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Cutoffs compared with the bulletin month

Green card backlog, measured in cutoff distance

A cutoff date shows where a category’s queue stands in a particular bulletin. This table measures the calendar-month gap between each dated Final Action cutoff and the bulletin month—nothing more.

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This is not an individual wait-time estimate.It does not account for case processing, visa-number limits, category changes, or future movement. “Current” and “Unavailable” do not have a dated gap.

Final Action cutoff distance · 2026-11

Arithmetic: bulletin month index minus cutoff month index, floored at zero. Day-of-month differences are not included.

CategoryCountry / chargeabilityFinal Action cutoffCalendar-month gap
F1All except listedJan 22, 202170 months
F1ChinaJan 22, 202170 months
F1IndiaJan 22, 202170 months
F1MexicoSep 22, 2008218 months
F1PhilippinesNov 1, 2013156 months
F2AAll except listedOct 22, 20261 months
F2AChinaOct 22, 20261 months
F2AIndiaOct 22, 20261 months
F2AMexicoApr 22, 20267 months
F2APhilippinesOct 22, 20261 months
F2BAll except listedAug 22, 202075 months
F2BChinaAug 22, 202075 months
F2BIndiaAug 22, 202075 months
F2BMexicoMay 15, 2010198 months
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2013157 months
F3All except listedOct 22, 2015133 months
F3ChinaOct 22, 2015133 months
F3IndiaOct 22, 2015133 months
F3MexicoJul 15, 2001304 months
F3PhilippinesJul 22, 2006244 months
F4All except listedOct 22, 2012169 months
F4ChinaOct 22, 2012169 months
F4IndiaDec 15, 2006239 months
F4MexicoApr 22, 2001307 months
F4PhilippinesMay 15, 2008222 months
EB1All except listedCurrent—
EB1ChinaAug 1, 202339 months
EB1IndiaFeb 1, 202345 months
EB1MexicoCurrent—
EB1PhilippinesCurrent—
EB2All except listedApr 1, 202519 months
EB2ChinaOct 1, 202161 months
EB2IndiaNov 1, 2013156 months
EB2MexicoApr 1, 202519 months
EB2PhilippinesApr 1, 202519 months
EB3All except listedJun 15, 202429 months
EB3ChinaJan 22, 202258 months
EB3IndiaJan 22, 2014154 months
EB3MexicoJun 15, 202429 months
EB3PhilippinesAug 15, 202339 months
EB3_OTHERAll except listedJun 1, 202253 months
EB3_OTHERChinaOct 1, 201985 months
EB3_OTHERIndiaJan 22, 2014154 months
EB3_OTHERMexicoJun 1, 202253 months
EB3_OTHERPhilippinesJan 1, 202258 months
EB4All except listedDec 15, 202247 months
EB4ChinaDec 15, 202247 months
EB4IndiaDec 15, 202247 months
EB4MexicoDec 15, 202247 months
EB4PhilippinesDec 15, 202247 months
EB4_RELIGIOUSAll except listedDec 15, 202247 months
EB4_RELIGIOUSChinaDec 15, 202247 months
EB4_RELIGIOUSIndiaDec 15, 202247 months
EB4_RELIGIOUSMexicoDec 15, 202247 months
EB4_RELIGIOUSPhilippinesDec 15, 202247 months
EB5_UNRESERVEDAll except listedCurrent—
EB5_UNRESERVEDChinaDec 1, 2016119 months
EB5_UNRESERVEDIndiaDec 1, 202335 months
EB5_UNRESERVEDMexicoCurrent—
EB5_UNRESERVEDPhilippinesCurrent—
EB5_RURALAll except listedCurrent—
EB5_RURALChinaCurrent—
EB5_RURALIndiaCurrent—
EB5_RURALMexicoCurrent—
EB5_RURALPhilippinesCurrent—
EB5_HIGH_UNEMPLOYMENTAll except listedCurrent—
EB5_HIGH_UNEMPLOYMENTChinaCurrent—
EB5_HIGH_UNEMPLOYMENTIndiaCurrent—
EB5_HIGH_UNEMPLOYMENTMexicoCurrent—
EB5_HIGH_UNEMPLOYMENTPhilippinesCurrent—
EB5_INFRASTRUCTUREAll except listedCurrent—
EB5_INFRASTRUCTUREChinaCurrent—
EB5_INFRASTRUCTUREIndiaCurrent—
EB5_INFRASTRUCTUREMexicoCurrent—
EB5_INFRASTRUCTUREPhilippinesCurrent—

Latest dataset record: 2026-11. Source: Visa Bulletin.

What this number can—and cannot—say

The month gap is a subtraction between two calendar-month labels. It is not the number of months an applicant will wait. Cutoff dates can advance, hold, retrogress, or become current; individual cases also depend on facts not represented by this table.

For category history, see EB-2, EB-3, or the monthly archive. For background, read what a priority date is.