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August 2026 Visa Bulletin Analysis: Priority Date Movements

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The August 2026 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State. Here is a data-driven breakdown of the key priority date movements compared to July 2026.

Final Action Dates (FAD): What Changed

CategoryCountryPrevious FADNew FADChange
EB-1ChinaJun 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023+1 months
EB-1IndiaOct 15, 2022Oct 15, 2022No change
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-1Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-2ChinaSep 1, 2021Sep 1, 2021No change
EB-2IndiaUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-2Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-3ChinaDec 22, 2021Jan 1, 2022+1 months
EB-3IndiaJan 1, 2014Jan 1, 2014No change
EB-3MexicoAug 1, 2024Sep 1, 2024+1 months
EB-3PhilippinesAug 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023No change
EB-3Rest of WorldAug 1, 2024Sep 1, 2024+1 months
EB-5UChinaDec 1, 2016Dec 1, 2016No change
EB-5UIndiaUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
EB-5UMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5UPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5URest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RChinaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RIndiaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RRest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HChinaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HIndiaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HRest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IChinaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IIndiaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IRest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change

Dates for Filing (DFF): What Changed

CategoryCountryPrevious DFFNew DFFChange
EB-1ChinaDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023No change
EB-1IndiaDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023No change
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-1Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-2ChinaJan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022No change
EB-2IndiaJan 15, 2015Jan 15, 2015No change
EB-2MexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-2PhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-2Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-3ChinaJan 1, 2022Jan 8, 2022No change
EB-3IndiaJan 15, 2015Jan 15, 2015No change
EB-3MexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2024Jan 1, 2024No change
EB-3Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5UChinaMar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017No change
EB-5UIndiaMay 1, 2024May 1, 2024No change
EB-5UMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5UPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5URest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RChinaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RIndiaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5RRest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HChinaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HIndiaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5HRest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IChinaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IIndiaCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IMexicoCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IPhilippinesCurrentCurrentNo change
EB-5IRest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo change

Key Takeaways

  • EB-2 India, EB-5U India are now Unavailable for the rest of the fiscal year. The annual per-country limit has been reached, so no numbers are being issued and no I-485 can be approved in these categories right now. A cutoff date is expected to be re-announced when the new fiscal year begins in October.
  • EB-1 China saw the largest Final Action Date advance at +1 months.
  • No retrogressions were observed in Final Action Dates this month.
  • Final Action Dates remained unchanged for 31 of 15 category-country combinations.

What This Means for You

Use our Priority Date Estimator to see how these changes affect your specific timeline based on your category and country of chargeability. You can also view the full historical data on our Visa Bulletin Tracker page to understand long-term trends.

Data sourced from the U.S. Department of State (travel.state.gov). All dates shown are estimates based on historical trends and are not guarantees. This is not legal advice. Consult a qualified immigration attorney for case-specific guidance.

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