June 2026 Visa Bulletin Released

 

The Department of State (DOS) has published its June 2026 Visa Bulletin. In June, a number of employment and family-based categories will see forward movement. Unfortunately, EB-1 and EB-2 for Indian nationals will retrogress.

Specifically, EB-1 for Indian nationals will retrogress by three months and two weeks, while the EB-2 category for Indian nationals will retrogress significantly by ten months and weeks. Meanwhile, the EB-3 and EB-3 Other Worker categories for nationals of China and India will see forward movement. All other categories remain the same.

For family-based final action dates, the F-1 category will move forward only for nationals of Mexico. The F-2A category will advance for all nationals. The F-2B category will move forward for all nationals except for nationals of Mexico and the Philippines. The F-4 category also will move forward for all nationals except for nationals of India, Mexico, and the Philippines.

In June, USCIS will only honor the Dates for Filing Chart for family-based petitions (chart provided further below). A handful of family-based categories will progress in June. As these dates continue to fall ahead of the Final Action Dates, beneficiaries of family-based immigrant visa petitions who are in the United States lawfully can get their applications filed and obtain interim employment and travel benefits until the government can actually approve their application.

Employment-Based Movement

In June, the EB-1 category remains current worldwide, except for Indian nationals, for whom the dates will retrogress by three months and two weeks.

The EB-2 category will remain current for all nationals except for nationals of China and India. While EB-2 China will remain the same, EB-2 India will retrogress by 10 months and two weeks.

The EB-3 category will remain the same for all nationals, except those from China and India who will advance by about a month. Similarly, the EB-3 Other Workers category (for positions requiring less than two years of training) for Chinese and Indian nationals will advance by one to two months.

Here’s a chart for easy reference:

 
 

As a reminder, USCIS will honor the Final Action Dates noted above in June. If the priority date for your employment-based category is before the date listed above and you are in the United States, you may file your application to adjust your status along with the applications for employment authorization and travel permission (assuming you have no bars to admissibility) with USCIS in June.

Family-based Movement

In June, the F-1 category will advance by two months and three weeks for nationals of Mexico. Every other country will remain the same.

The F-2A category will advance by five months for all nationals.

The F-2B category will advance by four months for all nationals, except for nationals from Mexico and the Philippines for whom there will be no forward movement.

The F-3 category will remain the same as last month.

The F-4 category will move forward by one month and three weeks for all nationals, except for nationals of India, Mexico and the Philippines for whom the dates will stay the same in May.

Here’s a chart for easy reference:

 
 

As mentioned above, USCIS will continue to honor the Dates for Filing chart (further below) for family-based immigrant visa categories in June.

By way of reminder, the categories are:

  • F-1 category: unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens

  • F2-A category: spouses and children under 21 of lawful permanent residents

  • F2-B category: unmarried adult children (over 21) of lawful permanent residents

  • F-3 category: married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens

  • F-4 category: siblings of U.S. citizens

WHAT DATES IN THE VISA BULLETIN SHOULD YOU USE FOR FILING YOUR ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS APPLICATION WITH USCIS?

If USCIS determines that there are more immigrant visas available for a fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas, then USCIS will state here that you may use the Dates for Filing Visa Applications chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin, which usually has dates later than the Final Action Dates noted above. Otherwise, USCIS will indicate on its website that you must use the Application Final Action Dates chart (above) to determine when you may file your adjustment of status application in the United States.

For June 2026, USCIS has confirmed the Dates for Filing (below) should be used for only family-based categories.

 
 

If the priority date for your family-based category is before the date listed above and you are in the United States, you may file your application to adjust your status along with the applications for employment authorization and travel permission (assuming you have no bars to admissibility) with USCIS in June.

The entire visa bulletin is available on the State Department’s website, which includes information on the diversity visa lottery and the EB-5 priority dates.

If you would like more information on how to understand the monthly visa bulletin, please check out our blog post on this topic and our podcast available here.

This alert is for informational purposes only.  Please contact us if you would like to discuss these developments further. 

 
Nadia Yakoob