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EB1 priority date and EB1 visa bulletin

EB-1 · Priority workers. Read the latest cutoff, then follow the dated record month by month.

Final action · CurrentFiling · CurrentLatest month · November 2026
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Final action dates

Cutoff history

134 bulletins

EB1 priority date for all except listed countries: final action date historyLine chart showing cutoff dates in the available bulletin months. Higher positions represent later cutoff dates. August 2023January 2020May 2016 FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 Your date All except listed countries, August 2018: 2016-05-01All except listed countries, September 2018: 2016-06-01All except listed countries, October 2018: 2017-04-01All except listed countries, November 2018: 2017-04-01All except listed countries, December 2018: 2017-07-01All except listed countries, January 2019: 2017-10-01All except listed countries, February 2019: 2017-12-01All except listed countries, March 2019: 2018-01-01All except listed countries, April 2019: 2018-02-01All except listed countries, May 2019: 2018-03-01All except listed countries, June 2019: 2018-04-22All except listed countries, July 2019: 2018-04-22All except listed countries, August 2019: 2016-07-01All except listed countries, September 2019: 2017-10-01All except listed countries, October 2019: 2018-04-22All except listed countries, November 2019: 2018-06-01All except listed countries, December 2019: 2018-07-15All except listed countries, January 2020: 2018-10-01All except listed countries, February 2020: 2018-12-01All except listed countries, March 2020: 2019-03-01All except listed countries, April 2020: 2019-06-01All except listed countries, August 2023: 2023-08-01All except listed countries, September 2023: 2023-08-01
All except listed countries

A later cutoff date appears higher on the chart. Only published dated cutoffs are plotted; C and U are omitted.

November 2026 bulletin

Is my EB1 priority date current?

Enter the priority date from your I-797 receipt notice. We compare it with both of this month's EB1 cutoffs.

Uses this bulletin only. Not legal advice.

History, not a forecast

EB1 (all other countries) wait time: what the dates show

EB1 (all other countries) is current in the November 2026 bulletin, so there is no cutoff to wait behind this month.

Only people with priority dates before the cutoff can get a visa number this month. The gap shows how far behind the line is today. It does not tell you how long your own case will take, because cutoffs can stall or move back.

Recent cutoff dates

BulletinFinal actionDates for filing
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June 2026CurrentCurrent
May 2026CurrentCurrent
April 2026CurrentCurrent
March 2026CurrentCurrent
February 2026CurrentCurrent
January 2026CurrentCurrent
December 2025CurrentCurrent

Related category histories

EB2 datesEB3 datesEB3 OTHER datesEB4 datesEB4 RELIGIOUS datesEB5 UNRESERVED datesEB5 RURAL datesCompare cutoffs with the bulletin monthWhat is a priority date?

Historical figures are arithmetic from the available bulletin records. Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin.