Visa Bulletin / History / November 2026
November 2026 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the October 2026 bulletin, 11 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 11 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world (+5 months); EB-3 Other Workers Mexico (+5 months); EB-2 Rest of world (+3 months); EB-2 Mexico (+3 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Nov 2013, EB-3 India 22 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 October 2026. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Feb 2023 | 01 Aug 2023▲ 31 days | Current | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Nov 2013 | 01 Oct 2021 | 01 Apr 2025▲ 3 months | 01 Apr 2025▲ 3 months | 01 Apr 2025▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 | 22 Jan 2014▲ 21 days | 22 Jan 2022▲ 14 days | 15 Jun 2024▲ 31 days | 15 Jun 2024▲ 31 days | 15 Aug 2023 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 Jan 2014▲ 21 days | 01 Oct 2019 | 01 Jun 2022▲ 5 months | 01 Jun 2022▲ 5 months | 01 Jan 2022 |
| EB-4 | 15 Dec 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Dec 2023 | 01 Dec 2016 | Current | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Oct 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 Jul 2024 | 01 Jul 2024 | Current | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jan 2015 | 01 Jan 2023 | 15 Mar 2026 | 15 Mar 2026 | 15 Mar 2026 |
| EB-3 | 15 Jan 2015 | 01 Apr 2024 | 01 Aug 2024 | 01 Aug 2024 | 01 Jan 2024 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jan 2015 | 01 Oct 2020 | 01 Jul 2022▲ 30 days | 01 Jul 2022▲ 30 days | 01 Jun 2022 |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2025 | 01 Jan 2025 | 01 Jan 2025 | 01 Jan 2025 | 01 Jan 2025 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2024 | 01 Mar 2021 | Current | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Oct 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Lawyers on the November 2026 bulletin
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- November 2026 Visa BulletinMurthy Law Firm · Oct 22, 2026