On Oct. 22, 2026, the State Department released the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, which states the latest priority dates for the upcoming month. Family-based applicants saw the biggest gains, with F1, F2B, F3, and F4 final action dates advancing a full year for most countries.
Additionally, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed that all Green Card applicants must use the dates for filing chart to determine when they can file for an adjustment of status in November.
EB-2 and EB-3 final action dates advance for most countries
Several final action dates moved forward in the latest Visa Bulletin:
- EB-1 final action dates moved forward 1 month for China (01JUL23 → 01AUG23). India remains at 01FEB23, and ROW, Mexico, and the Philippines remain current.
- EB-2 final action dates moved forward 3 months for ROW, Mexico, and the Philippines (01JAN25 → 01APR25). China remains at 01OCT21, and India remains at 01NOV13.
- EB-3 final action dates moved forward 1 month for ROW and Mexico (15MAY24 → 15JUN24). China advanced 2 weeks (08JAN22 → 22JAN22), and India advanced 3 weeks (01JAN14 → 22JAN14). The Philippines remains at 15AUG23.
- EB-3 Other Workers final action dates moved forward 5 months for ROW and Mexico (01JAN22 → 01JUN22). India advanced 3 weeks (01JAN14 → 22JAN14). China remains at 01OCT19, and the Philippines remains at 01JAN22.
- EB-4 and EB-5 final action dates did not move for any country.
Most filing dates did not move in November. The only exception was the EB-3 Other Workers category, which moved forward by a month for ROW and Mexico (01JUN22 → 01JUL22).
Family-based dates advance a full year in four categories
This November, China and India saw the largest family-based gains in both charts:
- F1 filing dates moved forward a full year for ROW, China, and India (01FEB20 → 01FEB21). Mexico and the Philippines remain the same.
- F1 final action dates moved forward a full year for ROW, China, and India (22JAN20 → 22JAN21) and 2 weeks for Mexico (08SEP08 → 22SEP08). The Philippines remains at 01NOV13.
- F2A filing dates remain current for all countries.
- F2A final action dates moved forward 1 month for every country. ROW, China, India, and the Philippines moved to 22OCT26, and Mexico moved to 22APR26.
- F4 filing dates moved forward a full year for ROW and China (01NOV11 → 01NOV12). India, Mexico, and the Philippines remain the same.
- F4 final action dates moved forward a full year for ROW and China (22OCT11 → 22OCT12). India remains at 15DEC06, Mexico at 22APR01, and the Philippines at 15MAY08.
Our Visa Bulletin guide includes a full comparison of how filing and final action dates have changed across all immigrant visa categories.
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