The short version of each 2026 bulletin. Tap "Read more" for the details.
October 2026 Latest
New visa year: most dates move back
October starts the 2027 visa year. All Countries and Mexico moved back 3 months. Philippines moved up 1 month, so all three now share one date.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Jan 1, 2022 | Back 3 months |
| Mexico | Jan 1, 2022 | Back 3 months |
| Philippines | Jan 1, 2022 | Up 1 month |
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The State Department moved the All Countries and Mexico date back from April 1, 2022 to January 1, 2022. It said the change keeps visa use inside the new year's limits.
Philippines moved up from December 1, 2021. The date for filing moved back from August 1, 2022 to June 1, 2022.
If your priority date is before January 1, 2022, your case can move to the final step this month. Dates can move back as well as forward, so each new bulletin is worth a look.
Source: Visa Bulletin for October 2026, U.S. Department of State
September 2026
All dates hold
The last month of the 2026 visa year. Every date stayed the same as August.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Apr 1, 2022 | Same |
| Mexico | Apr 1, 2022 | Same |
| Philippines | Dec 1, 2021 | Same |
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The date for filing stayed at August 1, 2022.
Cases with a priority date before April 1, 2022 (before December 1, 2021 if you were born in the Philippines) could move to the final step.
Source: Visa Bulletin for September 2026, U.S. Department of State
August 2026
All Countries and Mexico move up
All Countries and Mexico moved up 1 month. Philippines stayed at December 1, 2021.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Apr 1, 2022 | Up 1 month |
| Mexico | Apr 1, 2022 | Up 1 month |
| Philippines | Dec 1, 2021 | Same |
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The All Countries and Mexico date moved from March 1, 2022 to April 1, 2022. The date for filing stayed at August 1, 2022.
Source: Visa Bulletin for August 2026, U.S. Department of State
July 2026
Every line moves up 1 month
Every line moved up 1 month. The bulletin flagged high demand from the Philippines.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Mar 1, 2022 | Up 1 month |
| Mexico | Mar 1, 2022 | Up 1 month |
| Philippines | Dec 1, 2021 | Up 1 month |
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All Countries and Mexico moved from February 1, 2022 to March 1, 2022. Philippines moved from November 1, 2021 to December 1, 2021.
The bulletin said high demand from applicants born in the Philippines could make the State Department move that date back, or pause it, before the visa year ended. The Philippines date held at December 1, 2021 in August and September.
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2026, U.S. Department of State
June 2026
All dates hold
Every date stayed the same as May.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Feb 1, 2022 | Same |
| Mexico | Feb 1, 2022 | Same |
| Philippines | Nov 1, 2021 | Same |
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The date for filing stayed at August 1, 2022. The large jump from May stayed in place for a second month.
Source: Visa Bulletin for June 2026, U.S. Department of State
May 2026
The biggest jump of the year
All Countries and Mexico jumped 3 months. Philippines got its own, earlier date.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Feb 1, 2022 | Up 3 months |
| Mexico | Feb 1, 2022 | Up 3 months |
| Philippines | Nov 1, 2021 | Same |
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All Countries and Mexico moved from November 1, 2021 to February 1, 2022. Philippines stayed at November 1, 2021.
The date for filing stayed at August 1, 2022.
Source: Visa Bulletin for May 2026, U.S. Department of State
April 2026
The date for filing moves up
Final action dates stayed the same. The date for filing moved up to August 1, 2022.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Nov 1, 2021 | Same |
| Mexico | Nov 1, 2021 | Same |
| Philippines | Nov 1, 2021 | Same |
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The date for filing moved from June 22, 2022 to August 1, 2022, so more applicants could get their final paperwork ready ahead of time.
Source: Visa Bulletin for April 2026, U.S. Department of State
March 2026
Up 2 months, and filing jumps
Final action moved up 2 months. The date for filing jumped to June 22, 2022.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Nov 1, 2021 | Up 2 months |
| Mexico | Nov 1, 2021 | Up 2 months |
| Philippines | Nov 1, 2021 | Up 2 months |
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The final action date moved from September 1, 2021 to November 1, 2021 for all three.
The date for filing moved from December 1, 2021 to June 22, 2022.
Source: Visa Bulletin for March 2026, U.S. Department of State
February 2026
All dates hold
Every date stayed the same as January.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Sep 1, 2021 | Same |
| Mexico | Sep 1, 2021 | Same |
| Philippines | Sep 1, 2021 | Same |
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The date for filing stayed at December 1, 2021.
Source: Visa Bulletin for February 2026, U.S. Department of State
January 2026
The year starts with a move up
Every line moved up 1 month, to September 1, 2021.
| Country of birth | Final action date | Change |
|---|
| All Countries | Sep 1, 2021 | Up 1 month |
| Mexico | Sep 1, 2021 | Up 1 month |
| Philippines | Sep 1, 2021 | Up 1 month |
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The final action date moved from August 1, 2021 in the December 2025 bulletin to September 1, 2021. The date for filing stayed at December 1, 2021.
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2026, U.S. Department of State
This page is general information and is not legal advice. Your case team or an immigration attorney can tell you how the dates apply to your case.
