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F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin November 2026: Cutoffs & Movement

F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin November 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.

November 2026 is published. Shown: official November 2026 cutoffs, not a forecast. Check USCIS guidance for the filing month.

Issue: November 2026Data updated:

F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin tracks the current Chart A and Chart B cutoff dates, USCIS filing-chart source, and recent 12/36-month movement.

Use this page as a crawlable, shareable reference for the category rather than a one-off filter state on the homepage.

Check your priority date against both charts before making a filing plan: Chart A is closer to final approval, while Chart B is only an I-485 filing window when USCIS allows it for the month.

Current official cutoffs

F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B

Chart A: Final Action Dates

Oct 22, 2015Latest official issue: November 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1505 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 2478 days
View DOS source

Chart B: Dates for Filing

Nov 1, 2015Latest official issue: November 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1197 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 2071 days
View DOS source

Movement history

Last 12 official cutoff rows

Positive movement means the cutoff advanced. Negative movement means retrogression. Blank movement usually means Current, Unavailable, or no comparable date.

IssueChart AChart A movementChart BChart B movement
November 2026Oct 22, 2015Advanced 365 daysNov 1, 2015Advanced 365 days
October 2026Oct 22, 2014No changeNov 1, 2014No change
September 2026Oct 22, 2014Advanced 890 daysNov 1, 2014Advanced 610 days
August 2026May 15, 2012Advanced 30 daysMar 1, 2013Advanced 83 days
July 2026Apr 15, 2012Advanced 60 daysDec 8, 2012No change
June 2026Feb 15, 2012No changeDec 8, 2012No change
May 2026Feb 15, 2012Advanced 55 daysDec 8, 2012Advanced 16 days
April 2026Dec 22, 2011Advanced 105 daysNov 22, 2012Advanced 123 days
March 2026Sep 8, 2011No changeJul 22, 2012No change
February 2026Sep 8, 2011No changeJul 22, 2012No change
January 2026Sep 8, 2011No changeJul 22, 2012No change
December 2025Sep 8, 2011No changeJul 22, 2012No change

Category background

Understanding F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls

Married children of citizens: the long middle queue

F3 exists for exactly one situation: a U.S. citizen's child who is married. The annual cap is 23,400, demand is global and steady, and the worldwide cutoff runs well over a decade behind — longer for Mexico and the Philippines under their per-country lines.

Because marriage is what routes people here, F3 inventory is full of cases that started life elsewhere: an F1 beneficiary who married mid-wait converts to F3 and keeps the priority date. Divorce converts back to F1. The bulletin pages for those two categories are effectively a pair.

Planning around a 15-year horizon

Derivative status is F3's one structural mercy: the beneficiary's spouse and under-21 children immigrate on the same petition, with the Child Status Protection Act subtracting petition-pending time from a child's age. Whether a grandchild makes the cut often comes down to the exact cutoff movement this page records.

Movement is slow but not random — F3 inherits unused numbers from F1 and F2 above it, so years when those categories under-use their caps show up as faster F3 advancement a year later. The 36-month summary is the realistic pace estimate.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the current Chart A cutoff for F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin?

The F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff for November 2026 is Oct 22, 2015.

What is the current Chart B cutoff for F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin?

The F3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff for November 2026 is Nov 1, 2015. Whether Chart B can be used for I-485 filing still depends on the USCIS filing-chart guidance for the month.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is source-backed Visa Bulletin data and historical movement context from DOS and USCIS sources, not case-specific legal advice. Use it to compare your own priority date against Chart A and Chart B, then confirm the USCIS monthly filing-chart guidance before making a filing decision.

Official sources

DOS and USCIS source links

November 2026 — DOS Visa BulletinDOS Visa Bulletin archiveUSCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

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