The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for November 2026.  Until November 1, the October 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 November 2026, USCIS has confirmed on its website that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions should use the Dates for Filing to determine eligibility to file adjustment of status (“green card”) applications. 

Key Takeaways  

• EB-1: The Final Action Date for China advances one month to August 1, 2023. India remains at February 1, 2023. All other countries remain current. 
• EB-2: The Final Action Date for most countries advance three months to April 1, 2025. China and India remain unchanged at October 1, 2021, and November 1, 2013, respectively.  
• EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: The Final Action Date advances one month to June 15, 2024 for most countries. China advances two weeks to January 22, 2022, while India advances three weeks to January 22, 2014. The Philippines remains unchanged at August 15, 2023.  
• Dates for Filing remain largely unchanged. Compared with October, the employment-based Dates for Filing chart generally holds steady. The principal movement is in EB-3 Other Workers for most countries, where the filing date advances from June 1, 2022 to July 1, 2022. 

November 2026 Final Action Dates: 

November 2026 Dates for Filing: 

For employment-based cases, the November Dates for Filing remain unchanged from October in nearly all categories.  

• EB-1 China and India remain at July 1, 2024 
• EB-2 China remains at January 1, 2023, India at January 15, 2015, and most other countries at March 15, 2026 
• EB-3 remains at August 1, 2024 for most countries, April 1, 2024 for China, January 15, 2015 for India, and January 1, 2024 for the Philippines.  
• The notable change is EB-3 Other Workers for most countries, which advances to July 1, 2022. China remains at October 1, 2020, India at January 15, 2015, and the Philippines at June 1, 2022.  

Employers and foreign nationals pursuing permanent residence should carefully review both charts and consult with immigration counsel regarding the impact of the November Visa Bulletin on their individual cases. 

Foster LLP will continue to track immigrant visa availability and provide updates about any developments via Immigration Updates©, articles, and blogs on our website at www.fosterglobal.com.