February 2026 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the February 2026 Visa Bulletin. There is little-to-no movement in the upcoming visa bulletin. All cutoff dates listed refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified.

Visa Bulletin Summary

Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category

In the EB1 category, the cutoff dates for both China and India remain set at 01.Feb.2023. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category

There is no movement in the EB2 category, either. The cutoff date for EB2 India is still set at 15.Jul.2013. EB2 China has a cutoff date of 01.Sep.2021. The EB2 cutoff date for all other countries remains unchanged at 01.Apr.2024.

Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category

Neither India nor China sees any relief in the EB3 category. India’s cutoff date is still set at 15.Nov.2013, and China’s EB3 cutoff date remains unchanged at 01.May.2021. The EB3 cutoff date for all other countries of chargeability advances to 01.Jun.2023.

EB3 Other Workers

There is no movement in the EB3 Other Workers category. India’s cutoff date aligns with the standard EB3 cutoff of 15.Nov.2013. For China, the cutoff date is 08.Dec.2018. The EB3 other workers category carries a cutoff date of 01.Sep.2021 for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB4) Category

In the EB4 category, the cutoff date remains set at 01.Jan.2021.

The EB4 program for certain religious workers is currently scheduled to expire after midnight of January 29, 2026. If Congress does not extend the program by that date, the EB4 category for certain religious workers will become unavailable.

Employment-Based, Fifth Preference (EB5) Category

There is no movement in the EB5 category. The EB5 unreserved category for India remains unchanged at 01.May.2022. Meanwhile, China’s unreserved cutoff date is set at 15.Aug.2016. The EB5 category remains current for all other chargeability areas and for the three EB5 set-aside categories (rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure) across all countries.

Conclusion

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