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Visa Bulletin — October 2026
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Final Action Dates — Family
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| F1 | 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-22 | 2008-09-08 | 2013-11-01 |
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| F2A | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-22 | 2026-03-22 | 2026-09-22 |
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| F2B | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-22 | 2010-05-15 | 2013-10-01 |
|---|
| F3 | 2014-10-22 | 2014-10-22 | 2014-10-22 | 2001-07-01 | 2006-07-22 |
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| F4 | 2011-10-22 | 2011-10-22 | 2006-12-15 | 2001-04-22 | 2008-05-15 |
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Final Action Dates — Employment
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| EB1 | Current | 2023-07-01 | 2023-02-01 | Current | Current |
|---|
| EB2 | 2025-01-01 | 2021-10-01 | 2013-11-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
|---|
| EB3 | 2024-05-15 | 2022-01-08 | 2014-01-01 | 2024-05-15 | 2023-08-15 |
|---|
| EW | 2022-01-01 | 2019-10-01 | 2014-01-01 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-01-01 |
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| EB4 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 |
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| SR | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 | 2022-12-15 |
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| EB5 | Current | 2016-12-01 | 2023-12-01 | Current | Current |
|---|
Dates for Filing — Family
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| F1 | 2020-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2020-02-01 | 2008-12-01 | 2015-04-22 |
|---|
| F2A | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
|---|
| F2B | 2019-09-01 | 2019-09-01 | 2019-09-01 | 2011-03-22 | 2014-10-01 |
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| F3 | 2014-11-01 | 2014-11-01 | 2014-11-01 | 2002-12-01 | 2006-10-22 |
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| F4 | 2011-11-01 | 2011-11-01 | 2007-02-01 | 2001-04-30 | 2009-03-22 |
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Dates for Filing — Employment
| Cat | ROW | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
|---|
| EB1 | Current | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | Current | Current |
|---|
| EB2 | 2026-03-15 | 2023-01-01 | 2015-01-15 | 2026-03-15 | 2026-03-15 |
|---|
| EB3 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-04-01 | 2015-01-15 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-01-01 |
|---|
| EW | 2022-06-01 | 2020-10-01 | 2015-01-15 | 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-01 |
|---|
| EB4 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
|---|
| SR | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
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| EB5 | Current | 2021-03-01 | 2024-05-01 | Current | Current |
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Changes vs previous bulletin
F1/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2008-01-01 → 2008-09-08)F1/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2013-05-01 → 2013-11-01)F2A/ROW finalAction: advanced (2026-08-22 → 2026-09-22)F2A/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2026-08-22 → 2026-09-22)F2A/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2026-08-22 → 2026-09-22)F2A/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2025-08-22 → 2026-03-22)F2A/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2026-08-22 → 2026-09-22)F2B/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2009-02-15 → 2010-05-15)F2B/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2013-06-01 → 2013-10-01)F3/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2006-02-22 → 2006-07-22)F4/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2006-11-01 → 2006-12-15)F4/MEXICO finalAction: advanced (2001-04-08 → 2001-04-22)F4/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2007-08-22 → 2008-05-15)EB1/INDIA finalAction: advanced (2022-10-15 → 2023-02-01)EB2/ROW finalAction: no_longer_current (Current → 2025-01-01)EB2/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2021-09-01 → 2021-10-01)EB2/INDIA finalAction: changed (U → 2013-11-01)EB2/MEXICO finalAction: no_longer_current (Current → 2025-01-01)EB2/PHILIPPINES finalAction: no_longer_current (Current → 2025-01-01)EB3/ROW finalAction: retrogressed (2024-09-01 → 2024-05-15)EB3/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2022-01-01 → 2022-01-08)EB3/MEXICO finalAction: retrogressed (2024-09-01 → 2024-05-15)EB3/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2023-08-01 → 2023-08-15)EW/ROW finalAction: retrogressed (2022-04-01 → 2022-01-01)EW/CHINA finalAction: advanced (2019-05-01 → 2019-10-01)EW/MEXICO finalAction: retrogressed (2022-04-01 → 2022-01-01)EW/PHILIPPINES finalAction: advanced (2021-12-01 → 2022-01-01)EB5/INDIA finalAction: changed (U → 2023-12-01)F2B/MEXICO datesForFiling: advanced (2010-05-15 → 2011-03-22)F2B/PHILIPPINES datesForFiling: advanced (2013-10-01 → 2014-10-01)F3/MEXICO datesForFiling: advanced (2001-07-15 → 2002-12-01)F3/PHILIPPINES datesForFiling: advanced (2006-08-08 → 2006-10-22)F4/INDIA datesForFiling: advanced (2006-12-15 → 2007-02-01)F4/PHILIPPINES datesForFiling: advanced (2008-03-22 → 2009-03-22)EB1/CHINA datesForFiling: advanced (2023-12-01 → 2024-07-01)EB1/INDIA datesForFiling: advanced (2023-12-01 → 2024-07-01)EB2/ROW datesForFiling: no_longer_current (Current → 2026-03-15)EB2/CHINA datesForFiling: advanced (2022-01-01 → 2023-01-01)EB2/MEXICO datesForFiling: no_longer_current (Current → 2026-03-15)EB2/PHILIPPINES datesForFiling: no_longer_current (Current → 2026-03-15)
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