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Employment-based · October 2026 bulletin

EB-5 High Unemployment Visa Bulletin: EB-5 high-unemployment set-aside, every cut-off since 2002

EB-5 High Unemployment is for investors in targeted employment areas with high unemployment. In the October 2026 bulletin the final action date is Current for most countries, Current for China, Current for India, Current for Mexico, Current for Philippines.

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October 2026

EB-5 High Unemployment by country: dates, speed and wait

CountryFinal actionDates for filingLast moveWait nowSpeed 1 / 3 / 5 yrRetrogressions
All other countriesCurrentCurrentnone– · – · –0
China (mainland-born)CurrentCurrentnone– · – · –0
IndiaCurrentCurrentnone– · – · –0
MexicoCurrentCurrentnone– · – · –0
PhilippinesCurrentCurrentnone– · – · –0

Wait now = bulletin month minus the cut-off. Speed = months of priority dates cleared per year (12 = keeps pace with time, 6 = a year of the queue takes two years); current months are left out of the speed.

Every bulletin

EB-5 High Unemployment final action dates since 2002

2022202420262023202420252026
All other countriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines

Final action date (y) in each month's bulletin (x). When a line is current it is drawn at the bulletin month itself.

EB-5 High Unemployment dates for filing since October 2015
2022202420262023202420252026
All other countriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
24 months

EB-5 High Unemployment month by month

BulletinAll countriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
October 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
September 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
August 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
July 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
June 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
May 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
April 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
March 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
February 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
January 2026CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
December 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
November 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
October 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
September 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
August 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
July 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
June 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
May 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
April 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
March 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
February 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
January 2025CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
December 2024CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent
November 2024CurrentCurrentCurrentCurrentCurrent

Who can use EB-5 High Unemployment

EB-5 High Unemployment is the employment-based preference for investors in targeted employment areas with high unemployment. Its annual limit is 10 % of EB-5 (about 1,000). Most cases start with a PERM labor certification and Form I-140; the priority date is normally the PERM filing date, or the I-140 date where no labor certification is needed.

Your column is your country of chargeability, normally the country of birth. A green card in EB-5 High Unemployment becomes possible in the month the final action date for your column passes your priority date; until then the case waits at USCIS or the National Visa Center.

What the history says about the next months

A line's past speed is the best simple guide to its future, and the State Department itself plans with it. Over the last five years the EB-5 High Unemployment line for most countries cleared –. Speeds change when demand changes – a surge of new petitions, a change in the law, unused numbers falling from another category in October – so treat any projection as a range, not a date.

FAQ

EB-5 High Unemployment questions

What is the EB-5 High Unemployment final action date in October 2026?

All other countries: Current; China (mainland-born): Current; India: Current; Mexico: Current; Philippines: Current.

Who qualifies for EB-5 High Unemployment?

EB-5 High Unemployment is for investors in targeted employment areas with high unemployment. Annual limit: 10 % of EB-5 (about 1,000).

How fast does EB-5 High Unemployment move?

All other countries: – over the last year, – over five years; China (mainland-born): – over the last year, – over five years; India: – over the last year, – over five years; Mexico: – over the last year, – over five years; Philippines: – over the last year, – over five years. "mo/yr" = months of priority dates the line clears in a year; 12 means it keeps pace with time.

Has EB-5 High Unemployment retrogressed?

All other countries: never since 2002; China (mainland-born): never since 2002; India: never since 2002; Mexico: never since 2002; Philippines: never since 2002.

How long is the EB-5 High Unemployment wait?

The longest EB-5 High Unemployment line in October 2026 is All other countries, whose cut-off is current behind the bulletin month. That is the wait people reaching the front now have had; if the line keeps its five-year speed (–), a priority date filed today would take longer than that. Use the calculator for your own date.

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Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov), every monthly bulletin since 2003, parsed by 77.today. A bulletin can be revised after release; the State Department's page is the binding text. Not legal advice.

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