U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
October 2026
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for October 2026. Changes are against September 2026.
What changed from September 2026
Final Action Dates: 21 moved forward, 7 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2008 to 08 SEP 2008.
- F1 Philippines advanced 6 months, from 01 MAY 2013 to 01 NOV 2013.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2026 to 22 SEP 2026.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2026 to 22 SEP 2026.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2026 to 22 SEP 2026.
- F2A Mexico advanced 7 months, from 22 AUG 2025 to 22 MAR 2026.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2026 to 22 SEP 2026.
- F2B Mexico advanced 15 months, from 15 FEB 2009 to 15 MAY 2010.
- F2B Philippines advanced 4 months, from 01 JUN 2013 to 01 OCT 2013.
- F3 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 22 FEB 2006 to 22 JUL 2006.
- F4 India advanced 44 days, from 01 NOV 2006 to 15 DEC 2006.
- F4 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 APR 2001 to 22 APR 2001.
- F4 Philippines advanced 9 months, from 22 AUG 2007 to 15 MAY 2008.
- EB-1 India advanced 4 months, from 15 OCT 2022 to 01 FEB 2023.
- EB-2 China advanced 30 days, from 01 SEP 2021 to 01 OCT 2021.
- EB-2 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 NOV 2013.
- EB-3 China advanced 7 days, from 01 JAN 2022 to 08 JAN 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 AUG 2023 to 15 AUG 2023.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 5 months, from 01 MAY 2019 to 01 OCT 2019.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 31 days, from 01 DEC 2021 to 01 JAN 2022.
- EB-5 India went from UNAVAILABLE to 01 DEC 2023.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-2 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-2 Philippines went from CURRENT to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-3 (all other countries) retrogressed 4 months, from 01 SEP 2024 to 15 MAY 2024.
- EB-3 Mexico retrogressed 4 months, from 01 SEP 2024 to 15 MAY 2024.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) retrogressed 3 months, from 01 APR 2022 to 01 JAN 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico retrogressed 3 months, from 01 APR 2022 to 01 JAN 2022.
Dates for Filing: 17 moved forward, 8 moved back
- F2B Mexico advanced 10 months, from 15 MAY 2010 to 22 MAR 2011.
- F2B Philippines advanced 12 months, from 01 OCT 2013 to 01 OCT 2014.
- F3 Mexico advanced 17 months, from 15 JUL 2001 to 01 DEC 2002.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 AUG 2006 to 22 OCT 2006.
- F4 India advanced 48 days, from 15 DEC 2006 to 01 FEB 2007.
- F4 Philippines advanced 12 months, from 22 MAR 2008 to 22 MAR 2009.
- EB-1 China advanced 7 months, from 01 DEC 2023 to 01 JUL 2024.
- EB-1 India advanced 7 months, from 01 DEC 2023 to 01 JUL 2024.
- EB-2 China advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 JAN 2023.
- EB-3 China advanced 27 months, from 08 JAN 2022 to 01 APR 2024.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 12 months, from 01 OCT 2019 to 01 OCT 2020.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2023 to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-4 China advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2023 to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-4 India advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2023 to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2023 to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 24 months, from 01 JAN 2023 to 01 JAN 2025.
- EB-5 China advanced 48 months, from 01 MAR 2017 to 01 MAR 2021.
- EB-2 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 15 MAR 2026.
- EB-2 Mexico went from CURRENT to 15 MAR 2026.
- EB-2 Philippines went from CURRENT to 15 MAR 2026.
- EB-3 (all other countries) went from CURRENT to 01 AUG 2024.
- EB-3 Mexico went from CURRENT to 01 AUG 2024.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) retrogressed 2 months, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 JUN 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico retrogressed 2 months, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 JUN 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines retrogressed 2 months, from 01 AUG 2022 to 01 JUN 2022.
Compared cell by cell with the September 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 October 2026 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JAN 2020no change | 22 JAN 2020no change | 22 JAN 2020no change | 08 SEP 2008+8 mo | 01 NOV 2013+6 mo |
| F2A | 22 SEP 2026+31 d | 22 SEP 2026+31 d | 22 SEP 2026+31 d | 22 MAR 2026+7 mo | 22 SEP 2026+31 d |
| F2B | 22 AUG 2019no change | 22 AUG 2019no change | 22 AUG 2019no change | 15 MAY 2010+15 mo | 01 OCT 2013+4 mo |
| F3 | 22 OCT 2014no change | 22 OCT 2014no change | 22 OCT 2014no change | 01 JUL 2001no change | 22 JUL 2006+5 mo |
| F4 | 22 OCT 2011no change | 22 OCT 2011no change | 15 DEC 2006+44 d | 22 APR 2001+14 d | 15 MAY 2008+9 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2023no change | 01 FEB 2023+4 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 JAN 2025cutoff imposed | 01 OCT 2021+30 d | 01 NOV 2013available again | 01 JAN 2025cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2025cutoff imposed |
| EB-3 | 15 MAY 2024−4 mo | 08 JAN 2022+7 d | 01 JAN 2014no change | 15 MAY 2024−4 mo | 15 AUG 2023+14 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JAN 2022−3 mo | 01 OCT 2019+5 mo | 01 JAN 2014no change | 01 JAN 2022−3 mo | 01 JAN 2022+31 d |
| EB-4 | 15 DEC 2022no change | 15 DEC 2022no change | 15 DEC 2022no change | 15 DEC 2022no change | 15 DEC 2022no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 DEC 2016no change | 01 DEC 2023available again | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 FEB 2020no change | 01 FEB 2020no change | 01 FEB 2020no change | 01 DEC 2008no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2019no change | 01 SEP 2019no change | 01 SEP 2019no change | 22 MAR 2011+10 mo | 01 OCT 2014+12 mo |
| F3 | 01 NOV 2014no change | 01 NOV 2014no change | 01 NOV 2014no change | 01 DEC 2002+17 mo | 22 OCT 2006+2 mo |
| F4 | 01 NOV 2011no change | 01 NOV 2011no change | 01 FEB 2007+48 d | 30 APR 2001no change | 22 MAR 2009+12 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2024+7 mo | 01 JUL 2024+7 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 MAR 2026cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2023+12 mo | 15 JAN 2015no change | 15 MAR 2026cutoff imposed | 15 MAR 2026cutoff imposed |
| EB-3 | 01 AUG 2024cutoff imposed | 01 APR 2024+27 mo | 15 JAN 2015no change | 01 AUG 2024cutoff imposed | 01 JAN 2024no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2022−2 mo | 01 OCT 2020+12 mo | 15 JAN 2015no change | 01 JUN 2022−2 mo | 01 JUN 2022−2 mo |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2025+24 mo | 01 JAN 2025+24 mo | 01 JAN 2025+24 mo | 01 JAN 2025+24 mo | 01 JAN 2025+24 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2021+48 mo | 01 MAY 2024no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 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.