March 2026 Visa Bulletin: Movement Forward and Current EB-2 Categories

The Department of State has just issued the March 2026 Visa Bulletin. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin

Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these priority dates or earlier may be approved for their Green Card (Immigrant Visa):

Table B: Dates for Filing – Form I-485 Applications to Adjust Status with these priority dates or earlier may be filed with USCIS:

USCIS will continue to use Table B: Dates for Filing chart for I-485 employment-based filings in March 2026. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates

MU Law Analysis

The most significant surges forward are for Adjustments of Status under the Dates for Filing Chart, where EB-2 categories for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico and the Philippines are current for the first time since November 2022, and EB-2 India moved forward nearly a year to November 1, 2014.

EB-1 China and India each moved forward 1 month. EB-3 All Chargeability Areas and Mexico moved forward 3 months, and EB-3 Philippines moved forward 2 months.

Interestingly, the visa bulletin confirms that the dates for filing and final action dates advanced significantly in March 2026 as a result of the various immigration restrictions put in place by the Trump administration. The visa bulletin notes that if immigration restrictions are later eased or if visa demand increases, retrogression could be necessary later in the fiscal year.