Family-Sponsored Visas Advanced by One Year, November US Visa Bulletin Shows
November bulletin moves F1, F2B and F3 filing and final-action dates forward; F2A advances by a month.
Hyderabad: The final action dates and filing dates for family-sponsored visas issued by the United States have advanced by one year for India. In the new November 2026 visa bulletin, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) advanced F1 visas, issued to unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens, by one year for both filing dates and final action dates.
Final action dates for F1 visas advanced from January 22, 2020, to January 22, 2021, along with F2B visas (issued to unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents), which also advanced by one year from August 22, 2019, to August 22, 2020, and F3 visas (married sons and daughters of US citizens) by one year from October 22, 2014, to October 22, 2015. F2A visas (spouses and children of permanent residents) were advanced by one month from September 22, 2026, to October 22, while F4 visas did not see any advancement or retrogression.
The filing dates for family-sponsored visas have also seen advancements. F1 visas noted an advancement by one year from February 1, 2020, to the same date in 2021, F2B visas from September 1, 2019, to September 1, 2020; and F3 visas from November 1, 2014, to November 1, 2015. F4 visas did not see any change, while F2A visas are still in the current phase.
Final action dates for certain employment-based visa categories have also seen slight advancements. Both EB-3 visa categories and other worker visa categories have advanced from January 1, 2014, to January 22, 2014, while the rest of the categories observed no advancement or retrogression. Filing dates for employment-based visas have also not changed from the previous dates.