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

Visa Bulletin November 2026 Predictions

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

Please see November 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	08MAY20	08MAY20	08MAY20	08DEC08	01DEC13
F2A	C	C	C	01JUL26	C
F2B	22NOV19	22NOV19	22NOV19	01AUG10	01NOV13
F3	01FEB15	01FEB15	01FEB15	08JUL01	22SEP06
F4	22FEB12	22FEB12	08JAN07	15MAY01	22JUL08

"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	22APR20	22APR20	22APR20	01FEB09	08JUN15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	22NOV19	22NOV19	22NOV19	22MAY11	01NOV14
F3	15JAN15	15JAN15	15JAN15	15JAN03	22NOV06
F4	01FEB12	01FEB12	22FEB07	22MAY01	01MAY09

October 2026 Visa Bulletin Analysis

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

Please see below analysis of October 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	No Change	No Change	No Change	+8 Months 7 Days	+6 Months
F2A	+1 Month	+1 Month	+1 Month	+7 Months	+1 Month
F2B	No Change	No Change	No Change	+1 Year 3 Months	+4 Months
F3	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	+5 Months
F4	No Change	No Change	+1 Month 14 Days	+14 Days	+8 Months 24 Days

"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	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	No Change	No Change	No Change	+10 Months 7 Days	+1 Year
F3	No Change	No Change	No Change	+1 Year 4 Months 17 Days	+2 Months 14 Days
F4	No Change	No Change	+1 Month 17 Days	No Change	+1 Year

October 2026 Visa Bulletin

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

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

October 2026 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from October 1 to October 31 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	22JAN20	22JAN20	22JAN20	08SEP08	01NOV13
F2A	22SEP26	22SEP26	22SEP26	22MAR26	22SEP26
F2B	22AUG19	22AUG19	22AUG19	15MAY10	01OCT13
F3	22OCT14	22OCT14	22OCT14	01JUL01	22JUL06
F4	22OCT11	22OCT11	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	01FEB20	01FEB20	01FEB20	01DEC08	22APR15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01SEP19	01SEP19	01SEP19	22MAR11	01OCT14
F3	01NOV14	01NOV14	01NOV14	01DEC02	22OCT06
F4	01NOV11	01NOV11	01FEB07	30APR01	22MAR09

DHS Proposes Additional H-1B Fee

WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to establish a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption. The proposed fee would be paid at the time of filing and would be imposed in addition to all other applicable fees or payments.

The proposed fee would generate revenue to recover a portion of the federal government’s costs for administering the lawful immigration system. These costs include adjudication of immigration benefits, fraud detection and national security vetting, systems modernization, records and fee collection operations, immigration court operations, consular visa processing, labor standards enforcement, and interagency coordination. DHS estimates the proposed fee would generate approximately $8.8 billion annually, based on a projected annual volume of 85,000 H

USCIS to Publish New Edition of Form I-485; Older Editions Will Be Rejected Starting Sept. 18

On Sept. 18, 2026, USCIS will publish a revised edition of Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (edition date: 09/18/26). The form has been revised to align with the recently announced Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Final Rule.

The 09/18/26 edition of Form I-485 replaces the 01/20/25 edition of Form I-485.

USCIS is providing a preview version of the 09/18/26 edition of Form I-485 and its instructions because there is no grace period for accepting the revised edition of Form I-485. Do not file the 09/18/26 e

USCIS Issues Guidance on Making Public Charge Inadmissibility Determination

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing updated guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual explaining how the agency will determine whether an alien applying for adjustment of status to that of a lawful permanent resident is likely at any time to become a public charge.

On July 16, 2026, DHS announced a final rule that rescinds the 2022 Biden-era public charge inadmissibility regulations. The final rule was formally published in the Federal Register on July 20, 2026, and goes into effect on Sept. 18, 2026. The updated guidance aligns with congressional intent that aliens in the United States be self-sufficient and not dependent on taxpayer-funded government benefits.

This up

Denaturalization Case Filed Against Man Who Procured U.S. Citizenship Under False Identity

WICHITA, Kan. — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided crucial support to an investigation resulting in charges to denaturalize a man born in India for using a false identity to become a U.S. citizen. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas made the announcement. 

Charges were filed in the District of Kansas to denaturalize Harinder Singh, a.k.a. Harinder Singh Sanghera a.k.a. Rushpal Singh of Olathe, Kansas, for unlawfully procuring U.S. citizenship. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the citizenship of a naturalized U.S. citizen may be revoked, and certificate of naturalization canceled, if the naturalization was illegally procured or procured by concealment of a

USCIS To Require Electronic Filing of Forms: Strengthening National Security

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is introducing an interim final rule (IFR) that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to mandate electronic filing, or e-filing, for certain immigration forms.

Under this IFR, USCIS may require future filings of any immigration form that has been available for e-filing for at least 180 days to be submitted online. USCIS will notify the public on its website at least 60 days before requiring e-filing of a form. Filers must use an online account to submit an immigration form to USCIS, either by completing the form online or by uploading a PDF of the completed form and related evidence.

This initiative will eliminate reliance on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s physical lockbox services and accelerate the shift to electronic fee payments. The transition should deliver substantial cost savings and grea

USCIS to Reduce Frivolous Immigration Benefits Requests by Reinforcing Evidence Standards

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is clarifying that benefit requestors should establish eligibility for an immigration benefit at the time they file a benefit request. Generally, if a benefit requestor fails to demonstrate eligibility for a benefit or fails to provide all required initial evidence when filing an application, USCIS may deny their immigration benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or a Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID). USCIS form instructions specify all required initial evidence for every benefit request, giving requestors all the information needed to comply.

This policy<

USCIS Announces Rule Change to Asylum System to Reduce Backlog

With this rule, USCIS can refer asylum applications to Immigration Judges without interviewing the alien

WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a rule change designed to reduce the backlog in the asylum system.

Currently, both USCIS and Department of Justice (DOJ) Immigration Judges adjudicate applications for asylum: USCIS adjudicates “affirmative” asylum applications for aliens who are not in removal proceedings, while Immigration Judges adjudicate “defensive” asylum applications for aliens who are in removal proceedings. Depending on the alien’s immigration status, USCIS will usually either adjudicate the application or refer it to an Immigration Judge, who will then condu

USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Cap

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year 2027.