The U.S. Department of State has released the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, showing movement across key employment and family-sponsored categories, however slight they might be.
Applicants must use the Dates for Filing chart for both employment-based and family-sponsored Adjustment of Status filings in October.
📌 Employment-based Applications
Dates for Filing (Compared to the Final Action Dates chart from September)
- EB-1 remains current for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines. Advanced to (01JUL24) for China and India.
- EB-2 moved to (15MAR26) for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines, moved to (01JAN23) for China and to (15JAN15) for India.
- EB-3 moved to (01AUG24) for All Chargeability Areas and Mexico, moved to (01APR24) for China, to (15JAN15) for India, and to (01JAN24) for the Philippines.
- Other Workers moved to (01JUN22) for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines, moved to (01OCT20) for China, and to (15JAN15) for India.
Final Action
- EB-1 remains current for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines. Advanced to (01FEB23) for India.
- EB-2 moved to (01JAN25) for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines, moved to (01OCT21) for China and to (01NOV13) for India.
- EB-3 moved to (15MAY24) for all Chargeability Areas and Mexico, moved to (08JAN22) for China, and to (15AUG23) for the Philippines.
- Other Workers moved to (01JUN22) for all Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines, and moved to (01OCT19) for China.
📌 Family-based Applications
Dates for Filing
- F1 saw no movement
- F2A remains current for all countries.
- F2B advanced to (22MAR11) for Mexico and (01OCT14) for the Philippines.
- F3 moved to (01DEC02) for Mexico and (22OCT06) for the Philippines.
- F4 advanced to (01FEB07) for India and (22MAR09) for the Philippines.
Final Action Dates
- F1 advanced to (08SEP08) for Mexico and (01NOV13) for Philippines
- F2A advanced to (22SEP26) for All Chargeability Areas, China, India, and the Philippines, and moved to (22MAR26) for Mexico.
- F2B advanced to (15MAY10) for Mexico and (01OCT13) for the Philippines.
- F3 advanced to (22JUL06) for the Philippines.
- F4 advanced to (15DEC06) for India, to (22APR01) for Mexico, and to (15MAY08) for the Philippines.
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