The U.S. Department of State has released the August 2026 Visa Bulletin, showing movement across key employment and family-sponsored categories, however slight they might be.

This month will follow the previous regarding the charts. Family-based will use Dates for Filing, and Employment-based will use Final Action Dates.

📌 Employment-based Applications

Dates for Filing

The Dates for Filing table saw only one change in EB-3 for China: 01JAN22 to 08JAN22

Final Action Dates

EB-1 remains current for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines. There were no changes for China (01JUN23) or India (15OCT22).
EB-2 remains current for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines, remains (01SEP21) for China and Unavailable for India.
EB-3 moved to (01SEP24) for All Chargeability Areas and Mexico. China moved to (01JAN22).
Other Workers moved to (01APR22) for All Chargeability Areas and Mexico, and for China advanced to (01MAY19)

📌 Family-based Applications

Dates for Filing

F1 moved to (15JUN19) for All Chargeability Areas, China, and India, and to (01DEC08) for Mexico.
F2A remains current for all countries.
F2B advanced for All Chargeability Areas, China, and India to (01JAN19).
F3 advanced for All Chargeability Areas, China, and India to (01MAR13).
F4 advanced to (22JUN10) for All Chargeability Areas and China.

Final Action Dates

F1 advanced to (15DEC18) for All Chargeability Areas, China and India, and to (01DEC07) for Mexico.
F2A advanced to (22JUL26) for Chargeability Areas, China, the Philippines and India, and to (22JUL25) for Mexico.
F2B advanced to (01JAN18) for Chargeability Areas, China and India, and to (01JUN13) for the Philippines.
F3 advanced to (15MAY12) for Chargeability Areas, China and India, and to (01JUL01) for Mexico.
F4 advanced to (01SEP09) for All Chargeability Areas and China.