The Visa Bulletin, tracked

Name: September 2026 Visa Bulletin cut-off dates by category
Creator: QueueCheck

The State Department publishes the bulletin monthly; this section keeps the verified record. Every cut-off is transcribed from the published document itself, each tracked category has its own page with history and movement, and the checker reads any priority date against the current charts. Position, never prediction.

Written and checked by the QueueCheck editorial team. Last checked August 22, 2026. How we verify information

Current month: September 2026

USCIS has not yet said which chart governs adjustment-of-status filings for September 2026. Checked 2026-08-23; until it appears, the month has no filing chart, and the previous month's choice does not carry over.

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September 2026 Visa Bulletin

Both official charts, USCIS filing choice and movement from the previous month.

Read the September 2026 movement analysis

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October 2026 Visa Bulletin

Official release status and verified previous-month context, with no predicted cut-off table.

Tracked categories

Family-sponsored

F1F1 covers unmarried sons and daughters of U.S.
F2AF2A covers spouses and unmarried children under 21 of lawful permanent residents.
F2BF2B covers unmarried sons and daughters, 21 or older, of lawful permanent residents.
F3F3 covers married sons and daughters of U.S.
F4F4 covers brothers and sisters of adult U.S.

Employment-based

What moved in September 2026

Final action movement against August 2026, computed cell by cell from the two published documents. Rows that held are not listed.

F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens, All other chargeability areas: advanced 403 days
F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens, China (mainland born): advanced 403 days
F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens, India: advanced 403 days
F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens, Mexico: advanced 31 days
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents, All other chargeability areas: advanced 31 days
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents, China (mainland born): advanced 31 days
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents, India: advanced 31 days
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents, Mexico: advanced 31 days
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents, Philippines: advanced 31 days
F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents, All other chargeability areas: advanced 598 days
F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents, China (mainland born): advanced 598 days
F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents, India: advanced 598 days
F3: married children of U.S. citizens, All other chargeability areas: advanced 890 days
F3: married children of U.S. citizens, China (mainland born): advanced 890 days
F3: married children of U.S. citizens, India: advanced 890 days
F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens, All other chargeability areas: advanced 781 days
F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens, China (mainland born): advanced 781 days
F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens, Philippines: advanced 21 days
EB-4: special immigrants, All other chargeability areas: advanced 61 days
EB-4: special immigrants, China (mainland born): advanced 61 days
EB-4: special immigrants, India: advanced 61 days
EB-4: special immigrants, Mexico: advanced 61 days
EB-4: special immigrants, Philippines: advanced 61 days
EB-4: certain religious workers, All other chargeability areas: advanced 61 days
EB-4: certain religious workers, China (mainland born): advanced 61 days
EB-4: certain religious workers, India: advanced 61 days
EB-4: certain religious workers, Mexico: advanced 61 days
EB-4: certain religious workers, Philippines: advanced 61 days

Monthly Visa Bulletin archive

Each month keeps its own permanent page when a newer bulletin arrives. Published pages contain that month's tables and movement; the next month begins as a checked release-status page.

How this section works

Transcribed from the Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin document (Number 18, Volume XI), supplied as the published PDF. When a new bulletin publishes, its cells are entered from the primary document and the USCIS chart designation is verified the same day; every tracker page and the checker update together. Nothing here forecasts movement, and none of it is legal advice.