Visa Bulletin / History / April 2026
April 2026 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the March 2026 bulletin, 13 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 13 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-2 Mexico (became Current); EB-2 Philippines (became Current); EB-4 India (+12 months); EB-4 China (+12 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Jul 2014, EB-3 India 15 Nov 2013.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in March 2026. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Apr 2023▲ 31 days | 01 Apr 2023▲ 31 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jul 2014▲ 10 months | 01 Sep 2021 | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-3 | 15 Nov 2013 | 15 Jun 2021▲ 1 month | — | 01 Jun 2024▲ 8 months | 01 Aug 2023 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Nov 2013 | 01 Feb 2019▲ 2 months | — | 01 Nov 2021 | 01 Nov 2021 |
| EB-4 | 15 Jul 2022▲ 12 months | 15 Jul 2022▲ 12 months | — | 15 Jul 2022▲ 12 months | 15 Jul 2022▲ 12 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2022 | 01 Sep 2016▲ 17 days | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Mar 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Dec 2023 | 01 Dec 2023 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jan 2015▲ 2 months | 01 Jan 2022 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-3 | 15 Jan 2015▲ 5 months | 01 Jan 2022 | — | Currentbecame Current | 01 Jan 2024 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Jan 2015▲ 5 months | 01 Oct 2019 | — | 01 Aug 2022▲ 40 days | 01 Aug 2022▲ 40 days |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 | — | 01 Jan 2023 | 01 Jan 2023 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2024 | 01 Oct 2016 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Mar 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.