For applicants chargeable to Mexico, the September 2026 Visa Bulletin divides sharply. Most employment based categories are open. Most family sponsored categories are not.
Employment Based
On the Final Action Dates chart, Mexico is current in EB-1, EB-2, and EB-5 Unreserved. EB-3 stands at September 1, 2024, matching the worldwide date. Other Workers sits at April 1, 2022. EB-4 and Certain Religious Workers are at December 15, 2022. The EB-5 rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure set asides are current.
On the Dates for Filing chart, Mexico is current in EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and EB-5 Unreserved. Other Workers is at August 1, 2022 and EB-4 at January 1, 2023.
Mexico is one of the four oversubscribed chargeability areas named in the bulletin, alongside China, India, and the Philippines. That designation has not translated into employment based cutoffs this month for the higher preference categories, which places Mexican professionals and investors in a materially better position than applicants chargeable to India, where EB-2 and EB-5 Unreserved are both listed as unavailable.
Family Sponsored
The family picture is the opposite. On the Final Action Dates chart, F1 is at January 1, 2008, F2B at February 15, 2009, F3 at July 1, 2001, and F4 at April 8, 2001. These are among the longest standing backlogs in the entire bulletin.
F2A is the exception, at August 22, 2025. The bulletin also states that all F2A numbers provided for Mexico are exempt from the per country limit, which is why that category behaves differently from the rest.
On the Dates for Filing chart, F2A is Current for Mexico. F1 is at December 1, 2008, F2B at May 15, 2010, F3 at July 15, 2001, and F4 at April 30, 2001.
The Practical Reading
The gap between the two F2A figures is worth pausing on. The filing chart says Current while the final action chart says August 22, 2025, roughly a year apart. For a family with a child approaching 21, that spread is where a Child Status Protection Act calculation lives, because USCIS measures visa availability for CSPA purposes by the Final Action Dates chart under guidance effective August 15, 2025.
On the employment side, the bulletin’s general warning applies to Mexico as it does everywhere. Categories may be made unavailable before the end of the fiscal year if annual, category, or prorated country limits are reached. A category reading current in September is describing September, and the fiscal year closes on the thirtieth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EB-2 current for Mexico in September 2026?
Yes, on both the Final Action Dates chart and the Dates for Filing chart.
What is the F2A final action date for Mexico?
August 22, 2025. F2A is Current for Mexico on the Dates for Filing chart.
Why does Mexico have a different F2A date?
The bulletin states that all F2A numbers provided for Mexico are exempt from the per country limit.
What is the EB-3 date for Mexico?
September 1, 2024 on the Final Action Dates chart, and Current on the Dates for Filing chart.
Are Mexico family categories moving?
F3 and F4 remain at 2001 dates on the final action chart. F1 and F2B remain in 2008 and 2009.
Can a current category still close this month?
The bulletin warns that categories may be made unavailable before the fiscal year ends.
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