The March 2026 visa bulletin has been published. USCIS will be accepting cases in March based on dates for filing, not on final action, for employment-based cases. Changes are as follows for both charts. If a change is not listed here, the date remains the same.
Dates for Filing
EB1
- China: moved from August 1, 2023, to December 1, 2023.
- India: moved from August 1, 2023, to December 1, 2023.
EB2
- Rest of World: moved from October 15, 2024, to Current.
- India: moved from December 1, 2013, to November 1, 2014.
- Mexico: moved from October 15, 2024, to Current.
- Philippines: moved from October 15, 2024, to Current.
EB3
- Rest of World: moved from October 1, 2023, to January 15, 2024.
- Mexico: moved from October 1, 2023, to January 15, 2024.
- Philippines: moved from October 1, 2023, to January 15, 2024.
Other Workers
- Rest of World: moved from December 1, 2021, to June 22, 2022.
- Mexico: moved from December 1, 2021, to June 22, 2022.
- Philippines: moved from December 1, 2021, to June 22, 2022.
EB4
- Rest of World: moved from March 15, 2021, to January 1, 2023.
- China: moved from March 15, 2021, to January 1, 2023.
- India: moved from March 15, 2021, to January 1, 2023.
- Mexico: moved from March 15, 2021, to January 1, 2023.
- Philippines: moved from March 15, 2021, to January 1, 2023.
Certain Religious Workers
- Rest of World: moved from Unauthorized to January 1, 2023.
- China: moved from Unauthorized to January 1, 2023.
- India: moved from Unauthorized to January 1, 2023.
- Mexico: moved from Unauthorized to January 1, 2023.
- Philippines: moved from Unauthorized to January 1, 2023.
EB5 Unreserved
- China: moved from August 22, 2016, to October 1, 2016.
Final Action
EB1
- China: moved from February 1, 2023, to March 1, 2023.
- India: moved from February 1, 2023, to March 1, 2023.
EB2
- Rest of World: moved from April 1, 2024, to October 15, 2024.
- India: moved from July 15, 2013, to September 15, 2013.
- Mexico: moved from April 1, 2024, to October 15, 2024.
- Philippines: moved from April 1, 2024, to October 15, 2024.
EB3
- Rest of World: moved from June 1, 2023, to October 1, 2023.
- Mexico: moved from June 1, 2023, to October 1, 2023.
- Philippines: moved from June 1, 2023, to August 1, 2023.
Other Workers
- Rest of World: moved from September 1, 2021, to November 1, 2021.
- Mexico: moved from September 1, 2021, to November 1, 2021.
- Philippines: moved from September 1, 2021, to November 1, 2021.
EB4
- Rest of World: moved from January 1, 2021, to July 15, 2021.
- China: moved from January 1, 2021, to July 15, 2021.
- India: moved from January 1, 2021, to July 15, 2021.
- Mexico: moved from January 1, 2021, to July 15, 2021.
- Philippines: moved from January 1, 2021, to July 15, 2021.
Certain Religious workers
- Rest of World: moved from Unauthorized to July 15, 2021.
- China: moved from Unauthorized to July 15, 2021.
- India: moved from Unauthorized to July 15, 2021.
- Mexico: moved from Unauthorized to July 15, 2021.
- Philippines: moved from Unauthorized to July 15, 2021.