U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
August 2026
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for August 2026. Changes are against July 2026.
What changed from July 2026
Final Action Dates: 31 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 10 months, from 01 FEB 2018 to 15 DEC 2018.
- F1 China advanced 10 months, from 01 FEB 2018 to 15 DEC 2018.
- F1 India advanced 10 months, from 01 FEB 2018 to 15 DEC 2018.
- F1 Mexico advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2007 to 01 DEC 2007.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 19 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 22 JUL 2026.
- F2A China advanced 19 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 22 JUL 2026.
- F2A India advanced 19 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 22 JUL 2026.
- F2A Mexico advanced 19 months, from 01 JAN 2024 to 22 JUL 2025.
- F2A Philippines advanced 19 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 22 JUL 2026.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- F2B China advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- F2B India advanced 40 days, from 22 NOV 2017 to 01 JAN 2018.
- F2B Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAY 2013 to 01 JUN 2013.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2012 to 15 MAY 2012.
- F3 China advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2012 to 15 MAY 2012.
- F3 India advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2012 to 15 MAY 2012.
- F3 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2001 to 01 JUL 2001.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- F4 China advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2009 to 01 SEP 2009.
- EB-1 China advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2023 to 01 JUL 2023.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2024 to 01 SEP 2024.
- EB-3 China advanced 10 days, from 22 DEC 2021 to 01 JAN 2022.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 AUG 2024 to 01 SEP 2024.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2022 to 01 APR 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2019 to 01 MAY 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2022 to 01 APR 2022.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2022 to 15 OCT 2022.
- EB-4 China advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2022 to 15 OCT 2022.
- EB-4 India advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2022 to 15 OCT 2022.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2022 to 15 OCT 2022.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 30 days, from 15 SEP 2022 to 15 OCT 2022.
Dates for Filing: 13 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 JUN 2019.
- F1 China advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 JUN 2019.
- F1 India advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2019 to 15 JUN 2019.
- F1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 OCT 2008 to 01 DEC 2008.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 7 months, from 08 JUN 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- F2B China advanced 7 months, from 08 JUN 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- F2B India advanced 7 months, from 08 JUN 2018 to 01 JAN 2019.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 08 DEC 2012 to 01 MAR 2013.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 08 DEC 2012 to 01 MAR 2013.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 08 DEC 2012 to 01 MAR 2013.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 22 JUN 2010.
- F4 China advanced 4 months, from 01 MAR 2010 to 22 JUN 2010.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 2022 to 08 JAN 2022.
Compared cell by cell with the July 2026 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The August 2026 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 DEC 2018+10 mo | 15 DEC 2018+10 mo | 15 DEC 2018+10 mo | 01 DEC 2007+23 d | 01 MAY 2013no change |
| F2A | 22 JUL 2026+19 mo | 22 JUL 2026+19 mo | 22 JUL 2026+19 mo | 22 JUL 2025+19 mo | 22 JUL 2026+19 mo |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2018+40 d | 01 JAN 2018+40 d | 01 JAN 2018+40 d | 15 FEB 2009no change | 01 JUN 2013+17 d |
| F3 | 15 MAY 2012+30 d | 15 MAY 2012+30 d | 15 MAY 2012+30 d | 01 JUL 2001+30 d | 22 FEB 2006no change |
| F4 | 01 SEP 2009+8 mo | 01 SEP 2009+8 mo | 01 NOV 2006no change | 08 APR 2001no change | 01 AUG 2007no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2023+30 d | 15 OCT 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 SEP 2021no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | 01 SEP 2024+31 d | 01 JAN 2022+10 d | 01 JAN 2014no change | 01 SEP 2024+31 d | 01 AUG 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 APR 2022+31 d | 01 MAY 2019+30 d | 01 JAN 2014no change | 01 APR 2022+31 d | 01 DEC 2021no change |
| EB-4 | 15 OCT 2022+30 d | 15 OCT 2022+30 d | 15 OCT 2022+30 d | 15 OCT 2022+30 d | 15 OCT 2022+30 d |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2016no change | UNAVAILABLEno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JUN 2019+5 mo | 15 JUN 2019+5 mo | 15 JUN 2019+5 mo | 01 DEC 2008+2 mo | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2019+7 mo | 01 JAN 2019+7 mo | 01 JAN 2019+7 mo | 15 MAY 2010no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 01 MAR 2013+3 mo | 01 MAR 2013+3 mo | 01 MAR 2013+3 mo | 15 JUL 2001no change | 08 AUG 2006no change |
| F4 | 22 JUN 2010+4 mo | 22 JUN 2010+4 mo | 15 DEC 2006no change | 30 APR 2001no change | 22 MAR 2008no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2023no change | 01 DEC 2023no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2022no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-3 | CURRENTno change | 08 JAN 2022+7 d | 15 JAN 2015no change | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2024no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 AUG 2022no change | 01 OCT 2019no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | 01 AUG 2022no change | 01 AUG 2022no change |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 01 JAN 2023no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2017no change | 01 MAY 2024no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2026, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.