Visa Bulletin / History / March 2026
March 2026 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the February 2026 bulletin, 13 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 13 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-2 Mexico (+6 months); EB-2 Philippines (+6 months); EB-4 India (+6 months); EB-4 China (+6 months).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 15 Sep 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 February 2026. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 01 Mar 2023▲ 28 days | 01 Mar 2023▲ 28 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 15 Sep 2013▲ 2 months | 01 Sep 2021 | — | 15 Oct 2024▲ 6 months | 15 Oct 2024▲ 6 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Nov 2013 | 01 May 2021 | — | 01 Oct 2023▲ 4 months | 01 Aug 2023▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Nov 2013 | 08 Dec 2018 | — | 01 Nov 2021▲ 2 months | 01 Nov 2021▲ 2 months |
| EB-4 | 15 Jul 2021▲ 6 months | 15 Jul 2021▲ 6 months | — | 15 Jul 2021▲ 6 months | 15 Jul 2021▲ 6 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2022 | 15 Aug 2016 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Feb 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▲ 4 months | 01 Dec 2023▲ 4 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Nov 2014▲ 11 months | 01 Jan 2022 | — | Currentbecame Current | Currentbecame Current |
| EB-3 | 15 Aug 2014 | 01 Jan 2022 | — | 15 Jan 2024▲ 3 months | 01 Jan 2024▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Aug 2014 | 01 Oct 2019 | — | 22 Jun 2022▲ 7 months | 22 Jun 2022▲ 7 months |
| EB-4 | 01 Jan 2023▲ 22 months | 01 Jan 2023▲ 22 months | — | 01 Jan 2023▲ 22 months | 01 Jan 2023▲ 22 months |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 May 2024 | 01 Oct 2016▲ 40 days | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Feb 2026 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.