November 2026 Visa Bulletin: Family F1, F2B, F3 and F4 Jump About a Year
The November 2026 Visa Bulletin advances the worldwide F1, F2B, F3 and F4 Final Action Dates by roughly a year each, while EB-2 moves about three months and EB-3 Other Workers about five months.
The State Department's November 2026 Visa Bulletin delivers unusually large family-based movement. For applicants chargeable to "All other" countries, the Final Action Dates for F1, F2B, F3 and F4 each advanced by roughly one year, and several employment categories also moved forward.
Family-based: a year of movement in one month
Worldwide Final Action Dates:
- F1: 2020-01-22 → 2021-01-22
- F2A: 2026-09-22 → 2026-10-22
- F2B: 2019-08-22 → 2020-08-22
- F3: 2014-10-22 → 2015-10-22
- F4: 2011-10-22 → 2012-10-22
China and India matched the worldwide advances in F1, F2A, F2B and F3; China also matched in F4, while India F4 stayed at 2006-12-15. Mexico moved more modestly: F1 advanced to 2008-09-22, F2A to 2026-04-22 and F3 to 2001-07-15, with F2B (2010-05-15) and F4 (2001-04-22) unchanged. For the Philippines, only F2A moved (to 2026-10-22).
The Dates for Filing chart followed suit for worldwide applicants: F1 to 2021-02-01, F2B to 2020-09-01, F3 to 2015-11-01 and F4 to 2012-11-01. F2A remains Current on the filing chart for all countries.
Employment-based: EB-2 and EB-3 move ahead
- EB-2 (worldwide, Mexico, Philippines): 2025-01-01 → 2025-04-01. China (2021-10-01) and India (2013-11-01) are unchanged.
- EB-3 Skilled: worldwide and Mexico 2024-05-15 → 2024-06-15; China to 2022-01-22; India to 2014-01-22; Philippines unchanged at 2023-08-15.
- EB-3 Other Workers: worldwide and Mexico 2022-01-01 → 2022-06-01, the largest employment advance this month; India to 2014-01-22.
- EB-1: remains Current worldwide; China advanced to 2023-08-01, India unchanged at 2023-02-01.
- EB-4 (2022-12-15) and EB-5 Unreserved were unchanged across the board.
On the employment Dates for Filing chart, only EB-3 Other Workers moved (worldwide and Mexico to 2022-07-01); every other category held steady.
What it means
The family-based jumps bring a large group of waiting applicants within reach in a single month, so beneficiaries in those categories may want to compare their priority dates to the new cutoffs. For employment-based cases, USCIS decides each month whether I-485 adjustment applicants must use the Final Action Dates or the Dates for Filing chart, so check the USCIS chart rather than relying on the bulletin alone.
This article is general news, not legal advice.
Final Action Datenoviembre de 2026 vs octubre de 2026
Basado en familia All other China India Mexico Philippines F1 22 ene 2021 22 ene 2021 22 ene 2021 22 sept 2008 1 nov 2013 F2A 22 oct 2026 22 oct 2026 22 oct 2026 22 abr 2026 22 oct 2026 F2B 22 ago 2020 22 ago 2020 22 ago 2020 15 may 2010 1 oct 2013 F3 22 oct 2015 22 oct 2015 22 oct 2015 15 jul 2001 22 jul 2006 F4 22 oct 2012 22 oct 2012 15 dic 2006 22 abr 2001 15 may 2008
Basado en empleo All other China India Mexico Philippines EB-1 Vigente 1 ago 2023 1 feb 2023 Vigente Vigente EB-2 1 abr 2025 1 oct 2021 1 nov 2013 1 abr 2025 1 abr 2025 EB-3 Skilled 15 jun 2024 22 ene 2022 22 ene 2014 15 jun 2024 15 ago 2023 EB-3 Other Workers 1 jun 2022 1 oct 2019 22 ene 2014 1 jun 2022 1 ene 2022 EB-4 15 dic 2022 15 dic 2022 15 dic 2022 15 dic 2022 15 dic 2022 EB-5 Vigente 1 dic 2016 1 dic 2023 Vigente Vigente Dates for Filingnoviembre de 2026 vs octubre de 2026
Basado en familia All other China India Mexico Philippines F1 1 feb 2021 1 feb 2021 1 feb 2021 1 dic 2008 22 abr 2015 F2A Vigente Vigente Vigente Vigente Vigente F2B 1 sept 2020 1 sept 2020 1 sept 2020 22 mar 2011 1 oct 2014 F3 1 nov 2015 1 nov 2015 1 nov 2015 1 dic 2002 22 oct 2006 F4 1 nov 2012 1 nov 2012 1 feb 2007 30 abr 2001 22 mar 2009
Basado en empleo All other China India Mexico Philippines EB-1 Vigente 1 jul 2024 1 jul 2024 Vigente Vigente EB-2 15 mar 2026 1 ene 2023 15 ene 2015 15 mar 2026 15 mar 2026 EB-3 Skilled 1 ago 2024 1 abr 2024 15 ene 2015 1 ago 2024 1 ene 2024 EB-3 Other Workers 1 jul 2022 1 oct 2020 15 ene 2015 1 jul 2022 1 jun 2022 EB-4 1 ene 2025 1 ene 2025 1 ene 2025 1 ene 2025 1 ene 2025 EB-5 Vigente 1 mar 2021 1 may 2024 Vigente Vigente Final Action Date — mes a mesnoviembre de 2026 vs octubre de 2026
F1 · All other▲ +12 mesesF1 · China▲ +12 mesesF1 · India▲ +12 mesesF2B · All other▲ +12 mesesF2B · China▲ +12 mesesF2B · India▲ +12 mesesF4 · All other▲ +12 mesesF4 · China▲ +12 mesesF3 · All other▲ +12 mesesF3 · China▲ +12 mesesF3 · India▲ +12 mesesEB-3 Other Workers · All other▲ +5 mesesEB-3 Other Workers · Mexico▲ +5 mesesEB-2 · All other▲ +3 mesesEB-2 · Mexico▲ +3 mesesEB-2 · Philippines▲ +3 mesesF2A · Mexico▲ +1 mesesEB-1 · China▲ +1 mesesEB-3 Skilled · All other▲ +1 mesesEB-3 Skilled · Mexico▲ +1 mesesF2A · All other▲ +1 mesesF2A · China▲ +1 mesesF2A · India▲ +1 mesesF2A · Philippines▲ +1 mesesEB-3 Skilled · India▲ +1 mesesEB-3 Other Workers · India▲ +1 mesesF1 · Mexico▲ +14 díasF3 · Mexico▲ +14 díasEB-3 Skilled · China▲ +14 díasF1 · Philippines— sin cambiosF2B · Mexico— sin cambiosF2B · Philippines— sin cambiosF3 · Philippines— sin cambiosF4 · India— sin cambiosF4 · Mexico— sin cambiosF4 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-1 · All other— sin cambiosEB-1 · India— sin cambiosEB-1 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-1 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-2 · China— sin cambiosEB-2 · India— sin cambiosEB-3 Skilled · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-3 Other Workers · China— sin cambiosEB-3 Other Workers · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-4 · All other— sin cambiosEB-4 · China— sin cambiosEB-4 · India— sin cambiosEB-4 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-4 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-5 · All other— sin cambiosEB-5 · China— sin cambiosEB-5 · India— sin cambiosEB-5 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-5 · Philippines— sin cambiosΔ desde el boletín anteriorDates for Filing — mes a mesnoviembre de 2026 vs octubre de 2026
F1 · All other▲ +12 mesesF1 · China▲ +12 mesesF1 · India▲ +12 mesesF2B · All other▲ +12 mesesF2B · China▲ +12 mesesF2B · India▲ +12 mesesF4 · All other▲ +12 mesesF4 · China▲ +12 mesesF3 · All other▲ +12 mesesF3 · China▲ +12 mesesF3 · India▲ +12 mesesEB-3 Other Workers · All other▲ +1 mesesEB-3 Other Workers · Mexico▲ +1 mesesF1 · Mexico— sin cambiosF1 · Philippines— sin cambiosF2A · All other— sin cambiosF2A · China— sin cambiosF2A · India— sin cambiosF2A · Mexico— sin cambiosF2A · Philippines— sin cambiosF2B · Mexico— sin cambiosF2B · Philippines— sin cambiosF3 · Mexico— sin cambiosF3 · Philippines— sin cambiosF4 · India— sin cambiosF4 · Mexico— sin cambiosF4 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-1 · All other— sin cambiosEB-1 · China— sin cambiosEB-1 · India— sin cambiosEB-1 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-1 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-2 · All other— sin cambiosEB-2 · China— sin cambiosEB-2 · India— sin cambiosEB-2 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-2 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-3 Skilled · All other— sin cambiosEB-3 Skilled · China— sin cambiosEB-3 Skilled · India— sin cambiosEB-3 Skilled · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-3 Skilled · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-3 Other Workers · China— sin cambiosEB-3 Other Workers · India— sin cambiosEB-3 Other Workers · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-4 · All other— sin cambiosEB-4 · China— sin cambiosEB-4 · India— sin cambiosEB-4 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-4 · Philippines— sin cambiosEB-5 · All other— sin cambiosEB-5 · China— sin cambiosEB-5 · India— sin cambiosEB-5 · Mexico— sin cambiosEB-5 · Philippines— sin cambiosΔ desde el boletín anterior
Source
Department of State — November 2026 Visa Bulletin
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