Updated monthly from travel.state.gov
Visa Bulletin — June 2026
Employment-based Final Action cutoff dates by country, with movement vs the prior bulletin and multi-month trends.
Employment-Based Final Action Dates
June 2026 (Final Action Dates)| Category | India | China | Philippines | Mexico | All Other Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Dec 2022 ▼ 4 mo | Apr 2023 — | Current | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | Sep 2013 ▼ 10 mo | Sep 2021 — | Current | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | Dec 2013 ▲ 1 mo | Aug 2021 ▲ 2 mo | Aug 2023 — | Jun 2024 — | Jun 2024 — |
| EB-3 Other Workers | Dec 2013 ▲ 1 mo | Apr 2019 ▲ 2 mo | Nov 2021 — | Feb 2022 — | Feb 2022 — |
If your priority date is earlier than the cutoff shown, your green card can be approved this month. Cutoffs are approximated to the month — the official bulletin lists exact days. ▲ advanced · ▼ retrogressed · — held vs the prior bulletin.
Priority-date backlog over time
How many months each queue sits behind its bulletin — lower is better; a flat cutoff drifts up 1 month per month.
How to read the Visa Bulletin
The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the U.S. Department of State. Green cards are limited each year by category and by country of birth, so applicants wait in line based on their priority date — for employment-based cases, usually the date the PERM labor certification was filed.
The Final Action Dates chart above shows the front of each line. If your priority date is earlier than the cutoff for your category and country of birth, a visa number is available and your I-485 (or consular case) can be approved. “Current” means no backlog at all. The bulletin also publishes a second chart, Dates for Filing, which sometimes lets you file your I-485 earlier — check the official bulletin and USCIS guidance for that chart.
Dates usually inch forward each month, but they can hold still or even move backwards (retrogression) when demand spikes. India and China have separate columns because demand from each far exceeds the ~7% per-country cap.
This page is informational, derived from the official bulletin and approximated to the month. Always confirm with the State Department and your attorney before acting.
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