Visa Bulletin by category and country
Pick your category and chargeability country to see the latest cutoff we fetched from the official bulletin, or read the guides on how the bulletin works.
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See the current dates on the official Visa Bulletin. Each page explains that category and country.
Visa Bulletin guides
- How do I read the Visa Bulletin chart?Find your category row and country column, compare the date to your priority date, and check which chart USCIS uses. C means current, U means unavailable.
- What is the difference between Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing?Final Action Dates decide when a green card can be approved. Dates for Filing decide when you can submit your application. Here is how each one is used.
- Which Visa Bulletin chart does USCIS use this month?USCIS announces monthly whether I-485 filers use Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing. See this month's choice and how to check it yourself.
- Is there an RSS feed or email subscription for the Visa Bulletin?Is there an official RSS feed or email list for the Visa Bulletin? What the State Department offers, and how to get alerted when your category moves.
- How do I know if my priority date is current this month?Your priority date is current when it is earlier than the cutoff for your category and country in the chart that applies. Here is the 2-minute check.
- When will my priority date become current?Nobody can promise a date, but past Visa Bulletin movement gives a reasonable range. Here is the method, its limits, and where official projections appear.
- What does it mean when the Visa Bulletin retrogresses?Retrogression is when a cutoff date moves backward because demand exceeds the visas available. What happens to pending cases and what you can do.
- What is the chargeability country on the Visa Bulletin?Your chargeability country is normally your country of birth, not your citizenship. Exceptions, like using a spouse's country, and why it matters.
- F2A Mexico vs all other countries: what is the wait time?Why F2A Mexico can have a different cutoff than other countries, how the F2A per-country exemption works, and latest dates from the official bulletin.
- F4 Mexico Visa Bulletin: how long is the wait for siblings?F4 is for brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens. See the latest F4 Mexico cutoff from the official bulletin and how to read the wait.
- Is it true that F4 Philippines takes over 20 years?F4 Philippines has one of the oldest cutoffs in the Visa Bulletin. See the latest cutoff from the official bulletin and how far behind today it is.
- What are the Visa Bulletin predictions for EB-2 India?The latest EB-2 India cutoff from the official bulletin, how far it is behind, how to estimate your own wait, and what EB-2 to EB-3 porting means.
- EB-3 Philippines Visa Bulletin for nurses: where is the date this month?Foreign-educated nurses usually file EB-3 under Schedule A. The latest EB-3 Philippines cutoff, how NVC fits in, and how to get alerts.
- What happens to my priority date if I change jobs or get laid off after I-140 approval?An approved I-140 priority date is generally kept after a job change or layoff. The exceptions, the 180-day rules, and the H-1B 60-day grace period.
- Do immediate relatives have to wait for the Visa Bulletin?Spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of U.S. citizens are immediate relatives with no Visa Bulletin wait. Only processing time applies.
- How do I know if my DV lottery case number is current?DV selectees become current when their rank (case) number is below their region's cutoff in the Visa Bulletin. How to read it and check results.
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