U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2009
Final Action Dates as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2009. Changes are against April 2009.
What changed from April 2009
Final Action Dates: 21 moved forward, 10 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 38 days, from 15 AUG 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- F1 China advanced 38 days, from 15 AUG 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- F1 India advanced 38 days, from 15 AUG 2002 to 22 SEP 2002.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 AUG 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2A China advanced 54 days, from 15 AUG 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2A India advanced 54 days, from 15 AUG 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2A Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2002 to 01 APR 2002.
- F2A Philippines advanced 54 days, from 15 AUG 2004 to 08 OCT 2004.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2000 to 15 NOV 2000.
- F2B China advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2000 to 15 NOV 2000.
- F2B India advanced 2 months, from 01 SEP 2000 to 15 NOV 2000.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 1998 to 01 FEB 1998.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 AUG 2000 to 08 SEP 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 15 JUN 1991 to 22 JUN 1991.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 54 days, from 15 APR 1998 to 08 JUN 1998.
- F4 China advanced 2 months, from 08 JAN 1998 to 22 MAR 1998.
- F4 India advanced 54 days, from 15 APR 1998 to 08 JUN 1998.
- F4 Mexico advanced 9 days, from 22 APR 1995 to 01 MAY 1995.
- F4 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 1986 to 08 JUL 1986.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from 01 MAR 2003 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 China went from 01 MAR 2003 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 India went from 01 NOV 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Mexico went from 01 MAR 2003 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Philippines went from 01 MAR 2003 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) went from 01 MAR 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers China went from 01 MAR 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers India went from 01 MAR 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico went from 01 MAR 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines went from 01 MAR 2001 to UNAVAILABLE.
Compared cell by cell with the April 2009 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 2009 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 SEP 2002+38 d | 22 SEP 2002+38 d | 22 SEP 2002+38 d | 08 OCT 1992no change | 01 AUG 1993no change |
| F2A | 08 OCT 2004+54 d | 08 OCT 2004+54 d | 08 OCT 2004+54 d | 01 APR 2002+3 mo | 08 OCT 2004+54 d |
| F2B | 15 NOV 2000+2 mo | 15 NOV 2000+2 mo | 15 NOV 2000+2 mo | 01 MAY 1992no change | 01 FEB 1998+17 d |
| F3 | 08 SEP 2000+17 d | 08 SEP 2000+17 d | 08 SEP 2000+17 d | 22 OCT 1992no change | 22 JUN 1991+7 d |
| F4 | 08 JUN 1998+54 d | 22 MAR 1998+2 mo | 08 JUN 1998+54 d | 01 MAY 1995+9 d | 08 JUL 1986+16 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 | 15 FEB 2005no change | 15 FEB 2004no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| EB-3 Other Workers | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable | UNAVAILABLEbecame unavailable |
| 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 2009, 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.