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

• EB-1 for India and China advanced 1 month. The EB-1 category remains current for all other countries.  
• EB-2 for Mexico, Philippines, and All Others became current. EB-2 India advanced 10 months. There was no movement for EB-2 China. 
• EB-3 for Mexico and All Others advanced 9 months. EB-3 China advanced 1.5 months. There was no movement for EB-3 India and Philippines. 
• The Other Workers category for China advanced almost 2 months.
• The EB-4 and Certain Religious Workers categories advanced 1 year.
• The 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU) category for China advanced half a month.  
• All other categories remained the same.  

Dates for Filing 

• There was no change in the EB-1 category. EB-1 for Mexico, Philippines, and All Others remains current.  
• EB-2 India advanced 2.5 months. EB-2 for Mexico, Philippines, and All Others remains current. There was no movement for EB-2 China.  
• EB-3 for Mexico and All Others became current. EB-2 India advanced 5 months. There was no movement for EB-3 China. 
• The Other Workers category advanced more than 1 month for Mexico, Philippines, and All Others and 5 months for India. 
• There was no change for any other category.  

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

Dates for Filing Chart for Employment-Based Preference Cases for April 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 blogs on our website at www.fosterglobal.com.