Visa Bulletin movement tracker

Every month the State Department moves — or doesn’t move — the green-card cut-off dates. This page diffs the current bulletin against last month’s automatically, so you can see at a glance whether your category advanced, held, or retrogressed, without comparing two PDFs side by side.

In the June 2026 bulletin (vs May 2026), across the Final Action charts: 15 cut-off dates advanced, 34 held, 2 retrogressed, and 24 stayed current ("C").

Family-Sponsored — Final Action

CategoryAll countriesChinaIndiaMéxicoPhilippines
F101SEP17 =01SEP17 =01SEP17 =08NOV07 ▲85d01MAY13 =
F2A01JAN25 ▲153d01JAN25 ▲153d01JAN25 ▲153d01JAN24 ▲153d01JAN25 ▲153d
F2B22SEP17 ▲123d22SEP17 ▲123d22SEP17 ▲123d15FEB09 =08APR13 =
F315FEB12 =15FEB12 =15FEB12 =01MAY01 =22NOV05 =
F408NOV08 ▲54d08NOV08 ▲54d01NOV06 =08APR01 =15JUL07 =

Employment-Based — Final Action

CategoryAll countriesChinaIndiaMéxicoPhilippines
1stC01APR23 =15DEC22 ▼107dCC
2ndC01SEP21 =01SEP13 ▼317dCC
3rd01JUN24 =01AUG21 ▲47d15DEC13 ▲30d01JUN24 =01AUG23 =
Other Workers01FEB22 =01APR19 ▲59d15DEC13 ▲30d01FEB22 =01NOV21 =
4th15JUL22 =15JUL22 =15JUL22 =15JUL22 =15JUL22 =
Certain Religious Workers15JUL22 =15JUL22 =15JUL22 =15JUL22 =15JUL22 =
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)C22SEP16 =01MAY22 =CC
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

Family-Sponsored — Dates for Filing

CategoryAll countriesChinaIndiaMéxicoPhilippines
F101OCT18 =01OCT18 =01OCT18 =01OCT08 =22APR15 =
F2ACCCCC
F2B22MAR18 ▲80d22MAR18 ▲80d22MAR18 ▲80d15MAY10 =01OCT13 =
F308DEC12 =08DEC12 =08DEC12 =15JUL01 =08AUG06 =
F422DEC09 ▲112d22DEC09 ▲112d15DEC06 =30APR01 =22MAR08 =

Employment-Based — Dates for Filing

CategoryAll countriesChinaIndiaMéxicoPhilippines
1stC01DEC23 =01DEC23 =CC
2ndC01JAN22 =15JAN15 =CC
3rdC01JAN22 =15JAN15 =C01JAN24 =
Other Workers01AUG22 =01OCT19 =15JAN15 =01AUG22 =01AUG22 =
4th01JAN23 =01JAN23 =01JAN23 =01JAN23 =01JAN23 =
Certain Religious Workers01JAN23 =01JAN23 =01JAN23 =01JAN23 =01JAN23 =
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)C01MAR17 =01MAY24 =CC
5th Set Aside: (Rural: NR, RR - 20%)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment: NH, RH - 10%)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure: RI - 2%)CCCCC

▲ = cut-off date advanced (the line moved forward); = no change; ▼ = retrogression (the line got longer); C = current. Figures computed automatically from the State Department Visa Bulletin (2026-06-09). Official bulletin

How to read the movement

  • ▲ advanced: the cut-off date moved forward — people with earlier priority dates than the new cut-off can now move ahead. A category advancing 30-90 days per month is healthy movement; your real wait is usually longer than simple math suggests because demand bunches up.
  • = held: no change. Common for oversubscribed categories — Mexico family categories regularly hold for months at a time.
  • ▼ retrogressed: the date moved backward. If you already filed your I-485 while current, your case simply waits — it is not lost. If you hadn’t filed yet, you must wait for the date to come back to you.
  • C current: no backlog — a visa number is available regardless of priority date.

What to do with this information

  • Find your category and country on your I-797 approval notice (the priority date) and in the current full bulletin.
  • Filing window opening? If your date just became current on the chart USCIS designates, that is your month to file the I-485 adjustment package.
  • Long-haul categories: the I-130 guide explains the rules that protect your place in line across years of waiting — CSPA for aging-out children, INA 204(l) survivor protection, and retrogression mechanics.