U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
November 2026
The U.S. Department of State's Visa Bulletin for November 2026 moved 29 of the family and employment Final Action Dates shown here forward and 0 back compared with October 2026. Archived by greencardline on October 22, 2026.
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for November 2026. Changes are against October 2026.
November 2026 at a glance
In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, 29 Final Action Dates moved forward and none moved back compared with October 2026; 13 Dates for Filing moved forward and none moved back. The biggest change: EB-2 ROW/Mexico/Philippines advances 3 months (01 JAN 2025 to 01 APR 2025). No Final Action Date retrogressed.
- EB-2 ROW/Mexico/Philippines advances 3 months · Final Action Date 01 JAN 2025 → 01 APR 2025
- F1 ROW/India/China advances 12 months · Final Action Date 22 JAN 2020 → 22 JAN 2021
- F2B ROW/India/China advances 12 months · Final Action Date 22 AUG 2019 → 22 AUG 2020
- F4 ROW/China advances 12 months · Final Action Date 22 OCT 2011 → 22 OCT 2012
- F3 ROW/India/China advances 12 months · Final Action Date 22 OCT 2014 → 22 OCT 2015
- EB-3 ROW/Mexico advances 4 weeks · Final Action Date 15 MAY 2024 → 15 JUN 2024
WHICH CHART USCIS SAYS TO USE FOR NOVEMBER 2026 (I-485 FILINGS)
Family-sponsored: Dates for Filing. USCIS: “For all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for November 2026.”
Employment-based: Dates for Filing. USCIS: “For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for November 2026.”
From USCIS, Adjustment of Status Filing Charts, first recorded by greencardline October 23, 2026.
In the tables below, each date shows its move from October 2026; red marks a retrogression. How categories have moved over the last year, and what that range would mean for the next three bulletins: Visa Bulletin outlook from past movement. When the next bulletin is expected: release calendar. Charts and CSVs to reuse (CC BY): Visa Bulletin data for journalists.
The November 2026 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 JAN 2021+12 mo | 22 JAN 2021+12 mo | 22 JAN 2021+12 mo | 22 SEP 2008+14 d | 01 NOV 2013no change |
| F2A | 22 OCT 2026+30 d | 22 OCT 2026+30 d | 22 OCT 2026+30 d | 22 APR 2026+31 d | 22 OCT 2026+30 d |
| F2B | 22 AUG 2020+12 mo | 22 AUG 2020+12 mo | 22 AUG 2020+12 mo | 15 MAY 2010no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 22 OCT 2015+12 mo | 22 OCT 2015+12 mo | 22 OCT 2015+12 mo | 15 JUL 2001+14 d | 22 JUL 2006no change |
| F4 | 22 OCT 2012+12 mo | 22 OCT 2012+12 mo | 15 DEC 2006no change | 22 APR 2001no change | 15 MAY 2008no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 AUG 2023+31 d | 01 FEB 2023no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 APR 2025+3 mo | 01 OCT 2021no change | 01 NOV 2013no change | 01 APR 2025+3 mo | 01 APR 2025+3 mo |
| EB-3 | 15 JUN 2024+31 d | 22 JAN 2022+14 d | 22 JAN 2014+21 d | 15 JUN 2024+31 d | 15 AUG 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUN 2022+5 mo | 01 OCT 2019no change | 22 JAN 2014+21 d | 01 JUN 2022+5 mo | 01 JAN 2022no change |
| 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 2023no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 FEB 2021+12 mo | 01 FEB 2021+12 mo | 01 FEB 2021+12 mo | 01 DEC 2008no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| F2B | 01 SEP 2020+12 mo | 01 SEP 2020+12 mo | 01 SEP 2020+12 mo | 22 MAR 2011no change | 01 OCT 2014no change |
| F3 | 01 NOV 2015+12 mo | 01 NOV 2015+12 mo | 01 NOV 2015+12 mo | 01 DEC 2002no change | 22 OCT 2006no change |
| F4 | 01 NOV 2012+12 mo | 01 NOV 2012+12 mo | 01 FEB 2007no change | 30 APR 2001no change | 22 MAR 2009no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JUL 2024no change | 01 JUL 2024no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 MAR 2026no change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | 15 MAR 2026no change | 15 MAR 2026no change |
| EB-3 | 01 AUG 2024no change | 01 APR 2024no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | 01 AUG 2024no change | 01 JAN 2024no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 JUL 2022+30 d | 01 OCT 2020no change | 15 JAN 2015no change | 01 JUL 2022+30 d | 01 JUN 2022no change |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2025no change | 01 JAN 2025no change | 01 JAN 2025no change | 01 JAN 2025no change | 01 JAN 2025no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 MAR 2021no change | 01 MAY 2024no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
What changed from October 2026
Final Action Dates: 29 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 22 JAN 2020 to 22 JAN 2021.
- F1 China advanced 12 months, from 22 JAN 2020 to 22 JAN 2021.
- F1 India advanced 12 months, from 22 JAN 2020 to 22 JAN 2021.
- F1 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 08 SEP 2008 to 22 SEP 2008.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2026 to 22 OCT 2026.
- F2A China advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2026 to 22 OCT 2026.
- F2A India advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2026 to 22 OCT 2026.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2026 to 22 APR 2026.
- F2A Philippines advanced 30 days, from 22 SEP 2026 to 22 OCT 2026.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 22 AUG 2019 to 22 AUG 2020.
- F2B China advanced 12 months, from 22 AUG 2019 to 22 AUG 2020.
- F2B India advanced 12 months, from 22 AUG 2019 to 22 AUG 2020.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 22 OCT 2014 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F3 China advanced 12 months, from 22 OCT 2014 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F3 India advanced 12 months, from 22 OCT 2014 to 22 OCT 2015.
- F3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 JUL 2001 to 15 JUL 2001.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 22 OCT 2011 to 22 OCT 2012.
- F4 China advanced 12 months, from 22 OCT 2011 to 22 OCT 2012.
- EB-1 China advanced 31 days, from 01 JUL 2023 to 01 AUG 2023.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 01 APR 2025.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 01 APR 2025.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 JAN 2025 to 01 APR 2025.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2024 to 15 JUN 2024.
- EB-3 China advanced 14 days, from 08 JAN 2022 to 22 JAN 2022.
- EB-3 India advanced 21 days, from 01 JAN 2014 to 22 JAN 2014.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 15 MAY 2024 to 15 JUN 2024.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 JUN 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 21 days, from 01 JAN 2014 to 22 JAN 2014.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 5 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 JUN 2022.
Dates for Filing: 13 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 FEB 2021.
- F1 China advanced 12 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 FEB 2021.
- F1 India advanced 12 months, from 01 FEB 2020 to 01 FEB 2021.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 SEP 2020.
- F2B China advanced 12 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 SEP 2020.
- F2B India advanced 12 months, from 01 SEP 2019 to 01 SEP 2020.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 NOV 2014 to 01 NOV 2015.
- F3 China advanced 12 months, from 01 NOV 2014 to 01 NOV 2015.
- F3 India advanced 12 months, from 01 NOV 2014 to 01 NOV 2015.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 12 months, from 01 NOV 2011 to 01 NOV 2012.
- F4 China advanced 12 months, from 01 NOV 2011 to 01 NOV 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 JUL 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 30 days, from 01 JUN 2022 to 01 JUL 2022.
Compared cell by cell with the October 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.
Source: Visa Bulletin for November 2026, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 22, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.