Visa Bulletin Dashboard
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October 2026 verified snapshot
Choose Final Action Dates for visa availability or Dates for Filing for the filing cutoff. Filter the October 2026 table by employment category and country of chargeability.
For October 2026, USCIS requires the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based adjustment-of-status filings. A Final Action result describes visa availability; it does not establish your eligibility to file or guarantee approval. Official USCIS filing instruction.
Bulletin: October 2026Data version: 2026-10Table A verified: 2026-09-29Table B verified: 2026-10-04Source: U.S. Department of StateMonthly snapshot; check the applicable chart.
| Category | Other | China | India | Mexico | Philippines | Movement |
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Monthly changes
Advancing means the cutoff moved later or became Current. Retrogressing means it moved earlier or became Unavailable.
Final Action trend explorer
Choose a category and compare the countries you care about. This separate chart uses the verified Final Action historical record and keeps Current and Unavailable in their own bands.
Lines overlap when countries share the same cutoff. In most EB categories, Mexico, the Philippines, and all other countries track the same worldwide date — so their lines sit exactly on top of one another. Only China and India often have distinct cutoffs; other countries can also differ, so inspect the selected row before comparing lines.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Past movement does not predict future movement. Always confirm dates against the official Visa Bulletin, which controls. For advice about your individual case, consult a licensed immigration attorney or accredited representative.
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Use the dashboard to answer one question at a time
The dashboard combines a monthly table with a separate historical chart. Start by deciding whether you are checking visa availability for final action, a filing cutoff, or past movement. These questions use different evidence. The table selector changes between Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing; the trend explorer remains a Final Action history. Switching the table to Dates for Filing does not turn the chart below it into filing-date history.
For an adjustment-of-status filing, first read the USCIS instruction for the month in which you intend to file. USCIS identifies which chart employment-based applicants must use that month. Selecting Table B here only displays its dates; it does not establish that USCIS permits you to use it or that you meet the other I-485 requirements. The instruction beside the table names the month it covers so you can check it against your intended filing date.
Worked example: two charts, two different answers
Suppose, purely as an illustration, that your priority date is 15 June 2020, the Final Action cutoff is 1 January 2020, and the Dates for Filing cutoff is 1 January 2021. Your date is later than the Final Action cutoff, but earlier than the filing cutoff. Those are compatible results. If USCIS permits the filing chart for your case and month, the date comparison may support filing while final action remains unavailable. It still does not decide your eligibility to adjust status.
Now suppose your priority date exactly equals the selected cutoff. The requirement is strictly earlier, so equality does not satisfy that chart's date requirement. A row marked Current has no priority-date cutoff; a row marked Unavailable has no visa numbers available for that month. Neither symbol should be treated as a calendar date. These rules apply to the selected category and chargeability area, not every case in the same preference group.
What filters and movement summaries can tell you
Choose the category listed in your petition and the correct country of chargeability, generally your country of birth. Filtering is a reading aid: it narrows the displayed rows and columns without changing the underlying bulletin. The table and trend explorer have separate controls. If you filter the table to India but leave several countries selected in the chart, you are looking at different scopes. Check both selections before drawing a comparison.
Movement counts summarize published cells, not applicants. An advance in several cells does not mean that the same share of people became eligible, and a category with an unchanged cutoff may still have case-processing activity. For dated cutoffs, movement measures the distance between the previous and new published dates. A transition involving Current or Unavailable is a change of status, not a number of days to add to a countdown.
The historical chart helps identify holds, reversals, and changes in availability. It cannot show your place in a queue or the number of applications ahead of you. A steep line may reflect a large cutoff change without revealing how many cases it affects. Use the dedicated trend page for historical comparisons and the Priority Date Calculator for a comparison with your own date.
Keep a monthly record you can verify
Save the bulletin month, chart name, category, chargeability area, published cutoff or symbol, and your date-comparison result. For an I-485 filing question, also save the USCIS chart instruction for that same month. This prevents a common mistake: combining a new bulletin with an older filing-chart announcement or a screenshot that omits its month.
Check the linked Department of State bulletin before acting, especially after a monthly change. This dashboard shows the verified snapshot named above; a government publication does not automatically update this page. For consular cases, follow National Visa Center and consular instructions as well. If the official source and this page disagree, rely on the official source and report the affected month and cell without sending personal case documents. Our methodology explains how source dates and verification are recorded.