Visa Bulletin / History / August 2026
August 2026 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the July 2026 bulletin, 12 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 12 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-1 Rest of world (became Current); EB-2 Rest of world (became Current); EB-5 unreserved Rest of world (became Current); EB-3 Mexico (+31 days).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India Unavailable, EB-3 India 01 Jan 2014.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in July 2026. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 15 Oct 2022 | 01 Jul 2023▲ 30 days | Currentbecame Current | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | Unavailable | 01 Sep 2021 | Currentbecame Current | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 01 Jan 2014 | 01 Jan 2022▲ 10 days | 01 Sep 2024 | 01 Sep 2024▲ 31 days | 01 Aug 2023 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Jan 2014 | 01 May 2019▲ 30 days | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 Apr 2022▲ 31 days | 01 Dec 2021 |
| EB-4 | 15 Oct 2022▲ 30 days | 15 Oct 2022▲ 30 days | 15 Oct 2022 | 15 Oct 2022▲ 30 days | 15 Oct 2022▲ 30 days |
| EB-5 unreserved | Unavailable | 01 Dec 2016 | Currentbecame Current | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Dec 2023 | 01 Dec 2023 | Currentbecame Current | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jan 2015 | 01 Jan 2022 | Currentbecame Current | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 15 Jan 2015 | 08 Jan 2022▲ 7 days | Currentbecame Current | Current | 01 Jan 2024 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jan 2015 | 01 Oct 2019 | 01 Aug 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2024 | 01 Mar 2017 | Currentbecame Current | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jul 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.