The Department of State has just issued the April 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 April 2026. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates
MU Law Analysis
This month’s visa bulletin provides welcome relief from retrogression, as several categories became current for the first time in several years.
The most significant surges forward are for Adjustments of Status under the Dates for Filing Chart, where EB-3 categories for All Chargeability Areas and Mexico are current for the first time since April 2023, and EB-2 India moved forward five months to January 15, 2015.
Under the Final Action Dates chart, EB-2 All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and Philippines are all current for the first time since November 2022. EB-3 All Chargeability Areas and Philippines moved forward 8 months, and EB-2 India moved forward 10 months.
As in March 2026, the visa bulletin again notes that the dates for
filing and final action dates advanced significantly in April 2026 as a result
of 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.
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