EB-2 Rest of World green card timeline

    As of the July 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 Final Action Date for Rest of World is Current. The category is currently listed as Current, meaning there is no cutoff date to track. Recent movement is best described as advancing slowly.

    Final Action Date
    Current
    July 2026 bulletin
    12-month movement
    Category is current
    net change in the cutoff
    Recent trend
    advancing slowly
    2 retrogressions since 2010

    Last 12 months of Final Action Dates

    Bulletin monthFinal Action DateChange
    July 2026CurrentNo change
    June 2026CurrentNo change
    May 2026CurrentNo change
    April 2026CurrentNo change
    March 2026Current
    February 2026Oct 15, 2024+6 mo
    January 2026Apr 1, 2024+2 mo
    December 2025Feb 1, 2024+2 mo
    November 2025Dec 1, 2023No change
    October 2025Dec 1, 2023+1 mo
    September 2025Nov 15, 2023No change
    August 2025Nov 15, 2023No change

    Multi-year trend

    The same bulletin month across recent years shows how the EB-2 Rest of World cutoff has moved over the long run.

    BulletinFinal Action Date
    July 2024Mar 22, 2023
    July 2025Nov 15, 2023
    July 2026Current

    Forward estimates for sample priority dates

    Projections use the five-year average pace of Final Action Date movement for EB-2 Rest of World, with optimistic and pessimistic bounds from historically fast and slow periods. They are informational estimates, not guarantees.

    Priority dateOptimisticMedianPessimistic
    July 2026 (filing now)CurrentCurrentCurrent

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    Background reading

    Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates chart, through July 2026. This page is informational only and is not legal advice.