U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2023
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2023. Changes are against July 2023.
What changed from July 2023
Final Action Dates: 14 moved forward, 12 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 DEC 2014 to 01 JAN 2015.
- F1 China advanced 17 days, from 15 DEC 2014 to 01 JAN 2015.
- F1 India advanced 17 days, from 15 DEC 2014 to 01 JAN 2015.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 22 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- F3 China advanced 17 days, from 22 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- F3 India advanced 17 days, from 22 DEC 2008 to 08 JAN 2009.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2022 to 01 APR 2022.
- EB-2 China advanced 30 days, from 08 JUN 2019 to 08 JUL 2019.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2022 to 01 APR 2022.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 45 days, from 15 FEB 2022 to 01 APR 2022.
- EB-3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2019 to 01 JUN 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 MAY 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 MAY 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JAN 2020 to 01 MAY 2020.
- F2A (all other countries) retrogressed 35 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 08 OCT 2017.
- F2A China retrogressed 35 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 08 OCT 2017.
- F2A India retrogressed 35 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 08 OCT 2017.
- F2A Mexico retrogressed 26 months, from 01 NOV 2018 to 01 SEP 2016.
- F2A Philippines retrogressed 35 months, from 08 SEP 2020 to 08 OCT 2017.
- EB-1 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-1 India retrogressed 121 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 JAN 2012.
- EB-1 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-1 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-3 (all other countries) retrogressed 21 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 MAY 2020.
- EB-3 Mexico retrogressed 21 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 MAY 2020.
- EB-3 Philippines retrogressed 21 months, from 01 FEB 2022 to 01 MAY 2020.
Dates for Filing: 7 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 27 months, from 01 JAN 2003 to 01 APR 2005.
- F2B Mexico advanced 28 months, from 01 APR 2002 to 01 AUG 2004.
- EB-2 China advanced 3 months, from 08 JUL 2019 to 08 OCT 2019.
- EB-3 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUN 2019 to 01 SEP 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 JUN 2020.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2023 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 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 August 2023 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 JAN 2015+17 d | 01 JAN 2015+17 d | 01 JAN 2015+17 d | 22 APR 2001no change | 01 MAR 2012no change |
| F2A | 08 OCT 2017−35 mo | 08 OCT 2017−35 mo | 08 OCT 2017−35 mo | 01 SEP 2016−26 mo | 08 OCT 2017−35 mo |
| F2B | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 22 SEP 2015no change | 01 AUG 2001no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 08 JAN 2009+17 d | 08 JAN 2009+17 d | 08 JAN 2009+17 d | 15 JAN 1998no change | 08 JUN 2002no change |
| F4 | 22 APR 2007no change | 22 APR 2007no change | 15 SEP 2005no change | 01 AUG 2000no change | 22 AUG 2002no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 AUG 2023cutoff imposed | 01 FEB 2022no change | 01 JAN 2012−121 mo | 01 AUG 2023cutoff imposed | 01 AUG 2023cutoff imposed |
| EB-2 | 01 APR 2022+45 d | 08 JUL 2019+30 d | 01 JAN 2011no change | 01 APR 2022+45 d | 01 APR 2022+45 d |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2020−21 mo | 01 JUN 2019+2 mo | 01 JAN 2009no change | 01 MAY 2020−21 mo | 01 MAY 2020−21 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 MAY 2020+4 mo | 01 SEP 2015no change | 01 JAN 2009no change | 01 MAY 2020+4 mo | 01 MAY 2020+4 mo |
| EB-4 | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change | 01 SEP 2018no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 08 SEP 2015no change | 01 APR 2017no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 APR 2005+27 mo | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 AUG 2004+28 mo | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 01 MAR 2010no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 NOV 2003no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 22 FEB 2006no change | 15 APR 2001no change | 22 APR 2004no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUN 2022no change | 01 JUN 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 DEC 2022no change | 08 OCT 2019+3 mo | 01 MAY 2012no change | 01 DEC 2022no change | 01 DEC 2022no change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2023no change | 01 SEP 2019+3 mo | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 MAY 2023no change | 01 MAY 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2020+4 mo | 01 JAN 2016no change | 01 AUG 2012no change | 01 JUN 2020+4 mo | 01 JUN 2020+4 mo |
| EB-4 | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 01 OCT 2018no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2016no change | 08 DEC 2019no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2023, 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.