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Visa Bulletin for August 2026

Published by the U.S. Department of State. Read the original bulletin.

How to read these tables

C
Current — all applicants in this category may file, whatever their priority date.
U
Unavailable — no numbers are authorised for this category this month.
DDMMMYY
A cut-off date. You may proceed only if your priority date is earlier than this.

Final Action Dates — Family-Sponsored

Family- SponsoredAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA-mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115DEC1815DEC1815DEC1801DEC0701MAY13
F2A22JUL2622JUL2622JUL2622JUL2522JUL26
F2B01JAN1801JAN1801JAN1815FEB0901JUN13
F315MAY1215MAY1215MAY1201JUL0122FEB06
F401SEP0901SEP0901NOV0608APR0101AUG07

Dates for Filing — Family-Sponsored

Family- SponsoredAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115JUN1915JUN1915JUN1901DEC0822APR15
F2ACCCCC
F2B01JAN1901JAN1901JAN1915MAY1001OCT13
F301MAR1301MAR1301MAR1315JUL0108AUG06
F422JUN1022JUN1015DEC0630APR0122MAR08

Final Action Dates — Employment-Based

Employment- basedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC01JUL2315OCT22CC
2ndC01SEP21UCC
3rd01SEP2401JAN2201JAN1401SEP2401AUG23
Other Workers01APR2201MAY1901JAN1401APR2201DEC21
4th15OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT22
Certain Religious Workers15OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT2215OCT22
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)C01DEC16UCC
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)CCCCC

Dates for Filing — Employment-Based

Employment- basedAll Chargeability Areas Except Those ListedCHINA- mainland bornINDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC01DEC2301DEC23CC
2ndC01JAN2215JAN15CC
3rdC08JAN2215JAN15C01JAN24
Other Workers01AUG2201OCT1915JAN1501AUG2201AUG22
4th01JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN23
Certain Religious Workers01JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN2301JAN23
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)C01MAR1701MAY24CC
5th Set Aside: (Rural: NR, RR - 20%)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment: NH, RH - 10%)CCCCC
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure: RI - 2%)CCCCC

Diversity Visa (DV) cut-offs

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA60,000Except: Algeria 51,250 Egypt 36,000
ASIA40,000Except: Nepal 13,500
EUROPE29,000
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)Current
OCEANIA2,050
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN4,000

Diversity Visa (DV) cut-offs — following month

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately
AFRICA101,250Except: Algeria 85,000 Egypt 50,000
ASIA40,000Except: Nepal 13,500
EUROPE47,500
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)Current
OCEANIA3,000
SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN4,750