Visa Bulletin December 2026 Predictions

For official November 2026 Visa Bulletin & Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-november-2026.aspx

Please see December 2026 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08JUN21	08JUN21	08JUN21	15DEC08	01DEC13
F2A	C	C	C	08AUG26	C
F2B	22DEC20	22DEC20	22DEC20	22JUL10	01NOV13
F3	08MAR16	08MAR16	08MAR16	22JUL01	15SEP06
F4	01APR13	01APR13	08JAN07	15MAY01	15JUL08

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	22MAY21	22MAY21	22MAY21	01FEB09	08JUN15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	22DEC20	22DEC20	22DEC20	22MAY11	01NOV14
F3	15FEB16	15FEB16	15FEB16	15JAN03	22NOV06
F4	01MAR13	01MAR13	22FEB07	22MAY01	01MAY09

November 2026 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For November 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-november-2026.aspx

Please see below analysis of November 2026 Visa Bulletin:

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+1 Year	+1 Year	+1 Year	+14 Days	No Change
F2A	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month
F2B	+1 Year	+1 Year	+1 Year	No Change	No Change
F3	+1 Year	+1 Year	+1 Year	+14 Days	No Change
F4	+1 Year	+1 Year	No Change	No Change	No Change

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+1 Year	+1 Year	+1 Year	No Change	No Change
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	+1 Year	+1 Year	+1 Year	No Change	No Change
F3	+1 Year	+1 Year	+1 Year	No Change	No Change
F4	+1 Year	+1 Year	No Change	No Change	No Change

November 2026 Visa Bulletin

For October 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-october-2026.aspx

For analysis of November 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-analysis-november-2026.aspx

November 2026 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from November 1 to November 30 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	22JAN21	22JAN21	22JAN21	22SEP08	01NOV13
F2A	22OCT26	22OCT26	22OCT26	22APR26	22OCT26
F2B	22AUG20	22AUG20	22AUG20	15MAY10	01OCT13
F3	22OCT15	22OCT15	22OCT15	15JUL01	22JUL06
F4	22OCT12	22OCT12	15DEC06	22APR01	15MAY08

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01DEC08	22APR15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01SEP20	01SEP20	01SEP20	22MAR11	01OCT14
F3	01NOV15	01NOV15	01NOV15	01DEC02	22OCT06
F4	01NOV12	01NOV12	01FEB07	30APR01	22MAR09

USCIS Adjusts EB-5 Fees to Cover Program Costs and Strengthen Integrity Measures

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating fees for the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to ensure EB-5 fees fully recover the cost of operating the program, meet statutory processing time goals, and support integrity measures such as audits and site visits. 

Congress created the EB-5 program in 1990 to promote U.S. economic growth through job creation and capital investment by immigrant investors. By investing in the U.S. and creating American jobs, aliens can become eligible for lawful permanent residence (also known as a Green Card).

The EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 directed USCIS to conduct a program-specific fee study and set EB-5 fees at a level that recovers the full cost of administering the program. The law also established processing time goals and strengthened program integrity requirements, including compliance reviews, audi

DHS Announces Rule for Certain Children Born in the United States to Foreign Government Employees

The Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to register as lawful permanent residents.

The rule amends existing regulations that allow children born in the United States to foreign diplomatic officers to register as lawful permanent residents. Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order 14418, the rule extends that opportunity to eligible children when neither parent is a U.S. citizen and at least one parent is a foreign government employee at the time of the child’s birth.

The interim final rule replaces the term “

Department of Justice Removes Alien Terrorist in First Use of United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court

Afghan alien supported her family’s plans for Election-Day shooting

WASHINGTON – In the first-ever case before the United States Alien Terrorist Removal Court (ATRC), Nazira Haji Zada, 47, an Afghan national previously residing in Fort Worth, Texas, was removed from the United States after conceding that she is an alien terrorist.

As the matriarch in her family, she supported a plot to commit an ISIS-inspired mass shooting on Election Day in 2024 for which her son, Abdullah Haji Zada, and son-in-law, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, were previously arrested and convicted. The ATRC issued an order of removal on Aug. 20 that was unsealed earlier today following her return to her country of origin. This was the first case ever brought before the ATRC, which Congress established decades ago, and which no previous administration had

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2027

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2027. Sept. 4, 2026 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2027. We will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Sept. 4, 2026, that request an employment start date before April 1, 2027.

Anyone, including U.S. workers and H-2B workers, can send us tips, alleged violations, and other relevant information about potential fraud or abuse using our <a t

DHS Announces Rule for Certain Children Born in the United States to Foreign Government Employees

The Department of Homeland Security today issued an interim final rule amending its regulations to allow certain children born in the United States to foreign government employees who are not U.S. citizens to register as lawful permanent residents.

The rule amends existing regulations that allow children born in the United States to foreign diplomatic officers to register as lawful permanent residents. Consistent with President Trump’s Executive Order 14418, the rule extends that opportunity to eligible children when neither parent is a U.S. citizen and at least one parent is a foreign government employee at the time of the child’s birth.

The interim final rule replaces the term “

Court Order on Diversity Immigrant Visa Program Hold Policy

On Aug. 28, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Medani, et al., v. Trump, et al., 26-cv-6332 (NDCA), temporarily vacating PM-602-0193 pending further litigation. USCIS is ordered, “to the extent practicable and in good faith, to take all reasonable steps during the remainder of the Diversity Visa fiscal year to resume ordinary adjudication of plaintiffs’ pending adjustment of status applications without applying” PM-602-0193.

Further, the Court granted in part plaintiff’s motion for class certification. With respect to USCIS, the Court certified the following subclass: “all selectees and derivative beneficiaries under the FY-2026 Diversity Visa Program who are subject to the USCIS DV Hold imposed by Policy Memorandum PM-602-0193.”

The Policy Memorandum was issued to ensure that all aliens applying for

Recent Court Order on Hold Policies

On Aug. 24, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Red Eagle Law, L.C., et al., v. Joseph B. Edlow, 26-cv-04850-CRB (NDCA), enjoining PM 602-0192, and PM 602-0194. USCIS is ordered to adjudicate applications in the normal course of USCIS’ process.

Further, the Court granted plaintiff’s motion for class certification. The Court certified the class below in this action of individuals who:

(1) Are citizens or natives of one or more of the 39 countries listed in Presidential Proclamations 10949 or 10998, or the Palestinian Authority; and

(2) Who are seeking asylum with an I-589 application pending; or

(3) Otherwise have a benefit application pending with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services;

(4) That is subject