May 2026 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For May 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-may-2026.aspx

Please see below analysis of May 2026 Visa Bulletin:

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+4 Months	+4 Months	+4 Months	+6 Months	No Change
F2A	+6 Months	+6 Months	+6 Months	+6 Months	+6 Months
F2B	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F3	+1 Month 24 Days	+1 Month 24 Days	+1 Month 24 Days	No Change	+4 Months 21 Days
F4	+3 Months 7 Days	+3 Months 7 Days	No Change	No Change	+5 Months 14 Days

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+7 Months	+7 Months	+7 Months	+5 Months 16 Days	No Change
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	+4 Months 24 Days	+4 Months 24 Days	+4 Months 24 Days	No Change	No Change
F3	+16 Days	+16 Days	+16 Days	+14 Days	+24 Days
F4	+3 Months 17 Days	+3 Months 17 Days	No Change	No Change	No Change

May 2026 Visa Bulletin

For April 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-april-2026.aspx

For analysis of May 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-analysis-may-2026.aspx

May 2026 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from May 1 to May 31 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	15AUG07	01MAY13
F2A	01AUG24	01AUG24	01AUG24	01AUG23	01AUG24
F2B	22MAY17	22MAY17	22MAY17	15FEB09	08APR13
F3	15FEB12	15FEB12	15FEB12	01MAY01	22NOV05
F4	15SEP08	15SEP08	01NOV06	08APR01	15JUL07

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT18	01OCT08	22APR15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01JAN18	01JAN18	01JAN18	15MAY10	01OCT13
F3	08DEC12	08DEC12	08DEC12	15JUL01	08AUG06
F4	01SEP09	01SEP09	15DEC06	30APR01	22MAR08

Justice Department Files Case to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Mastermind Behind Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme

USCIS assisted with the investigation and is supporting denaturalization case

BALTIMORE – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services helped investigate Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a native of Nigeria recently named in a civil denaturalization complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. Kazeem orchesrated a large-scale identity theft and tax fraud scheme. In 2017, he was convicted on 19 counts—including mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy—and later sentenced to 15 years in prison. President Biden commuted his sentence in 2024 after he had served only six years.

The denaturalization complaint alleges that Kazeem committed his fraud scheme befo

FY 2027 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Completed

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2027 H-1B numerical allocations (known as the H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master's cap).

USCIS selected enough beneficiaries with properly submitted registrations to reach the H-1B cap and notified all prospective petitioners with selected beneficiaries that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for those beneficiaries. Registrants' online accounts will display their registration status. For more information, visit the H-1B Electronic Registration Process page.

H-1B cap-s

Update on USCIS’ Strengthened Screening and Vetting

Since taking office, President Trump has prioritized national security and public safety by implementing a series of executive orders and proclamations that mandate strict screening and vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry or immigration benefits.

Executive Order 14161, Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorist and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, directed agencies to vet and screen aliens to the maximum degree possible – particularly those aliens coming from regions or nations with identified security risks. <a target='_blank' href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visa Allocations

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026. The filing dates for the second and third allocations for the supplemental H-2B visas for FY 2026 are now available. 

H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026

USCIS received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2026.

Visa Bulletin May 2026 Predictions

For official April 2026 Visa Bulletin & Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-april-2026.aspx

Please see May 2026 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08JUN17	08JUN17	08JUN17	15APR07	01JUN13
F2A	08APR24	08APR24	08APR24	01APR23	08APR24
F2B	15JUN17	15JUN17	15JUN17	01JUN09	15MAY13
F3	15JAN12	15JAN12	15JAN12	08MAY01	01SEP05
F4	22JUN08	22JUN08	15NOV06	01MAY01	01APR07

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15MAR18	15MAR18	15MAR18	22JUN08	08JUN15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP10	08NOV13
F3	01DEC12	01DEC12	01DEC12	08JUL01	15SEP06
F4	15JUN09	15JUN09	08JAN07	22MAY01	01APR08