NVC IV Scheduling Tool & Visa Bulletin Tracker
NVC IV Scheduling Tool: Check your immigrant visa interview queue
Check your NVC interview scheduling status by U.S. embassy or consulate. Compare your documentarily qualified (DQ) date with the latest IV scheduling status, add your Priority Date and Visa Bulletin category, and see whether visa availability or the NVC interview queue is holding up your case.
How the NVC IV Scheduling Status Tool works
The U.S. Department of State's IV Scheduling Status Tool shows the documentarily complete month and year for which the National Visa Center (NVC) is scheduling most immigrant visa interviews at a selected U.S. embassy or consulate. This tracker builds on that monthly NVC scheduling data by adding historical movement, interview-post backlog, DQ queue gap, Visa Bulletin eligibility, and case-specific bottleneck analysis.
Use the tool to check your NVC interview scheduling status, compare your DQ month with the current embassy or consulate cutoff, and understand whether your immigrant visa case is mainly waiting on the NVC interview queue or on your Priority Date becoming current. The official IV Scheduling Status Tool is updated monthly and does not guarantee an exact interview date.
Both published gates reached
Your Priority Date is eligible for final action and the published post cutoff has reached your DQ month. Actual scheduling still depends on case-specific and post-level processing.
Visa Bulletin & Priority Date eligibility
The September 2026 Department of State bulletin warns that EB-2 demand may require retrogression or the category becoming unavailable in the coming months.
NVC interview scheduling queue
NVC interview scheduling history
| Published edition | Scheduling DQ cutoff |
|---|---|
| Apr-2025 | Feb-2025 |
| May-2025 | Feb-2025 |
| Jun-2025 | Feb-2025 |
| Jul-2025 | Feb-2025 |
| Sep-2025 | Mar-2025 |
| Oct-2025 | Mar-2025 |
| Nov-2025 | Mar-2025 |
| Dec-2025 | Feb-2025 |
| Jan-2026 | Mar-2025 |
| Feb-2026 | Mar-2025 |
| Mar-2026 | Mar-2025 |
| Apr-2026 | Jun-2024 |
| Jun-2026 | Jan-2026 |
| Jul-2026 | Feb-2026 |
| Aug-2026 | Feb-2026 |
| Sep-2026 | Feb-2026 |
| Your DQ month | Jun 2025 |
The cutoff has not advanced in the latest updates. The published scheduling cutoff has already reached or passed your DQ month.
Your case journey
London NVC scheduling snapshot
Global NVC IV scheduling status
Visa Bulletin Priority Date movement
What changed this month?
The Final Action Date did not change from the prior Bulletin.
London's published cutoff did not move from the prior available snapshot.
Both published eligibility gates are currently satisfied.
Swipe → for more chargeability areas
| Category | All other areas | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 · Priority Workers | FADC FilingC | FADJul 1, 2023 FilingDec 1, 2023 | FADOct 15, 2022 FilingDec 1, 2023 | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC |
| EB-2 · Advanced Degree | FADC FilingC | FADSep 1, 2021 FilingJan 1, 2022 | FADU FilingJan 15, 2015 | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC |
| EB-3 · Skilled Workers | FADSep 1, 2024 FilingC | FADJan 1, 2022 FilingJan 8, 2022 | FADJan 1, 2014 FilingJan 15, 2015 | FADSep 1, 2024 FilingC | FADAug 1, 2023 FilingJan 1, 2024 |
| EB-3 · Other Workers | FADApr 1, 2022 FilingAug 1, 2022 | FADMay 1, 2019 FilingOct 1, 2019 | FADJan 1, 2014 FilingJan 15, 2015 | FADApr 1, 2022 FilingAug 1, 2022 | FADDec 1, 2021 FilingAug 1, 2022 |
| EB-4 · Certain Special Immigrants | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 |
| EB-4 · Certain Religious Workers | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 | FADDec 15, 2022 FilingJan 1, 2023 |
| EB-5 · Unreserved | FADC FilingC | FADDec 1, 2016 FilingMar 1, 2017 | FADU FilingMay 1, 2024 | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC |
| EB-5 · Rural Set-Aside | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC |
| EB-5 · High-Unemployment Set-Aside | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC |
| EB-5 · Infrastructure Set-Aside | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC | FADC FilingC |
Swipe → for backlog and movement
| Post | Scheduling DQ cutoff | Backlog | Latest movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Dhaka | Sep-2022 | 48 mo | 0 mo |
| 2. Manila | May-2023 | 40 mo | 0 mo |
| 3. Phnom Penh | Jun-2023 | 39 mo | -4 mo |
| 4. Ciudad Juarez | Jul-2023 | 38 mo | 0 mo |
| 5. Guangzhou | Aug-2023 | 37 mo | 0 mo |
| 6. Ho Chi Minh City | Aug-2023 | 37 mo | 0 mo |
| 7. Johannesburg | Aug-2023 | 37 mo | 0 mo |
| 8. Abu Dhabi | Oct-2023 | 35 mo | 0 mo |
| 9. Doha | Oct-2023 | 35 mo | 0 mo |
| 10. Riyadh | Oct-2023 | 35 mo | 0 mo |
| 11. Accra | Nov-2023 | 34 mo | 0 mo |
| 12. Seoul | Nov-2023 | 34 mo | 0 mo |
| 21. London (selected) | Feb-2026 | 7 mo | 0 mo |
NVC IV Scheduling Tool FAQ
What is the NVC IV Scheduling Status Tool?
The Department of State's IV Scheduling Status Tool shows the documentarily complete month and year for which NVC is scheduling most immigrant visa interviews at a selected U.S. embassy or consulate. uscasestatus adds historical queue movement and case-specific analysis to that scheduling data.
How can I estimate my NVC interview wait time?
Select your interview post and visa category, then enter your documentarily qualified (DQ) month. The tracker compares your DQ month with the current NVC scheduling cutoff and shows the size of your queue gap and recent post movement. It is a trend analysis, not a guaranteed interview-date prediction.
What does DQ mean at NVC?
DQ means documentarily qualified or documentarily complete. It refers to the point when NVC has received and reviewed the required fees and documents for the immigrant visa case. NVC interview scheduling is generally organized around when cases became documentarily complete.
Does the Visa Bulletin affect NVC interview scheduling?
Yes for family-sponsored and employment-based preference visas. A visa must be available under the applicable Visa Bulletin category before final issuance. Immediate Relative immigrant visas are not subject to the same preference-category numerical limits.
How often does NVC update IV scheduling status?
The Department of State says the IV Scheduling Status Tool is updated monthly. This tool uses monthly NVC scheduling history so you can see whether a post is advancing, stalled, or moving backward instead of viewing only the latest cutoff.
Independent NVC scheduling tracker: uscasestatus is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State or National Visa Center. Visa availability is evaluated against the September 2026 U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin. A preference applicant generally needs a Priority Date earlier than the applicable Final Action Date for a visa number to be available; “C” means Current and “U” means Unavailable. Immediate Relative cases bypass this numerically limited Visa Bulletin gate. NVC interview intelligence uses the supplied IV scheduling-status history and compares a user's DQ month with the post's published scheduling month. Queue gaps and historical trends are informational only and are not guarantees of an immigrant visa interview date. Official source: Department of State IV Scheduling Status Tool. Current bulletin: September 2026 Visa Bulletin.