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745,520
cases in database
436,096
certified
Mar 2026
latest received date processed
Visa Bulletin — July 2026
Employment-based cutoff dates, with movement vs June 2026.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Philippines | Mexico | All Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 |
15 Oct 2022
▼ ~2mo
was
15 Dec 2022
|
01 Jun 2023
▲ ~2mo
was
01 Apr 2023
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
| EB-2 |
Unavailable
▼
was
01 Sep 2013
|
01 Sep 2021
—
was
01 Sep 2021
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
| EB-3 |
01 Jan 2014
▲ 17d
was
15 Dec 2013
|
22 Dec 2021
▲ ~5mo
was
01 Aug 2021
|
01 Aug 2023
—
was
01 Aug 2023
|
01 Aug 2024
▲ ~2mo
was
01 Jun 2024
|
01 Aug 2024
▲ ~2mo
was
01 Jun 2024
|
| EB-3 Other Workers |
01 Jan 2014
▲ 17d
was
15 Dec 2013
|
01 Apr 2019
—
was
01 Apr 2019
|
01 Dec 2021
▲ 30d
was
01 Nov 2021
|
01 Mar 2022
▲ 28d
was
01 Feb 2022
|
01 Mar 2022
▲ 28d
was
01 Feb 2022
|
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Philippines | Mexico | All Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 |
01 Dec 2023
—
was
01 Dec 2023
|
01 Dec 2023
—
was
01 Dec 2023
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
| EB-2 |
15 Jan 2015
—
was
15 Jan 2015
|
01 Jan 2022
—
was
01 Jan 2022
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
| EB-3 |
15 Jan 2015
—
was
15 Jan 2015
|
01 Jan 2022
—
was
01 Jan 2022
|
01 Jan 2024
—
was
01 Jan 2024
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
Current
—
was
Current
|
| EB-3 Other Workers |
15 Jan 2015
—
was
15 Jan 2015
|
01 Oct 2019
—
was
01 Oct 2019
|
01 Aug 2022
—
was
01 Aug 2022
|
01 Aug 2022
—
was
01 Aug 2022
|
01 Aug 2022
—
was
01 Aug 2022
|
From the official U.S. State Department bulletin — July 2026 (Final Action Dates). Final Action = when a green card can be approved; Dates for Filing = when you may be able to submit earlier. “Current” means no backlog; “Unavailable” means no numbers this month.