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September 2026

Effective September 1, 2026 · Fiscal Year 2026 · data verified September 29, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
39moved
0moved back
111held
Bulletin day

What changed in the September 2026 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F3 Most countries · China · IndiaF3, Most countries · China · India: advanced 2 years 5 months+2 yr 5 moLargest in our archive The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  2. F4 Most countries · ChinaF4, Most countries · China: advanced 2 years 2 months+2 yr 2 moLargest since 2017 The same move for most countries and China.
  3. F2B Most countries · China · IndiaF2B, Most countries · China · India: advanced 20 months+20 moLargest in our archive The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  4. F1 Most countries · China · IndiaF1, Most countries · China · India: advanced 13 months+13 moLargest in our archive The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  5. F1 MexicoF1, Mexico: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now January 1, 2008.
  6. F2A All countriesF2A, All countries: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for every country listed.

Employment-based

  1. EB-4 All countriesEB-4, All countries: advanced 2 months+2 mo The same move for every country listed.
  2. EB-4 Religious Workers All countriesEB-4 Religious Workers, All countries: advanced 2 months+2 mo The same move for every country listed.
1 more approval date move · 8 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged