The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for March 2026. Until March 1, the February 2026 Visa Bulletin remains in effect.   

 The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the priority dates that are current in each respective category, the categories that are current during the applicable month (i.e., categories that do not have any backlogs), and the categories that are unavailable. The Visa Bulletin also contains the DOS’s Dates for Filing chart, which usually progresses ahead of the Final Action Dates chart, and which U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) sometimes uses to determine the date that Adjustment of Status filings are permitted in each category.   

 For March 2026, USCIS has confirmed that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions should use the Dates for Filing chart to determine eligibility to file Adjustment of Status applications.   

Key Takeaways:  

Final Action Dates 

• The EB-1 category for China and India advanced one month. All other countries remain current.  
• The EB-2 category for all countries (except China and India) advanced 6.5 months. The EB-2 category for India advanced 2 months. There was no change for EB-2 China.  
• The EB-3 category for Philippines advanced 2 months. The EB-3 category for Mexico and all countries (except China and India) advanced 4 months. There was no change for EB-3 China and India.  
• The Other Workers category for all countries (except China and India) advanced 2 months. There was no change for the Other Workers category China and India.  
• The EB-4 category for all countries advanced 6.5 months.  
• The Certain Religious Workers category became available again.  
• There was no change for any other employment-based category.  

Dates for Filing 

• The EB-1 category for China and India advanced 4 months. All other countries remain current.  
• The EB-2 category for all countries (except China and India) became current. The EB-2 category for India advanced 11 months. There was no change for EB-2 China. 
• The EB-3 category for all countries (except China and India) advanced 3.5 months. There was no change for EB-3 China and India.  
• The Other Workers category for all countries (except China and India) advanced more than 6.5 months. There was no change for the Other Workers category China and India.  
• The EB-4 category for all countries advanced one year and 9.5 months.   
• The Certain Religious Workers category became available again.  
• The 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) advanced more than 1.5 months for China   
• There was no change for any other employment-based category.  

Final Action Date Chart for Employment-Based Preference Cases for March 2026: 

Dates for Filing Chart for Employment-Based Preference Cases for March 2026:  

 For case-specific guidance or to confirm filing eligibility, please contact a Foster LLP attorney. Foster LLP will continue to track immigrant visa availability and provide updates about any developments via Immigration Updates©, articles, and globs on our website at www.fosterglobal.com.