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October 2026 Visa Bulletin
Employment-Based · Final Action Dates
| Category | All Other | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1Priority workers | CurrentCurrent | 01 JUL 2023No change | 01 FEB 2023↑ Advanced 4 months | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent |
| EB-2Advanced degrees, exceptional ability | 01 JAN 2025Now 01 JAN 2025 | 01 OCT 2021↑ Advanced 1 month | 01 NOV 2013Now 01 NOV 2013 | 01 JAN 2025Now 01 JAN 2025 | 01 JAN 2025Now 01 JAN 2025 |
| EB-3Skilled workers, professionals | 15 MAY 2024↓ Retrogressed 4 months | 08 JAN 2022↑ Advanced 7 days | 01 JAN 2014No change | 15 MAY 2024↓ Retrogressed 4 months | 15 AUG 2023↑ Advanced 14 days |
| Other WorkersEB-3 unskilled | 01 JAN 2022↓ Retrogressed 3 months | 01 OCT 2019↑ Advanced 5 months | 01 JAN 2014No change | 01 JAN 2022↓ Retrogressed 3 months | 01 JAN 2022↑ Advanced 1 month |
| EB-4Certain special immigrants | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change |
| Certain Religious WorkersEB-4 subset | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change | 15 DEC 2022No change |
| EB-5 UnreservedC5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU | CurrentCurrent | 01 DEC 2016No change | 01 DEC 2023Now 01 DEC 2023 | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent |
| EB-5 Rural20% set-aside | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent |
| EB-5 High Unemployment10% set-aside | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent |
| EB-5 Infrastructure2% set-aside | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent | CurrentCurrent |
Movement over time
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EB-2
Retrogressed from Current to 1 Jan 2025 for All Other, Mexico and the Philippines. India reopened at 1 Nov 2013 after being Unavailable in September, and China moved one month to 1 Oct 2021.
EB-3
All Other and Mexico fell back from 1 Sep 2024 to 15 May 2024. China advanced seven days to 8 Jan 2022, the Philippines two weeks to 15 Aug 2023, and India held at 1 Jan 2014. Other Workers for All Other and Mexico fell from 1 Apr 2022 to 1 Jan 2022, while China advanced five months to 1 Oct 2019.
EB-1 and EB-5
EB-1 India advanced from 15 Oct 2022 to 1 Feb 2023. EB-5 Unreserved India reopened at 1 Dec 2023 after being Unavailable in September. EB-1 China and EB-5 Unreserved China held.
Dates for Filing
EB-1 China and India advanced seven months to 1 Jul 2024. China EB-3 advanced from 8 Jan 2022 to 1 Apr 2024 and China EB-5 Unreserved from 1 Mar 2017 to 1 Mar 2021. EB-2 and EB-3 for All Other and Mexico moved from Current to 15 Mar 2026 and 1 Aug 2024. EB-4 advanced two years to 1 Jan 2025 in every area. USCIS has said applicants may use the Dates for Filing chart for October.
Primary source
U.S. Department of State · Visa Bulletin
October 2026 (Number 19, Volume XI)
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