The monthly bulletin
What is in this month's Visa Bulletin?
Updated · Not legal advice
This page shows every category and country from the current official Visa Bulletin as soon as our automated fetch has read it. Until then, the dates are on the official Visa Bulletin page on travel.state.gov; for November 2026, USCIS says family-based I-485 filers use Dates for Filing and employment-based filers use Dates for Filing.
Read this month's charts on the official site
- Open the official Visa Bulletin page and choose the current bulletin.
- Find your table (family-sponsored or employment-based) and chart (Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing).
- Read your category row and chargeability column. See C and U for the symbols.
Go deeper
- How each category moves, with history across countries
- Your country, every category at once
- The notes under the charts: where warnings appear
Quick answers
- When does this bulletin take effect?
- On the first day of the month it is named for.
- Which chart do I use to file an I-485?
- The one USCIS designates for that month on its filing charts page. Approval always needs a current Final Action Date.
- When is the next bulletin out?
- Usually around the middle of this month, with no fixed day. See release timing.
- Where are older months?
- In the official archive; see past Visa Bulletins.
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Sources
- U.S. Department of State: Visa Bulletin (current, upcoming and archive)
- USCIS: Adjustment of Status Filing Charts from the Visa Bulletin
- USCIS: Visa Availability and Priority Dates
Checked: November 12, 2026