October 2026 Visa Bulletin

Against the September 2026 bulletin, the October 2026 Visa Bulletin changed 28 final action dates and left 47 unchanged. The three largest advances were F2B Mexico (+454 days, to May 15, 2010), F4 Philippines (+267 days, to May 15, 2008) and F1 Mexico (+251 days, to Sep 8, 2008). Seven dates moved back: EB-3 All Other (-109 days, to May 15, 2024), EB-3 Mexico (-109 days, to May 15, 2024), EB-3 Other Workers All Other (-90 days, to Jan 1, 2022), EB-3 Other Workers Mexico (-90 days, to Jan 1, 2022), EB-2 All Other (from current to Jan 1, 2025), EB-2 Mexico (from current to Jan 1, 2025) and EB-2 Philippines (from current to Jan 1, 2025). Back from unavailable: EB-2 India (Nov 1, 2013) and EB-5 Unreserved India (Dec 1, 2023).

Every category and country of chargeability this bulletin published, reproduced exactly as printed. Nothing here is estimated or filled in; Current and Unavailable are the bulletin's own designations.

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What changed since September 2026

47 rows unchanged, 4 retrogressions. Dates for filing movement is not shown here; both charts are in the tables above.

Where these numbers come from

Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the October 2026 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. This page reproduces that bulletin's own record for every category and country it printed; for the full history of a single category and country, see its green card wait time page.