Category History

EB-1 approval dates for most countries

EB-1 — First Preference: Priority Workers

(no change) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: C
Net movement: 7 years 3 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: Limited history
Bulletins tracked: 134

C = Current. U = Unavailable.

EB-1 · Most countries: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now open to everyone 20172019202120232025 20232016 CurrentC
Approval date Filing date C = Current
Open to everyone in the Nov 2026 bulletin● Open to everyone — no cutoff in the Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for EB-1 Most countries, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 7 years 3 months, from May 1, 2016 to August 1, 2023 — about 1 month forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 17 advanced, 1 moved back, and 111 held unchanged. The category was open to everyone in 111 months. As of November 2026 it is open to everyone; the most recent change came in October 2023, when it opened to everyone. The archive holds limited history for this category, so no pace figure is shown. This archive holds 134 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for EB-1 Most countries, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 13 months, from June 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019 — about 1 month forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 2 advanced and 129 held unchanged. The category was open to everyone in 120 months. As of November 2026 it is open to everyone; the most recent change came in December 2019, when it opened to everyone.

Bulletin by bulletin

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advanced · 1held · 1open to everyone · 48Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026C (no change)
October 2026C (no change)
September 2026C (no change)
August 2026C (no change)
July 2026C (no change)
June 2026C (no change)
May 2026C (no change)
April 2026C (no change)
March 2026C (no change)
February 2026C (no change)
January 2026C (no change)
December 2025C (no change)
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BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025C (no change)
October 2025C (no change)
September 2025C (no change)
August 2025C (no change)
July 2025C (no change)
June 2025C (no change)
May 2025C (no change)
April 2025C (no change)
March 2025C (no change)
February 2025C (no change)
January 2025C (no change)
December 2024C (no change)
November 2024C (no change)
October 2024C (no change)
September 2024C (no change)
August 2024C (no change)
July 2024C (no change)
June 2024C (no change)
May 2024C (no change)
April 2024C (no change)
March 2024C (no change)
February 2024C (no change)
January 2024C (no change)
December 2023C (no change)
November 2023C (no change)
October 2023C (was Aug 1, 2023)
September 2023Aug 1, 2023 (no change)
August 2023Aug 1, 2023 (was open to everyone)
July 2023C (no change)
June 2023C (no change)
May 2023C (no change)
April 2023C (no change)
March 2023C (no change)
February 2023C (no change)
January 2023C (no change)
December 2022C (no change)
November 2022C (no change)
October 2022C (no change)
September 2022C (no change)
August 2022C (no change)
July 2022C (no change)
June 2022C (no change)
May 2022C (no change)
April 2022C (no change)
March 2022C (no change)
February 2022C (no change)
January 2022C (no change)
December 2021C (no change)
November 2021C (no change)
October 2021C (no change)
September 2021C (no change)
August 2021C (no change)
July 2021C (no change)
June 2021C (no change)
May 2021C (no change)
April 2021C (no change)
March 2021C (no change)
February 2021C (no change)
January 2021C (no change)
December 2020C (no change)
November 2020C (no change)
October 2020C (no change)
September 2020C (no change)
August 2020C (no change)
July 2020C (no change)
June 2020C (no change)
May 2020C (was Jun 1, 2019)
April 2020Jun 1, 2019 (advanced 3 months)
March 2020Mar 1, 2019 (advanced 3 months)
February 2020Dec 1, 2018 (advanced 2 months)
January 2020Oct 1, 2018 (advanced 3 months)
December 2019Jul 15, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
November 2019Jun 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
October 2019Apr 22, 2018 (advanced 7 months)
September 2019Oct 1, 2017 (advanced 15 months)
August 2019Jul 1, 2016 (moved back 22 months)
July 2019Apr 22, 2018 (no change)
June 2019Apr 22, 2018 (advanced 2 months)
May 2019Mar 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
April 2019Feb 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
March 2019Jan 1, 2018 (advanced 1 month)
February 2019Dec 1, 2017 (advanced 2 months)
January 2019Oct 1, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
December 2018Jul 1, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
November 2018Apr 1, 2017 (no change)
October 2018Apr 1, 2017 (advanced 10 months)
September 2018Jun 1, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
August 2018May 1, 2016 (was open to everyone)
July 2018C (no change)
June 2018C (no change)
May 2018C (no change)
April 2018C (no change)
March 2018C (no change)
February 2018C (no change)
January 2018C (no change)
December 2017C (no change)
November 2017C (no change)
October 2017C (no change)
September 2017C (no change)
August 2017C (no change)
July 2017C (no change)
June 2017C (no change)
May 2017C (no change)
April 2017C (no change)
March 2017C (no change)
February 2017C (no change)
January 2017C (no change)
December 2016C (no change)
November 2016C (no change)
October 2016C (no change)
September 2016C (no change)
August 2016C (no change)
July 2016C (no change)
June 2016C (no change)
May 2016C (no change)
April 2016C (no change)
March 2016C (no change)
February 2016C (no change)
January 2016C (no change)
December 2015C (no change)
November 2015C (no change)
October 2015C

C = Current. U = Unavailable.

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Briefings

Monthly readings of recent bulletins, from the archive.