The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for August 2026. Until August 1, the July 2026 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. 

 The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the priority dates that are current in each respective category, the categories that are current during the applicable month (i.e., categories that do not have any backlogs), and the categories that are unavailable. The Visa Bulletin also contains the DOS’s Dates for Filing chart, which usually progresses ahead of the Final Action Dates chart and which U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) sometimes uses to determine the date that Adjustment of Status filings are permitted in each respective category. 

For August 2026, USCIS has confirmed on its website that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions should use the Final Action Dates to determine eligibility to file adjustment of status (“green card”) applications. 

Key Takeaways: 

• EB-1 category remains current for all countries except China and India. EB-1 China advances by one month; while EB‑1 India remains unchanged at October 15, 2022, DOS indicates that the category could become unavailable before the end of the fiscal year due to high demand. 
• EB-2 category remains unchanged. EB‑2 India remains Unavailable for the remainder of FY 2026.  
• EB-3 India and Philippines remain unchanged; EB-3 China advances by 10 days, EB-3 Mexico and all other chargeability areas advance by one month. 
• Other Workers category for India and Philippines remain the same; advances by one month for other countries. 
• EB-4 and Certain Religious Workers categories advance by one month for all countries.   
• All other categories remain unchanged, although DOS warns that increased demand in EB-2 may make it necessary to retrogress the Final Action Date or make the category unavailable before the end of the fiscal year. 

August 2026 Final Action Dates: 

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