Visa Bulletin / History / January 2026
January 2026 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the December 2025 bulletin, 20 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 20 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-3 Other Workers China (+12 months); EB-1 India (+11 months); EB-5 unreserved India (+10 months); EB-4 India (+4 months).
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 December 2025. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Feb 2023▲ 11 months | 01 Feb 2023▲ 10 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Jul 2013▲ 2 months | 01 Sep 2021▲ 3 months | — | 01 Apr 2024▲ 2 months | 01 Apr 2024▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Nov 2013▲ 2 months | 01 May 2021▲ 30 days | — | 22 Apr 2023▲ 7 days | 22 Apr 2023▲ 7 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Nov 2013▲ 2 months | 08 Dec 2018▲ 12 months | — | 01 Sep 2021▲ 31 days | 01 Sep 2021▲ 31 days |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2021▲ 4 months | 01 Jan 2021▲ 4 months | — | 01 Jan 2021▲ 4 months | 01 Jan 2021▲ 4 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2022▲ 10 months | 15 Aug 2016▲ 31 days | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Dec 2025 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▲ 4 months | 01 Aug 2023▲ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Dec 2013 | 01 Jan 2022▲ 31 days | — | 15 Oct 2024▲ 3 months | 15 Oct 2024▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Aug 2014 | 01 Jan 2022 | — | 01 Jul 2023 | 01 Jul 2023 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Aug 2014 | 01 Oct 2019▲ 12 months | — | 01 Dec 2021 | 01 Dec 2021 |
| EB-4 | 15 Mar 2021▲ 28 days | 15 Mar 2021▲ 28 days | — | 15 Mar 2021▲ 28 days | 15 Mar 2021▲ 28 days |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2024▲ 2.1 years | 22 Aug 2016▲ 31 days | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Dec 2025 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.