Visa Bulletin / History / February 2026
February 2026 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the January 2026 bulletin, 2 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 2 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Mexico (+40 days); EB-3 Philippines (+40 days).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Jul 2013, 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 January 2026. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Feb 2023 | 01 Feb 2023 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jul 2013 | 01 Sep 2021 | — | 01 Apr 2024 | 01 Apr 2024 |
| EB-3 | 15 Nov 2013 | 01 May 2021 | — | 01 Jun 2023▲ 40 days | 01 Jun 2023▲ 40 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Nov 2013 | 08 Dec 2018 | — | 01 Sep 2021 | 01 Sep 2021 |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2021 | 01 Jan 2021 | — | 01 Jan 2021 | 01 Jan 2021 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2022 | 15 Aug 2016 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jan 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 Aug 2023 | 01 Aug 2023 | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Dec 2013 | 01 Jan 2022 | — | 15 Oct 2024 | 15 Oct 2024 |
| EB-3 | 15 Aug 2014 | 01 Jan 2022 | — | 01 Oct 2023▲ 3 months | 01 Oct 2023▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Aug 2014 | 01 Oct 2019 | — | 01 Dec 2021 | 01 Dec 2021 |
| EB-4 | 15 Mar 2021 | 15 Mar 2021 | — | 15 Mar 2021 | 15 Mar 2021 |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2024 | 22 Aug 2016 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Jan 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.