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Green card queue
Visa Bulletin, October 2026
The Department of State publishes the Visa Bulletin every month. It carries two charts. Final Action Dates say whose green card can actually be approved this month: a case qualifies if its priority date falls before the date shown for its category and country. Dates for Filing run ahead of that and say who may send in the adjustment application or consular paperwork and wait in the queue, but only in months when USCIS elects to use that chart. A cell reading Current means no queue at all; Unavailable means no visas that month.
Where does my case stand
The priority date is on the I-797 receipt or approval notice for the I-130 or I-140 (for PERM cases, the date the labour certification was filed). Usually the country of birth, not citizenship.
Enter a priority date to see where the case stands in the October 2026 bulletin.
Final Action Dates
movement against September 2026
Family-sponsored
Final Action Dates, family-sponsored categories, October 2026
Category
All other countries
China (mainland-born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
F1
22 Jan 2020no change
22 Jan 2020no change
22 Jan 2020no change
8 Sep 2008advanced 251 days
1 Nov 2013advanced 184 days
F2A
22 Sep 2026advanced 31 days
22 Sep 2026advanced 31 days
22 Sep 2026advanced 31 days
22 Mar 2026advanced 212 days
22 Sep 2026advanced 31 days
F2B
22 Aug 2019no change
22 Aug 2019no change
22 Aug 2019no change
15 May 2010advanced 454 days
1 Oct 2013advanced 122 days
F3
22 Oct 2014no change
22 Oct 2014no change
22 Oct 2014no change
1 Jul 2001no change
22 Jul 2006advanced 150 days
F4
22 Oct 2011no change
22 Oct 2011no change
15 Dec 2006advanced 44 days
22 Apr 2001advanced 14 days
15 May 2008advanced 267 days
Employment-based
Final Action Dates, employment-based categories, October 2026
Category
All other countries
China (mainland-born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
EB-1
Current
1 Jul 2023no change
1 Feb 2023advanced 109 days
Current
Current
EB-2
1 Jan 2025was current
1 Oct 2021advanced 30 days
1 Nov 2013was unavailable
1 Jan 2025was current
1 Jan 2025was current
EB-3
15 May 2024retrogressed 109 days
8 Jan 2022advanced 7 days
1 Jan 2014no change
15 May 2024retrogressed 109 days
15 Aug 2023advanced 14 days
EB-3 other workers
1 Jan 2022retrogressed 90 days
1 Oct 2019advanced 153 days
1 Jan 2014no change
1 Jan 2022retrogressed 90 days
1 Jan 2022advanced 31 days
EB-4
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
EB-4 religious workers
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
15 Dec 2022no change
EB-5 unreserved
Current
1 Dec 2016no change
1 Dec 2023was unavailable
Current
Current
EB-5 rural
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
EB-5 high unemployment
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
EB-5 infrastructure
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
Dates for Filing
movement against September 2026
Family-sponsored
Dates for Filing, family-sponsored categories, October 2026
Category
All other countries
China (mainland-born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
F1
1 Feb 2020no change
1 Feb 2020no change
1 Feb 2020no change
1 Dec 2008no change
22 Apr 2015no change
F2A
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
F2B
1 Sep 2019no change
1 Sep 2019no change
1 Sep 2019no change
22 Mar 2011advanced 311 days
1 Oct 2014advanced 365 days
F3
1 Nov 2014no change
1 Nov 2014no change
1 Nov 2014no change
1 Dec 2002advanced 504 days
22 Oct 2006advanced 75 days
F4
1 Nov 2011no change
1 Nov 2011no change
1 Feb 2007advanced 48 days
30 Apr 2001no change
22 Mar 2009advanced 365 days
Employment-based
Dates for Filing, employment-based categories, October 2026
Category
All other countries
China (mainland-born)
India
Mexico
Philippines
EB-1
Current
1 Jul 2024advanced 213 days
1 Jul 2024advanced 213 days
Current
Current
EB-2
15 Mar 2026was current
1 Jan 2023advanced 365 days
15 Jan 2015no change
15 Mar 2026was current
15 Mar 2026was current
EB-3
1 Aug 2024was current
1 Apr 2024advanced 814 days
15 Jan 2015no change
1 Aug 2024was current
1 Jan 2024no change
EB-3 other workers
1 Jun 2022retrogressed 61 days
1 Oct 2020advanced 366 days
15 Jan 2015no change
1 Jun 2022retrogressed 61 days
1 Jun 2022retrogressed 61 days
EB-4
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
EB-4 religious workers
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
1 Jan 2025advanced 731 days
EB-5 unreserved
Current
1 Mar 2021advanced 1461 days
1 May 2024no change
Current
Current
EB-5 rural
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
EB-5 high unemployment
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
EB-5 infrastructure
Current
Current
Current
Current
Current
Twelve months of Final Action Dates
November 2025 to October 2026
F2A, All other countries
Final Action Dates cutoff for F2A, All other countries: 1 Feb 2024 in Nov 2025, 22 Sep 2026 in Oct 2026. Advanced 964 days, about 88 days a month on average.
F1, Mexico
Final Action Dates cutoff for F1, Mexico: 22 Nov 2005 in Nov 2025, 8 Sep 2008 in Oct 2026. Advanced 1021 days, about 93 days a month on average.
F4, Philippines
Final Action Dates cutoff for F4, Philippines: 22 Mar 2006 in Nov 2025, 15 May 2008 in Oct 2026. Advanced 785 days, about 71 days a month on average.
EB-2, India
Final Action Dates cutoff for EB-2, India: 1 Apr 2013 in Nov 2025, 1 Nov 2013 in Oct 2026. Advanced 214 days, about 22 days a month on average. 3 months were unavailable and sit outside the line.
EB-3, India
Final Action Dates cutoff for EB-3, India: 22 Aug 2013 in Nov 2025, 1 Jan 2014 in Oct 2026. Advanced 132 days, about 12 days a month on average.
EB-2, China (mainland-born)
Final Action Dates cutoff for EB-2, China (mainland-born): 1 Apr 2021 in Nov 2025, 1 Oct 2021 in Oct 2026. Advanced 183 days, about 17 days a month on average.
EB-3, All other countries
Final Action Dates cutoff for EB-3, All other countries: 1 Apr 2023 in Nov 2025, 15 May 2024 in Oct 2026. Advanced 410 days, about 37 days a month on average.
EB-5 unreserved, All other countries
No dated cutoff in the last 12 months: the category was current throughout.
Sources and limits
Read 2026-10-20 from the Department of State Visa Bulletin, 12 monthly issues, November 2025 to October 2026. The tables are copied cell for cell; the movement tags and averages are our arithmetic. Country columns are the ones the bulletin prints; a country not listed falls under "All other countries". Whether a given month's adjustment applicants may use Dates for Filing is USCIS's call, published on its filing charts page shortly after each bulletin. Once a case is current, the wait for a decision is a separate matter: see USCIS processing times.