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F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin November 2026: Cutoffs & Movement

F4 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:

F4 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

F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B

Chart A: Final Action Dates

Oct 22, 2012Latest official issue: November 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1749 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 2010 days
View DOS source

Chart B: Dates for Filing

Nov 1, 2012Latest official issue: November 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1341 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 1706 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, 2012Advanced 366 daysNov 1, 2012Advanced 366 days
October 2026Oct 22, 2011No changeNov 1, 2011No change
September 2026Oct 22, 2011Advanced 781 daysNov 1, 2011Advanced 497 days
August 2026Sep 1, 2009Advanced 243 daysJun 22, 2010Advanced 113 days
July 2026Jan 1, 2009Advanced 54 daysMar 1, 2010Advanced 69 days
June 2026Nov 8, 2008Advanced 54 daysDec 22, 2009Advanced 112 days
May 2026Sep 15, 2008Advanced 99 daysSep 1, 2009Advanced 109 days
April 2026Jun 8, 2008Advanced 152 daysMay 15, 2009Advanced 75 days
March 2026Jan 8, 2008No changeMar 1, 2009No change
February 2026Jan 8, 2008No changeMar 1, 2009No change
January 2026Jan 8, 2008No changeMar 1, 2009No change
December 2025Jan 8, 2008No changeMar 1, 2009No change

Category background

Understanding F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls

Siblings of citizens: the longest line in the system

F4 — brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens — is the largest and slowest family category: 65,000 visas a year against demand from every large diaspora in the world. The worldwide cutoff runs around a decade and a half behind; India's per-country line is several years worse, and the Philippines' worse still.

It is also the category with a permanent policy bullseye on it. Every few years a reform proposal would eliminate sibling sponsorship outright, which is why immigration lawyers tell eligible petitioners to file now and let the priority date age regardless of how the queue looks — a pending petition has historically been grandfathered when rules change.

Making a 20-year date useful

An F4 priority date is less a timeline than an heirloom: it covers the sibling, their spouse, and their under-21 children as derivatives, and decades of waiting make the Child Status Protection Act math decisive for whether nieces and nephews immigrate with their parents or age out.

Use the history table here to calibrate expectations honestly — F4 typically advances a few months per year, and a single fast bulletin does not change the destination decade. For India-born siblings, check the India-specific line in the official bulletin linked above rather than this worldwide date.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the current Chart A cutoff for F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin?

The F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff for November 2026 is Oct 22, 2012.

What is the current Chart B cutoff for F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin?

The F4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff for November 2026 is Nov 1, 2012. 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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