Green Card Applicants Can File in November as USCIS Uses Filing Dates Chart

The US State Department's Visa Bulletin for November 2026 advances employment-based Final Action Dates for most countries and categories, with cut-off dates moving anywhere from two weeks to several months. The Dates for Filing chart, which governs when applicants can submit an adjustment of status application, is largely unchanged.

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed it will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications in November from foreign nationals whose priority date falls before the Dates for Filing date for their preference category and country of chargeability.

Key facts

• The Visa Bulletin covers the month of November 2026.
• Final Action Dates advance for most employment-based categories and most countries, by between two weeks and several months.
• The employment-based Dates for Filing chart is unchanged for all countries and categories except EB-3 Other Workers.
• To file in November, applicants must have a priority date earlier than the applicable Date for Filing.
• EB-1 India, EB-2 India and China, and EB-5 India and China keep their existing Final Action Dates.

What are the new Final Action Dates?

Final Action cut-off dates, which apply to immigrant visa issuance and adjustment of status approval, change as follows for November:

• EB-1: China advances one month to 1 August 2023. India stays at 1 February 2023. All other countries remain current.
• EB-2: China stays at 1 October 2021 and India at 1 November 2013. All other countries advance three months to 1 April 2025.
• EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: China advances two weeks to 22 January 2022, and India advances three weeks to 22 January 2014. The Philippines stays at 15 August 2023, while all other countries advance one month to 15 June 2024.
• EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center): China stays at 1 December 2016 and India at 1 December 2023. All other countries remain current.
• EB-5 set-asides — Rural, High Unemployment and Infrastructure — remain current for all countries.

Which dates stay the same for filing?

The Dates for Filing chart is unchanged for all countries and categories in November, with one exception: the EB-3 Other Worker category advances one month to 1 July 2022 for all countries other than China, India and the Philippines.

What are the Dates for Filing for November 2026?

• EB-1: China 1 July 2024; India 1 July 2024; all other countries current.
• EB-2: China 1 January 2023; India 15 January 2015; all other countries 15 March 2026.
• EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: China 1 April 2024; India 15 January 2015; Philippines 1 January 2024; all other countries 1 August 2024.
• EB-3 Other Workers: China 1 October 2020; India 15 January 2015; Philippines 1 June 2022; all other countries 1 July 2022.
• EB-4: all countries 1 January 2025.
• EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center): China 1 March 2021; India 1 May 2024; all other countries current.
• EB-5 Set-Asides — Rural, High Unemployment and Infrastructure: current for all countries.

What this means for travellers

Foreign nationals in the employment-based green card process should check their preference category and country of chargeability against the November Dates for Filing chart to see whether they can submit an adjustment of status application during the month. Their priority date must be earlier than the listed date.

Applicants in EB-1 India, EB-2 India and China, and EB-5 India and China will see no movement in their Final Action Dates in November. The source does not state what the State Department plans for December or beyond.