State Department Releases November Visa Bulletin: EB-2 Final Action Date Is April 1, 2025 for Most Countries
The U.S. Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for November 2026, Number 20, Volume XI, listing Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing for family-sponsored and employment-based immigrant visas in November, so applicants can tell when to assemble and submit documents to the National Visa Center. Allocations were made in chronological order of priority dates for demand received by October 5, and China-mainland born, India, Mexico and the Philippines remain the oversubscribed chargeability areas.
For employment-based cases, the first preference is current for most countries, with a Final Action Date of August 1, 2023 for China-mainland born applicants and February 1, 2023 for India. The second preference advances to April 1, 2025 for most countries, while China-mainland born is October 1, 2021 and India is November 1, 2013. The third preference is June 15, 2024 for most countries, January 22, 2022 for China-mainland born and January 22, 2014 for India. On the filing chart, the second preference date for most countries is March 15, 2026 and the third preference date is August 1, 2024.
For family-sponsored cases, the F2A category for spouses and children of permanent residents has a Final Action Date of October 22, 2026 for most countries and April 22, 2026 for Mexico, and its Dates for Filing listing is current for all countries. The F1 category for unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens is January 22, 2021 for most countries, F3 for married sons and daughters of citizens is October 22, 2015, and F4 for brothers and sisters of adult citizens is October 22, 2012.
The bulletin also restates the statutory levels: an annual minimum family-sponsored preference limit of 226,000, a worldwide employment-based level of at least 140,000, a per-country limit of 7 percent of the combined total, or 25,620, and a dependent area limit of 2 percent, or 7,320. People filing for adjustment of status inside the United States should check the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services visa bulletin information page to confirm which chart applies this month before they file. (Source: U.S. Department of State)
Source: U.S. Department of State
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