What is Visa Bulletin Tracker?
Track the latest USCIS Visa Bulletin employment and family preference cut-off dates for India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines. See next-month predictions and subscribe to free Telegram or email alerts.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Visa Bulletin?+
The U.S. Department of State publishes a Visa Bulletin each month showing the cut-off dates for employment-based and family-preference immigrant visa categories. If your priority date is before the cut-off date for your category and country of birth, a visa is immediately available to you. The bulletin is typically released on the 8th–14th of each month.
What is a priority date?+
Your priority date is the date your immigrant visa petition was filed (Form I-130 for family or I-140 for employment). USCIS and the National Visa Center use this date to determine your place in the visa queue. The closer your priority date is to the cut-off date in the Visa Bulletin, the sooner you may be able to move forward with your green card application.
What does "CURRENT" mean in the bulletin?+
"CURRENT" means there is no backlog in that category for that country — visas are immediately available regardless of priority date. "UNAVAILABLE" means no visas are available in that category that month.
What is the difference between Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing?+
Final Action Dates (also called "A" dates) tell you when USCIS can actually approve your green card. Dates for Filing ("B" dates) tell you when you can submit Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status) even before a visa is available — USCIS must specifically announce that the filing chart is available for the current month.
How accurate are the predictions?+
Predictions use a weighted moving average of the last 6 months of bulletin data. High-confidence predictions have 3+ months of consistent forward movement. They are an estimate, not a guarantee — retrogression (dates moving backward) does happen and will be flagged as low confidence.
How do I subscribe to alerts?+
Use the Telegram bot @ft2g_visa_bulletin_bot for instant alerts, or enter your email address in the alerts section. You will receive a notification the day a new bulletin is published — typically the 9th–13th of each month.
How the USCIS Visa Bulletin Works
The U.S. Department of State publishes the Visa Bulletin on or around the 8th–14th of each month. It sets cut-off dates for every employment-based (EB1–EB5) and family-preference (F1–F4) immigrant visa category, broken down by country of birth. If your priority date — the date USCIS received your I-140 or I-130 petition — is earlier than the listed cut-off date for your category and country, a visa number is available to you that month.
Final Action Dates vs. Dates for Filing
The bulletin contains two charts. Chart A (Final Action Dates) governs when USCIS can approve a green card. Chart B (Dates for Filing) shows when applicants can submit Form I-485 even if a visa is not yet final — USCIS must explicitly announce each month whether Chart B is available for adjustment filings. Most applicants focus on Final Action Dates for their green card approval timeline.
Why India and China have separate cut-off dates
Per-country limits cap the number of green cards any single country can receive at 7% of the total annual employment-based visas. India and China have historically had far more applicants than this cap allows, creating multi-year or multi-decade backlogs. Rest of World (ROW) applicants typically see "CURRENT" because demand from other countries doesn't exceed the annual supply.
How to use the priority date tracker
Find your visa category row (e.g., EB2 for most advanced-degree professionals) and your country of birth column (IND for India-born applicants regardless of current citizenship). The date shown is the most recent priority date that is "current" — if your I-140 was approved with a priority date before this date, you are in the queue for a visa number this month. Subscribe to alerts so you know the day the cut-off date advances past your priority date. Consult a qualified immigration attorney before taking any action — this tracker is informational only.