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QueueCheckofficial waits, shared datesJanuary 2026 Visa Bulletin
Written and checked by the QueueCheck editorial team. Last checked August 17, 2026. How we verify information
QueueCheck verified the January 2026 Visa Bulletin transcription on August 17, 2026. USCIS's filing-chart selection was checked separately on August 17, 2026.
USCIS selected Dates for Filing for family-sponsored adjustment filings and Dates for Filing for employment-based filings.
EB-1 India's Final Action Date is 01FEB23, compared with 15MAR22 in December 2025.
EB-2 India's Final Action Date is 15JUL13, compared with 15MAY13 in December 2025.
EB-3 India's Final Action Date is 15NOV13, compared with 22SEP13 in December 2025.
In January 2026, some Final Action dates moved forward and others stayed where December 2025 left them.
January 2026 Final Action Dates
A visa number can be authorized only when the priority date is earlier than the cut-off for the category and chargeability area.
| Category | All other chargeability areas | China (mainland born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens | 08NOV16 | 08NOV16 | 08NOV16 | 01SEP06 | 01MAR13 |
| F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents | 01FEB24 | 01FEB24 | 01FEB24 | 01FEB23 | 01FEB24 |
| F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents | 01DEC16 | 01DEC16 | 01DEC16 | 15NOV08 | 22DEC12 |
| F3: married children of U.S. citizens | 08SEP11 | 08SEP11 | 08SEP11 | 01MAY01 | 01MAR05 |
| F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens | 08JAN08 | 08JAN08 | 01NOV06 | 08APR01 | 22JUL06 |
| Category | All other chargeability areas | China (mainland born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1: priority workers | C | 01FEB23 | 01FEB23 | C | C |
| EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability | 01APR24 | 01SEP21 | 15JUL13 | 01APR24 | 01APR24 |
| EB-3: skilled workers and professionals | 22APR23 | 01MAY21 | 15NOV13 | 22APR23 | 22APR23 |
| EB-3: other workers | 01SEP21 | 08DEC18 | 15NOV13 | 01SEP21 | 01SEP21 |
| EB-4: special immigrants | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 |
| EB-4: certain religious workers | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 |
| EB-5: unreserved investor visas | C | 15AUG16 | 01MAY22 | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
January 2026 Dates for Filing
These dates control document submission and adjustment filing only when USCIS designates this chart for the relevant preference type.
| Category | All other chargeability areas | China (mainland born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP07 | 22APR15 |
| F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents | 22DEC25 | 22DEC25 | 22DEC25 | 22DEC25 | 22DEC25 |
| F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents | 15MAR17 | 15MAR17 | 15MAR17 | 15NOV09 | 01OCT13 |
| F3: married children of U.S. citizens | 22JUL12 | 22JUL12 | 22JUL12 | 01JUL01 | 01FEB06 |
| F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens | 01MAR09 | 01MAR09 | 15DEC06 | 30APR01 | 15JAN08 |
| Category | All other chargeability areas | China (mainland born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1: priority workers | C | 01AUG23 | 01AUG23 | C | C |
| EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability | 15OCT24 | 01JAN22 | 01DEC13 | 15OCT24 | 15OCT24 |
| EB-3: skilled workers and professionals | 01JUL23 | 01JAN22 | 15AUG14 | 01JUL23 | 01JUL23 |
| EB-3: other workers | 01DEC21 | 01OCT19 | 15AUG14 | 01DEC21 | 01DEC21 |
| EB-4: special immigrants | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 |
| EB-4: certain religious workers | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 | 15MAR21 |
| EB-5: unreserved investor visas | C | 22AUG16 | 01MAY24 | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
What changed from December 2025
Unchanged rows are omitted. Matching country movements are grouped so advances, retrogressions, Current and Unavailable changes remain easy to scan.
Final Action Dates
- EB-3: other workers advanced 365 days for China (mainland born).
- EB-1: priority workers advanced 323 days for India.
- EB-5: unreserved investor visas advanced 304 days for India.
- F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens advanced 184 days for Mexico.
- F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents advanced 184 days for Mexico.
- EB-4: special immigrants advanced 122 days for All other chargeability areas, China (mainland born), India, Mexico, Philippines.
- EB-4: certain religious workers advanced 122 days for All other chargeability areas, China (mainland born), India, Mexico, Philippines.
- F3: married children of U.S. citizens advanced 120 days for Philippines.
- EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability advanced 92 days for China (mainland born).
- F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents advanced 75 days for Philippines.
- EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability advanced 61 days for India.
- EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability advanced 60 days for All other chargeability areas, Mexico, Philippines.
- EB-3: skilled workers and professionals advanced 54 days for India.
- EB-3: other workers advanced 54 days for India.
- F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens advanced 38 days for Philippines.
- EB-3: other workers advanced 31 days for All other chargeability areas, Mexico, Philippines.
- EB-5: unreserved investor visas advanced 31 days for China (mainland born).
- EB-3: skilled workers and professionals advanced 30 days for China (mainland born).
- EB-1: priority workers advanced 10 days for China (mainland born).
- F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens advanced 7 days for Philippines.
- EB-3: skilled workers and professionals advanced 7 days for All other chargeability areas, Mexico, Philippines.
Dates for Filing
- EB-5: unreserved investor visas advanced 761 days for India.
- EB-3: other workers advanced 365 days for China (mainland born).
- F1: unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens advanced 184 days for Mexico.
- F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents advanced 184 days for Mexico.
- EB-1: priority workers advanced 108 days for India.
- F3: married children of U.S. citizens advanced 92 days for Philippines.
- EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability advanced 92 days for All other chargeability areas, Mexico, Philippines.
- EB-1: priority workers advanced 78 days for China (mainland born).
- EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability advanced 31 days for China (mainland born).
- EB-5: unreserved investor visas advanced 31 days for China (mainland born).
- F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents advanced 30 days for All other chargeability areas, China (mainland born), India, Mexico, Philippines.
- EB-4: special immigrants advanced 28 days for All other chargeability areas, China (mainland born), India, Mexico, Philippines.
- EB-4: certain religious workers advanced 28 days for All other chargeability areas, China (mainland born), India, Mexico, Philippines.
- F4: siblings of adult U.S. citizens advanced 14 days for Philippines.
- F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents advanced 7 days for All other chargeability areas, China (mainland born), India.
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