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    September 2026 Visa Bulletin for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3

    The U.S. Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin sets the employment-based Final Action Dates below. Compared with August 2026, no dates moved forward, none moved back, and 15 stayed the same.

    Final Action Dates

    Final Action Dates for employment-based categories in the September 2026 Visa Bulletin
    CategoryRest of WorldChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
    EB-1Current
    No change
    		Jul 1, 2023
    No change
    		Oct 15, 2022
    No change
    		Current
    No change
    		Current
    No change
    EB-2Current
    No change
    		Sep 1, 2021
    No change
    		Unavailable
    No change
    		Current
    No change
    		Current
    No change
    EB-3Sep 1, 2024
    No change
    		Jan 1, 2022
    No change
    		Jan 1, 2014
    No change
    		Sep 1, 2024
    No change
    		Aug 1, 2023
    No change

    A priority date is current when it is earlier than the Final Action Date listed for its category and country. "Current" means every priority date qualifies. "Unavailable" means no visa numbers are available that month. Select a date to see that category's history and forward estimates.

    What changed from August 2026

    Every employment-based Final Action Date stayed the same.

    Have a priority date? Estimate when it may become current with the calculator, based on Visa Bulletin history since 2010.

    What this page covers

    This page covers the Final Action Dates chart for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 skilled workers and professionals. It does not cover the Dates for Filing chart, EB-3 Other Workers, EB-4, EB-5, or family-based categories. For those, see the full September 2026 Visa Bulletin on travel.state.gov. USCIS announces separately each month which chart applies to adjustment of status filings.

    Source: U.S. Department of State, September 2026 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for employment-based preference cases. This page is informational only and is not legal advice.