2003 to 08 JUN 2003.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 08 MAY 2003 to 08 JUN 2003.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 MAR 1999 to 01 JUN 1999.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 22 MAR 1999 to 01 JUN 1999.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 22 MAR 1999 to 01 JUN 1999.
- F2B Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 FEB 1997 to 15 FEB 1997.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2000 to 08 JUN 2000.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2000 to 08 JUN 2000.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 MAY 2000 to 08 JUN 2000.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 JUL 1997 to 08 AUG 1997.
- F4 China advanced 31 days, from 15 DEC 1996 to 15 JAN 1997.
- F4 India advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 1996 to 01 JAN 1997.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 1994 to 15 DEC 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 22 FEB 1986 to 08 MAR 1986.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- EB-2 India advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2003 to 01 JAN 2004.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 JUL 2005 to 01 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 China advanced 42 days, from 08 FEB 2003 to 22 MAR 2003.
- EB-3 India advanced 31 days, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 NOV 2001.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 9 months, from 01 OCT 2001 to 01 JUL 2002.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 JUL 2005 to 01 MAR 2006.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 10 months, from 01 MAR 2002 to 01 JAN 2003.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2008 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (60 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The May 2008 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 MAR 2002+14 d | 08 MAR 2002+14 d | 08 MAR 2002+14 d | 08 JUL 1992no change | 15 MAR 1993+14 d |
| F2A | 08 JUN 2003+31 d | 08 JUN 2003+31 d | 08 JUN 2003+31 d | 01 MAY 2002no change | 08 JUN 2003+31 d |
| F2B | 01 JUN 1999+2 mo | 01 JUN 1999+2 mo | 01 JUN 1999+2 mo | 01 APR 1992no change | 15 FEB 1997+14 d |
| F3 | 08 JUN 2000+17 d | 08 JUN 2000+17 d | 08 JUN 2000+17 d | 22 JUL 1992no change | 01 APR 1991no change |
| F4 | 08 AUG 1997+17 d | 15 JAN 1997+31 d | 01 JAN 1997+40 d | 15 DEC 1994+14 d | 08 MAR 1986+14 d |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2004+31 d | 01 JAN 2004+31 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAR 2006+8 mo | 22 MAR 2003+42 d | 01 NOV 2001+31 d | 01 JUL 2002+9 mo | 01 MAR 2006+8 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2003+10 mo | 01 JAN 2003+10 mo | 01 JAN 2003+10 mo | 01 JAN 2003+10 mo | 01 JAN 2003+10 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2008, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.