June 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 priority dates
In the June 2026 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates moved backward for 2 of the 20 employment-based series: EB-1 for India, EB-2 for India.
June bulletins have moved at least one series backward in 11 of the 25 years on record. See every month
EB-2, India: the fiscal-year visa limit was reached on 22 May 2026. No immigrant visas or green-card approvals in this category until 1 October 2026, even if the Visa Bulletin still shows a date. State Department notice
Final Action Dates
A green card can be approved if your priority date is earlier than the date shown.
| Category | All other countries | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Currentno change | 01 Apr 2023no change | 15 Dec 2022moved back 4 months | Currentno change | Currentno change |
| EB-2 | Currentno change | 01 Sep 2021no change | 01 Sep 2013moved back 10 months | Currentno change | Currentno change |
| EB-3 | 01 Jun 2024no change | 01 Aug 2021advanced 2 months | 15 Dec 2013advanced 30 days | 01 Jun 2024no change | 01 Aug 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Feb 2022no change | 01 Apr 2019advanced 2 months | 15 Dec 2013advanced 30 days | 01 Feb 2022no change | 01 Nov 2021no change |
“Current” means every priority date qualifies. “Unavailable” means no one in that category and country can get a green card that month.
Dates for Filing
You may file Form I-485 if your priority date is earlier than the date shown, if USCIS uses this chart this month.
| Category | All other countries | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | Currentno change | 01 Dec 2023no change | 01 Dec 2023no change | Currentno change | Currentno change |
| EB-2 | Currentno change | 01 Jan 2022no change | 15 Jan 2015no change | Currentno change | Currentno change |
| EB-3 | Currentno change | 01 Jan 2022no change | 15 Jan 2015no change | Currentno change | 01 Jan 2024no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 Aug 2022no change | 01 Oct 2019no change | 15 Jan 2015no change | 01 Aug 2022no change | 01 Aug 2022no change |
How often each series has moved backward in June
Final Action Dates in every June bulletin on record. A count from the past, not a forecast.
| Category | All other countries | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 0 of 25 | 1 of 25 | 3 of 25including this one | 0 of 25 | 0 of 25 |
| EB-2 | 0 of 25 | 2 of 25 | 4 of 25including this one | 0 of 25 | 0 of 25 |
| EB-3 | 1 of 25 | 2 of 25 | 0 of 25 | 1 of 25 | 1 of 25 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 4 of 25 | 3 of 25 | 2 of 25 | 4 of 25 | 4 of 25 |
Source: the official June 2026 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State.
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