March 2026 Visa Bulletin
20 Feb 2026The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the March 2026 Visa Bulletin. All cutoff dates listed below 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 advance to 01.Mar.2023. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability.
Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category
In the EB2 category, the cutoff date for EB2 India advances to 15.Sep.2013. EB2 China remains set at 01.Sep.2021. The EB2 cutoff date for all other countries advances to 15.Oct.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 the Philippines moves to 01.Aug.2023. EB3 for all other countries of chargeability advances to 01.Oct.2023.
EB3 Other Workers
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 remains set at 08.Dec.2018. The EB3 other workers category for all other countries of chargeability carries a cutoff date of 01.Nov.2021.
Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB4) Category
In the EB4 category, including the EB4 program for certain religious workers, the cutoff date moves to 15.Jul.2021.
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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