Green Card Backlog Tracker
September 2026 Visa Bulletin
Updated for September 2026 · 60 categories in the September 2026 bulletin · 132 monthly bulletins since October 2015
Where every green card line stands this month, how fast it is moving, and every time it has moved backward since 2015 — tracked by category and country of birth.
September 2026
The State Department publishes the bulletin. For employment filings this month, USCIS is using the Final Action Dates chart. A visa number is available only if the priority date is earlier than the cutoff.
| Line | Cutoff |
|---|---|
| EB-2 · India | Unavailable |
| EB-1 · India | October 15, 2022 |
| EB-3 · India | January 1, 2014 |
These are the employment lines looked up by name. Every other category is on the country scoreboards below.
Start with your country of birth
Your wait is set by where you were born, not your citizenship or where you live now.
- India — 15 categories in the September 2026 bulletin, longest wait 19.7 years
- China — 15 categories in the September 2026 bulletin, longest wait 14.8 years
- Philippines — 10 categories tracked, longest wait 20.1 years
- Mexico — 10 categories tracked, longest wait 25.3 years
- All Other Countries — 10 categories tracked, longest wait 14.8 years
The longest waits right now
| Category | Cutoff now | Backlog | 12-month pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| F-4 · Mexico | April 30, 2001 | 25.3 years | +0 days/mo |
| F-3 · Mexico | July 15, 2001 | 25.1 years | +2 days/mo |
| F-3 · Philippines | August 8, 2006 | 20.1 years | +39 days/mo |
| F-4 · India | December 15, 2006 | 19.7 years | +1 day/mo |
| F-4 · Philippines | March 22, 2008 | 18.4 years | +7 days/mo |
| F-1 · Mexico | December 1, 2008 | 17.7 years | +76 days/mo |
| F-2B · Mexico | May 15, 2010 | 16.3 years | +64 days/mo |
| F-4 · China | November 1, 2011 | 14.8 years | +86 days/mo |
| F-4 · All Other Countries | November 1, 2011 | 14.8 years | +86 days/mo |
| F-2B · Philippines | October 1, 2013 | 12.9 years | +0 days/mo |
| EB-3 · India | January 1, 2014 | 12.7 years | +32 days/mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers · India | January 1, 2014 | 12.7 years | +32 days/mo |
How the Visa Bulletin works
Your priority date is the day your petition was properly filed. It is your place in line and it never changes. Each month the State Department publishes a cutoff date per category and country of birth. A visa number is available only under the Final Action chart, and only when the priority date is earlier than that cutoff. A Dates for Filing cutoff controls filing, not visa issuance.
USCIS separately designates which chart — Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing — governs adjustment-of-status filings that month. Every page here records which chart was in use, because comparing across the two would misstate how far a line has actually moved.
This is information, not legal advice. Cutoff dates move unpredictably. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed immigration attorney.
Sources
Compiled from USCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Charts (September 2026 and 130 prior monthly editions), which republish the U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin. See How We Research.