US Visa Bulletin — current priority dates

The Visa Bulletin tells green-card applicants when they can move forward in line. It is published monthly by the US Department of State, and the table below is updated automatically each month so you always see the latest cut-off dates without hunting through the government site.

Visa Bulletin — August 2026

Automatically updated from the U.S. Department of State: 2026-07-22 · official source

Family-Sponsored — Final Action Dates

Family- SponsoredAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA-mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115DEC1815DEC1815DEC1801DEC0701MAY13
F2A22JUL2622JUL2622JUL2622JUL2522JUL26
F2B01JAN1801JAN1801JAN1815FEB0901JUN13
F315MAY1215MAY1215MAY1201JUL0122FEB06
F401SEP0901SEP0901NOV0608APR0101AUG07

Family-Sponsored — Dates for Filing

Family- SponsoredAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115JUN1915JUN1915JUN1901DEC0822APR15
F2ACCCCC
F2B01JAN1901JAN1901JAN1915MAY1001OCT13
F301MAR1301MAR1301MAR1315JUL0108AUG06
F422JUN1022JUN1015DEC0630APR0122MAR08

Employment-Based — Final Action Dates

Employment- basedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC01JUL2315OCT22CC
2ndC01SEP21UCC
3rd01SEP2401JAN2201JAN1401SEP2401AUG23
Other Workers01APR2201MAY1901JAN1401APR2201DEC21
4th15OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT22
Certain Religious Workers15OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT22
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)C01DEC16UCC
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)CCCCC

Employment-Based — Dates for Filing

Employment- basedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC01DEC2301DEC23CC
2ndC01JAN2215JAN15CC
3rdC08JAN2215JAN15C01JAN24
Other Workers01AUG2201OCT1915JAN1501AUG2201AUG22
4th01JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN23
Certain Religious Workers01JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN23
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)C01MAR1701MAY24CC
5th Set Aside: (Rural: NR, RR - 20%)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment: NH, RH - 10%)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure: RI - 2%)CCCCC

How to read it: a date (e.g., 01SEP17) is the cut-off priority date — if your priority date is earlier, your category is current. C = current (all available); U = unavailable.

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How the Visa Bulletin works

Each year, the US issues a limited number of family-sponsored and employment-based green cards, divided by category and capped per country. The Visa Bulletin publishes the priority date that has reached the front of each line:

  • Family-Sponsored (F1–F4): unmarried adult children, spouses and children of permanent residents, married children, and siblings of US citizens.
  • Employment-Based (EB-1 to EB-5): priority workers, advanced-degree professionals, skilled and other workers, special immigrants, and investors.
  • By country: a separate column for high-demand countries (China, India, Mexico, Philippines), because no country may take more than ~7% of a category each year.

If your priority date is earlier than the cut-off date shown for your category and country, a visa number is available to you. Two charts matter each month: Final Action Dates (when a green card can be granted) and Dates for Filing (when you can submit your application).

How to find your priority date

Your priority date is on your petition approval notice (Form I-797) — for family cases it is usually the date USCIS received your Form I-130, and for employment cases the date the Form I-140 (or labor certification) was filed. Compare that date to the cut-off in your category and country above.

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See also: Path to a green card · Affidavit of Support (I-864) · USCIS processing times tool

Last verified: 2026-06-30. Priority-date tables auto-update monthly from the US Department of State Visa Bulletin.