The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for September 2026. Until September 1, the August 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 September 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 unchanged from August. EB-1 remains current for all countries except China and India. DOS notes that high demand and visa number usage may require the EB-1 India category to become unavailable before the end of FY 2026. 
• EB-2 category remains unchanged. EB-2 remains current for all countries except China and India. EB-2 India remains Unavailable for the remainder of FY 2026. DOS warns that increased demand may require retrogression or unavailability in the EB-2 category before the end of the fiscal year. 
• EB-3 category remains unchanged across all chargeability areas.  
• Other Workers category remains unchanged for all countries.  
• EB-5 Unreserved category remains current for all countries except China and India. India remains Unavailable for the remained of FY 2026. All EB-5 Set-Aside categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) remain current for all countries. DOS also cautions that increased demand could require retrogression or unavailability in the EB-5 Unreserved category before the end of the fiscal year. 
• Next month’s visa bulletin for October 2026 will bring a fresh allocation of immigrant visas at the start of the new fiscal year; however, the effect on future cutoff dates is unknown at this time.

 September 2026 Final Action Dates:

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