EB-4: certain special immigrants for All chargeability areas except those listed

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 46 months behind the bulletin month

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State. Dates shown are as printed in each bulletin; which chart (final action or dates for filing) applies in a month is announced separately. This page records past bulletins only and makes no projection about future ones.

In the Visa Bulletin for July 2026, the final action date for EB-4 for All chargeability areas except those listed is 15 Sep 2022 and the date for filing is 1 Jan 2023.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 6 and held in 6 of the month-to-month changes. It was Unavailable in 2.

The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin; 130 bulletins carry a value for this category and chargeability area.

These are the dates as printed in each month's bulletin. The page records movement that has already happened and does not project future bulletins.

15 Sep 2022final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

1 Jan 2023date for filing

—net movement, last twelve bulletins6 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 6 held

Unavailablefinal action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-4, All chargeability areas except those listed, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-4, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
All chargeability areas except those listed	15 Sep 2022	1 Jan 2023	—
China (mainland born)	15 Sep 2022	1 Jan 2023	—
India	15 Sep 2022	1 Jan 2023	—
Mexico	15 Sep 2022	1 Jan 2023	—
Philippines	15 Sep 2022	1 Jan 2023	—
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras	—	—	—
Vietnam	—	—	—

Other areas link from the Visa Bulletin index: China (mainland born) · India · Mexico · Philippines · El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras · Vietnam.

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

Bulletin	Final action date	Change	Date for filing	Change
Jul 2026	15 Sep 2022	+62 d	1 Jan 2023	held
Jun 2026	15 Jul 2022	held	1 Jan 2023	held
May 2026	15 Jul 2022	held	1 Jan 2023	held
Apr 2026	15 Jul 2022	+365 d	1 Jan 2023	held
Mar 2026	15 Jul 2021	+195 d	1 Jan 2023	+657 d
Feb 2026	1 Jan 2021	held	15 Mar 2021	held
Jan 2026	1 Jan 2021	+122 d	15 Mar 2021	+28 d
Dec 2025	1 Sep 2020	+62 d	15 Feb 2021	held
Nov 2025	1 Jul 2020	held	15 Feb 2021	held
Oct 2025	1 Jul 2020	changed	15 Feb 2021	+14 d
Sep 2025	Unavailable	—	1 Feb 2021	held
Aug 2025	Unavailable	—	1 Feb 2021	held
Jul 2025	Unavailable	—	1 Feb 2021	held
Jun 2025	Unavailable	—	1 Feb 2021	held
May 2025	Unavailable	—	1 Feb 2021	held
Apr 2025	Unavailable	changed	1 Feb 2021	held
Mar 2025	1 Aug 2019	-519 d	1 Feb 2021	held
Feb 2025	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Jan 2025	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Dec 2024	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Nov 2024	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Oct 2024	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Sep 2024	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Aug 2024	1 Jan 2021	held	1 Feb 2021	held
Jul 2024	1 Jan 2021	+61 d	1 Feb 2021	+62 d
Jun 2024	1 Nov 2020	held	1 Dec 2020	held
May 2024	1 Nov 2020	held	1 Dec 2020	held
Apr 2024	1 Nov 2020	+336 d	1 Dec 2020	+335 d
Mar 2024	1 Dec 2019	+200 d	1 Jan 2020	+122 d
Feb 2024	15 May 2019	held	1 Sep 2019	held
Jan 2024	15 May 2019	+134 d	1 Sep 2019	+184 d
Dec 2023	1 Jan 2019	held	1 Mar 2019	held
Nov 2023	1 Jan 2019	held	1 Mar 2019	held
Oct 2023	1 Jan 2019	+122 d	1 Mar 2019	+151 d
Sep 2023	1 Sep 2018	held	1 Oct 2018	held
Aug 2023	1 Sep 2018	—	1 Oct 2018	—

"C" in a bulletin means current (no backlog); "U" means unavailable. Day changes are computed only between two dated values.

Other employment-based categories for All chargeability areas except those listed

EB-1: priority workers: final action Current
EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability: final action Current
EB-3: skilled workers and professionals: final action 1 Aug 2024
EB-3 other workers: final action 1 Mar 2022
EB-4 certain religious workers: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5): final action Current
EB-5 regional center: final action —
EB-5 set aside: rural: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: high unemployment: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: infrastructure: final action Current

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for EB-4 (All chargeability areas except those listed)?

15 Sep 2022 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 1 Jan 2023.

How did the EB-4 (All chargeability areas except those listed) priority date move over the last year?

The category was listed as Current or Unavailable in some of the last twelve bulletins, so a net day count is not defined; 6 advances and 0 retrogressions were recorded.

What is the difference between the final action date and the date for filing?

The Visa Bulletin prints two charts. The final action chart shows the dates on or before which a visa number is available for a case with that priority date; the dates for filing chart shows when applicants may begin assembling and submitting documents. Which chart applies in a given month is announced by USCIS and the Department; this site only records the printed dates.

Where does this data come from?

Each month's Visa Bulletin as published by the State Department, October 2015 to July 2026. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin, monthly editions Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 (index), public domain. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed. Site generated 1 Oct 2026. See corrections.