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All Chargeability Areas — EB-2 (Advanced Degree / NIW) Tracker

Verified Final Action Dates from the U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin.

Track the EB-2 (Advanced Degree / NIW) cutoff for All Chargeability Areas across every month Visafig has verified against the official bulletin. The chart shows the cutoff date moving forward (advancing) or backward (retrogression) over time.

Yr 2009Yr 2014Yr 2018Yr 2023Yr 2027January 2010April 2011July 2012October 2013January 2015April 2016July 2017October 2018January 2020April 2021July 2022October 2023January 2025April 2026EB2 — All Chargeability Areas

Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates. “C” plots at top (Current); “U” at bottom (Unavailable).

Historical cutoffs

BulletinCutoffChange
January 2010Current (C)—
February 2010Current (C)—
March 2010Current (C)—
April 2010Current (C)—
May 2010Current (C)—
June 2010Current (C)—
July 2010Current (C)—
August 2010Current (C)—
September 2010Current (C)—
October 2010Current (C)—
November 2010Current (C)—
December 2010Current (C)—
January 2011Current (C)—
February 2011Current (C)—
March 2011Current (C)—
April 2011Current (C)—
May 2011Current (C)—
June 2011Current (C)—
July 2011Current (C)—
August 2011Current (C)—
September 2011Current (C)—
October 2011Current (C)—
November 2011Current (C)—
December 2011Current (C)—
January 2012Current (C)—
February 2012Current (C)—
March 2012Current (C)—
April 2012Current (C)—
May 2012Current (C)—
June 2012Current (C)—
July 2012Jan 1, 2009—
August 2012Jan 1, 2009no change
September 2012Jan 1, 2009no change
October 2012Jan 1, 2012▲ +1095 days
November 2012Current (C)—
December 2012Current (C)—
January 2013Current (C)—
February 2013Current (C)—
March 2013Current (C)—
April 2013Current (C)—
May 2013Current (C)—
June 2013Current (C)—
July 2013Current (C)—
August 2013Current (C)—
September 2013Current (C)—
October 2013Current (C)—
November 2013Current (C)—
December 2013Current (C)—
January 2014Current (C)—
February 2014Current (C)—
March 2014Current (C)—
April 2014Current (C)—
May 2014Current (C)—
June 2014Current (C)—
July 2014Current (C)—
August 2014Current (C)—
September 2014Current (C)—
October 2014Current (C)—
November 2014Current (C)—
December 2014Current (C)—
January 2015Current (C)—
February 2015Current (C)—
March 2015Current (C)—
April 2015Current (C)—
May 2015Current (C)—
June 2015Current (C)—
July 2015Current (C)—
August 2015Current (C)—
September 2015Current (C)—
October 2015Current (C)—
November 2015Current (C)—
December 2015Current (C)—
January 2016Current (C)—
February 2016Current (C)—
March 2016Current (C)—
April 2016Current (C)—
May 2016Current (C)—
June 2016Current (C)—
July 2016Current (C)—
August 2016Current (C)—
September 2016Current (C)—
October 2016Current (C)—
November 2016Current (C)—
December 2016Current (C)—
January 2017Current (C)—
February 2017Current (C)—
March 2017Current (C)—
April 2017Current (C)—
May 2017Current (C)—
June 2017Current (C)—
July 2017Current (C)—
August 2017Current (C)—
September 2017Current (C)—
October 2017Current (C)—
November 2017Current (C)—
December 2017Current (C)—
January 2018Current (C)—
February 2018Current (C)—
March 2018Current (C)—
April 2018Current (C)—
May 2018Current (C)—
June 2018Current (C)—
July 2018Current (C)—
August 2018Current (C)—
September 2018Current (C)—
October 2018Current (C)—
November 2018Current (C)—
December 2018Current (C)—
January 2019Current (C)—
February 2019Current (C)—
March 2019Current (C)—
April 2019Current (C)—
May 2019Current (C)—
June 2019Current (C)—
July 2019Current (C)—
August 2019Current (C)—
September 2019Current (C)—
October 2019Current (C)—
November 2019Current (C)—
December 2019Current (C)—
January 2020Current (C)—
February 2020Current (C)—
March 2020Current (C)—
April 2020Current (C)—
May 2020Current (C)—
June 2020Current (C)—
July 2020Current (C)—
August 2020Current (C)—
September 2020Current (C)—
October 2020Current (C)—
November 2020Current (C)—
December 2020Current (C)—
January 2021Current (C)—
February 2021Current (C)—
March 2021Current (C)—
April 2021Current (C)—
May 2021Current (C)—
June 2021Current (C)—
July 2021Current (C)—
August 2021Current (C)—
September 2021Current (C)—
October 2021Current (C)—
November 2021Current (C)—
December 2021Current (C)—
January 2022Current (C)—
February 2022Current (C)—
March 2022Current (C)—
April 2022Current (C)—
May 2022Current (C)—
June 2022Current (C)—
July 2022Current (C)—
August 2022Current (C)—
September 2022Current (C)—
October 2022Current (C)—
November 2022Current (C)—
December 2022Dec 1, 2022—
January 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
February 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
March 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
April 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
May 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
June 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
July 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
August 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
September 2023Dec 1, 2022no change
October 2023Jan 1, 2023▲ +31 days
November 2023Jan 1, 2023no change
December 2023Jan 1, 2023no change
January 2024Feb 15, 2023▲ +45 days
February 2024Feb 15, 2023no change
March 2024Feb 15, 2023no change
April 2024Feb 15, 2023no change
May 2024Feb 15, 2023no change
June 2024Feb 15, 2023no change
July 2024Mar 22, 2023▲ +35 days
August 2024Mar 22, 2023no change
September 2024Mar 22, 2023no change
October 2024Aug 1, 2023▲ +132 days
November 2024Aug 1, 2023no change
December 2024Aug 1, 2023no change
January 2025Aug 1, 2023no change
February 2025Aug 1, 2023no change
March 2025Aug 1, 2023no change
April 2025Aug 1, 2023no change
May 2025Aug 1, 2023no change
June 2025Nov 15, 2023▲ +106 days
July 2025Nov 15, 2023no change
August 2025Nov 15, 2023no change
September 2025Nov 15, 2023no change
October 2025Jul 15, 2024▲ +243 days
November 2025Jul 15, 2024no change
December 2025Jul 15, 2024no change
January 2026Oct 15, 2024▲ +92 days
February 2026Oct 15, 2024no change
March 2026Current (C)—
April 2026Current (C)—
May 2026Current (C)—
June 2026Current (C)—
July 2026Current (C)—
August 2026Current (C)—

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest EB-2 (Advanced Degree / NIW) cutoff for All Chargeability Areas?

The most recent verified cutoff is Current (C) (August 2026), published by the U.S. Department of State. Earlier months are listed in the table and chart above.

How can I plan around this cutoff?

Use the Visafig Priority Date Reverse Estimator to set a target green-card year and see the latest priority date you can still act on, or the forward calculator to check an existing priority date.

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