U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
May 2016
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for May 2016. Changes are against April 2016.
What changed from April 2016
Final Action Dates: 27 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2008 to 22 NOV 2008.
- F1 China advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2008 to 22 NOV 2008.
- F1 India advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2008 to 22 NOV 2008.
- F1 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 22 JAN 1995 to 08 FEB 1995.
- F1 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2004 to 01 OCT 2004.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2A China advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2A India advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2A Mexico advanced 24 days, from 22 JUL 2014 to 15 AUG 2014.
- F2A Philippines advanced 10 days, from 22 OCT 2014 to 01 NOV 2014.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 15 JUN 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F2B China advanced 3 months, from 15 JUN 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F2B India advanced 3 months, from 15 JUN 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F2B Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2005 to 01 MAY 2005.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2004 to 01 DEC 2004.
- F3 China advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2004 to 01 DEC 2004.
- F3 India advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2004 to 01 DEC 2004.
- F3 Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 1994 to 08 OCT 1994.
- F3 Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 DEC 1993 to 22 JAN 1994.
- F4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 1992 to 01 OCT 1992.
- EB-2 India advanced 14 days, from 08 NOV 2008 to 22 NOV 2008.
- EB-3 India advanced 24 days, from 08 AUG 2004 to 01 SEP 2004.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2008 to 08 AUG 2008.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 52 days, from 01 MAR 2007 to 22 APR 2007.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 24 days, from 08 AUG 2004 to 01 SEP 2004.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 MAY 2008 to 08 AUG 2008.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 days, from 01 FEB 2014 to 08 FEB 2014.
Dates for Filing: 1 moved forward, 0 moved back
Compared cell by cell with the April 2016 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (73 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 2016 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 NOV 2008+2 mo | 22 NOV 2008+2 mo | 22 NOV 2008+2 mo | 08 FEB 1995+17 d | 01 OCT 2004+3 mo |
| F2A | 01 NOV 2014+10 d | 01 NOV 2014+10 d | 01 NOV 2014+10 d | 15 AUG 2014+24 d | 01 NOV 2014+10 d |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2009+3 mo | 01 SEP 2009+3 mo | 01 SEP 2009+3 mo | 08 SEP 1995no change | 01 MAY 2005+30 d |
| F3 | 01 DEC 2004+9 d | 01 DEC 2004+9 d | 01 DEC 2004+9 d | 08 OCT 1994+7 d | 22 JAN 1994+31 d |
| F4 | 22 JUL 2003no change | 22 JUL 2003no change | 22 JUL 2003no change | 08 APR 1997no change | 01 OCT 1992+30 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 SEP 2012no change | 22 NOV 2008+14 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 15 FEB 2016no change | 15 AUG 2013no change | 01 SEP 2004+24 d | 15 FEB 2016no change | 08 AUG 2008+3 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 FEB 2016no change | 22 APR 2007+52 d | 01 SEP 2004+24 d | 15 FEB 2016no change | 08 AUG 2008+3 mo |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 FEB 2014+7 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 OCT 2009no change | 01 APR 1995no change | 01 SEP 2005no change |
| F2A | 15 JUN 2015no change | 15 JUN 2015no change | 15 JUN 2015no change | 15 JUN 2015no change | 15 JUN 2015no change |
| F2B | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 DEC 2010no change | 15 DEC 2010no change | 01 APR 1996no change | 01 MAY 2005no change |
| F3 | 01 AUG 2005no change | 01 AUG 2005no change | 01 AUG 2005no change | 01 MAY 1995no change | 01 AUG 1995no change |
| F4 | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 MAY 2004no change | 01 JUN 1998no change | 01 JAN 1993no change |
| 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 JUN 2013no change | 01 JUL 2009no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2015no change | 01 JUL 2005no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | CURRENTno change | 01 APR 2008+8 mo | 01 JUL 2005no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2010no change |
| EB-4 | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAY 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2016, 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.