Visa Bulletin May 2022 — Final Action Dates & Dates for Filing

This monthEB4 Religious ALL · CN · IN · PH▲ Now CurrentEB4 Religious MX · ES_GT_HN▲ AvailableEB5 Regional Ctr. all countries▲ Now CurrentEB5 Regional Ctr. CN▲ AvailableEB2 IN▲ +8 wk

For issuance of Green Cards

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines	El Salvador / Guat. / Hond.
EB1Priority Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB2Advanced Degree or Exceptional Ability	Current—	Mar 1, 19—	Sep 1, 13+8 wk	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB3Skilled Workers and Professionals	Current—	Mar 22, 18—	Jan 15, 12—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB3 — Other Workers	Current—	Jun 1, 12—	Jan 15, 12—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB4Certain Special Immigrants	Current—	Current—	Current—	Apr 1, 20—	Current—	May 1, 17—
EB4 — Religious Workers	CurrentNow Current	CurrentNow Current	CurrentNow Current	Apr 1, 20Available	CurrentNow Current	May 1, 17Available
EB5Employment Creation (Unreserved)	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB5 — Rural (20%)	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB5 — High Unemployment (10%)	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB5 — Infrastructure (2%)	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB5 — Regional Center	CurrentNow Current	Nov 22, 15Available	CurrentNow Current	CurrentNow Current	CurrentNow Current	CurrentNow Current

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines	El Salvador / Guat. / Hond.
EB1Priority Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB2Advanced Degree or Exceptional Ability	Current—	Apr 1, 19—	Dec 1, 14+3 mo	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB3Skilled Workers and Professionals	Current—	Apr 1, 18—	Jan 22, 12—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB3 — Other Workers	Current—	Aug 1, 15—	Jan 22, 12—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB4Certain Special Immigrants	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Jun 15, 17—
EB4 — Religious Workers	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Jun 15, 17—
EB5Employment Creation (Unreserved)	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
EB5 — Rural (20%)	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB5 — High Unemployment (10%)	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB5 — Infrastructure (2%)	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
EB5 — Regional Center	Current—	Dec 15, 15—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Dec 1, 14—	Dec 1, 14—	Dec 1, 14—	Jan 1, 00—	Mar 1, 12—
F2ASpouses and Children of Permanent Residents	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
F2BUnmarried Sons and Daughters (21+) of Permanent Residents	Sep 22, 15—	Sep 22, 15—	Sep 22, 15—	Jan 1, 01—	Oct 22, 11—
F3Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Nov 22, 08—	Nov 22, 08—	Nov 22, 08—	Sep 15, 97—	Jun 8, 02—
F4Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens	Mar 22, 07—	Mar 22, 07—	Sep 15, 05—	Jan 1, 00—	Aug 22, 02—

Category	All Areas	China-mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	May 15, 16—	May 15, 16—	May 15, 16—	May 1, 01—	Apr 22, 15—
F2ASpouses and Children of Permanent Residents	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—	Current—
F2BUnmarried Sons and Daughters (21+) of Permanent Residents	Sep 22, 16—	Sep 22, 16—	Sep 22, 16—	May 1, 01+9 d	Oct 1, 13—
F3Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens	Aug 22, 09—	Aug 22, 09—	Aug 22, 09—	Mar 1, 01—	Nov 8, 03—
F4Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens	Oct 1, 07—	Oct 1, 07—	Feb 22, 06—	Mar 1, 01+2 mo	Apr 22, 04—

Understanding the Two Charts

Final Action Dates

For issuance of Green Cards. If your priority date is earlier than the date shown for your category and country, a visa number is available and your case can be approved. “Current” means all priority dates are being processed; “Unavailable” means no visa numbers are authorized this month.

Dates for Filing

For submitting I-485 applications. This chart shows the earliest priority date at which you may assemble and submit documents — ahead of final action — when USCIS designates this chart as usable for the month. It lets applicants get in line earlier while waiting for a visa number.

Data is scraped from the U.S. Department of State’s monthly Visa Bulletin within hours of publication, verified against an expectation model, and archived in raw form. Every figure links back to its official source. This site is an independent tracker and does not provide legal advice.