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Visa Bulletin — August 2026
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Final Action Dates — Family
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| F1 | 2018-12-15 | 2018-12-15 | 2018-12-15 | 2007-12-01 | 2013-05-01 |
|---|
| F2A | 2026-07-22 | 2026-07-22 | 2026-07-22 | 2025-07-22 | 2026-07-22 |
|---|
| F2B | 2018-01-01 | 2018-01-01 | 2018-01-01 | 2009-02-15 | 2013-06-01 |
|---|
| F3 | 2012-05-15 | 2012-05-15 | 2012-05-15 | 2001-07-01 | 2006-02-22 |
|---|
| F4 | 2009-09-01 | 2009-09-01 | 2006-11-01 | 2001-04-08 | 2007-08-01 |
|---|
Final Action Dates — Employment
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| EB1 | Current | 2023-07-01 | 2022-10-15 | Current | Current |
|---|
| EB2 | Current | 2021-09-01 | U | Current | Current |
|---|
| EB3 | 2024-09-01 | 2022-01-01 | 2014-01-01 | 2024-09-01 | 2023-08-01 |
|---|
| EW | 2022-04-01 | 2019-05-01 | 2014-01-01 | 2022-04-01 | 2021-12-01 |
|---|
| EB4 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 |
|---|
| SR | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 | 2022-10-15 |
|---|
| EB5 | Current | 2016-12-01 | U | Current | Current |
|---|
Dates for Filing — Family
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| F1 | 2019-06-15 | 2019-06-15 | 2019-06-15 | 2008-12-01 | 2015-04-22 |
|---|
| F2A | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
|---|
| F2B | 2019-01-01 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-01-01 | 2010-05-15 | 2013-10-01 |
|---|
| F3 | 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-01 | 2013-03-01 | 2001-07-15 | 2006-08-08 |
|---|
| F4 | 2010-06-22 | 2010-06-22 | 2006-12-15 | 2001-04-30 | 2008-03-22 |
|---|
Dates for Filing — Employment
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| EB1 | Current | 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-01 | Current | Current |
|---|
| EB2 | Current | 2022-01-01 | 2015-01-15 | Current | Current |
|---|
| EB3 | Current | 2022-01-08 | 2015-01-15 | Current | 2024-01-01 |
|---|
| EW | 2022-08-01 | 2019-10-01 | 2015-01-15 | 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-01 |
|---|
| EB4 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
|---|
| SR | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
|---|
| EB5 | Current | 2017-03-01 | 2024-05-01 | Current | Current |
|---|
Changes vs previous bulletin
F1/ROW finalAction: advanced (2018-02-01 → 2018-12-15)F1/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2018-02-01 → 2018-12-15)F1/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2018-02-01 → 2018-12-15)F1/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2007-11-08 → 2007-12-01)F2A/ROW finalAction: advanced (2025-01-01 → 2026-07-22)F2A/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2025-01-01 → 2026-07-22)F2A/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2025-01-01 → 2026-07-22)F2A/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2024-01-01 → 2025-07-22)F2A/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2025-01-01 → 2026-07-22)F2B/ROW finalAction: advanced (2017-11-22 → 2018-01-01)F2B/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2017-11-22 → 2018-01-01)F2B/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2017-11-22 → 2018-01-01)F2B/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2013-05-15 → 2013-06-01)F3/ROW finalAction: advanced (2012-04-15 → 2012-05-15)F3/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2012-04-15 → 2012-05-15)F3/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2012-04-15 → 2012-05-15)F3/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2001-06-01 → 2001-07-01)F4/ROW finalAction: advanced (2009-01-01 → 2009-09-01)F4/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2009-01-01 → 2009-09-01)EB1/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2023-06-01 → 2023-07-01)EB3/ROW finalAction: advanced (2024-08-01 → 2024-09-01)EB3/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2021-12-22 → 2022-01-01)EB3/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2024-08-01 → 2024-09-01)EW/ROW finalAction: advanced (2022-03-01 → 2022-04-01)EW/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2019-04-01 → 2019-05-01)EW/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2022-03-01 → 2022-04-01)EB4/ROW finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)EB4/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)EB4/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)EB4/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)EB4/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)SR/ROW finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)SR/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)SR/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)SR/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)SR/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2022-09-15 → 2022-10-15)F1/ROW datesForFiling: advanced (2019-01-01 → 2019-06-15)F1/CHINA datesForFiling: advanced (2019-01-01 → 2019-06-15)F1/INDIA datesForFiling: advanced (2019-01-01 → 2019-06-15)F1/MEXICO datesForFiling: advanced (2008-10-01 → 2008-12-01)
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