Know exactly where you stand in the green card queue.
The US Visa Bulletin, read straight from the official record and laid out so you can actually use it. Check whether your priority date is current in seconds — and see the exact cut-off it was measured against.
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India
UnavailableEB-3
India
1 January 2014EB-2
China (mainland)
1 September 2021F2A
All other countries
22 August 2026EB-1
All other countries
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Visa Bulletin
Final action dates and dates for filing for every family-sponsored and employment-based category, laid out by country of chargeability.
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Enter your priority date and see whether it is current — with the exact cut-off it was compared against, and the rule that was applied.
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Plain answers to the questions that come up again and again in the bulletin.
What is a priority date?
Your priority date is your place in line for a green card. For family cases it is the date USCIS received your I-130 petition; for most employment cases it is the date the labour certification was filed, or the date the I-140 was filed where no labour certification is required. It does not change if you move between categories in most circumstances.
What is the difference between Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing?
Final Action Dates govern when a visa can actually be issued or a green card approved. Dates for Filing govern when you may submit your application paperwork — usually earlier. The two are not interchangeable, and Dates for Filing only apply in a given month if USCIS announces it will accept that chart.
What does "C" mean in the Visa Bulletin?
"C" means current: visa numbers are available for everyone in that category and country, regardless of priority date. "U" means unavailable: no visa numbers are being issued for that category this month at all, no matter how early your priority date is.
My priority date is exactly the same as the cut-off date. Am I current?
No. The Department of State rule is that a visa number may be allotted only to applicants with a priority date earlier than the cut-off date shown. A priority date equal to the cut-off is not yet current — it becomes current once the cut-off moves past it.
Why did my cut-off date move backwards?
This is called retrogression, and it happens when demand in a category exceeds the visas available for the fiscal year. The Department of State moves the cut-off back to slow issuance. It is normal, it is not an error, and dates usually recover in the new fiscal year that begins each October.
How often is this site updated?
The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State, typically in the second half of the month for the month ahead. We ingest each bulletin after it is released and show you the retrieval date on every page, so you can always see how fresh the data is.
Is your priority date current?
It takes about ten seconds, and you will see the exact cut-off your date was compared against.
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