March 2026 Employment-Based Visa Bulletin Updates

This week, the Department of State (DOS) released its Visa Bulletin for March 2026.

Below is a summary of the employment-based updates, compared to the February 2026 Bulletin. Essentially, we’re seeing light-to-moderate movement forward in most categories. USCIS will continue to accept the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based I-485 applications.

 

EMPLOYMENT-BASED FINAL ACTION DATES

EB-1

All others –Current (unchanged)

China – advances 1 month to March 1, 2023

India – advances 1 month to March 1, 2023

Mexico – Current (unchanged)

Philippines – Current (unchanged)

EB-2 

All others –  advances 6.5 months to October 15, 2024

China – September 1, 2021 (unchanged)

India –  advances 2 months to September 15, 2023

Mexico – advances 6.5 months to October 15, 2024

Philippines – advances 6.5 months to October 15, 2024

EB-3                          

All others – advances 4 months to October 1, 2023

China – May 1, 2021 (unchanged)

India – November 15, 2013  (unchanged)

Mexico – advances 4 months to October 1, 2023

Philippines – advances 4 months to October 1, 2023

 

EARLY ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS (AOS) FILING DATES

The Department of State has confirmed that Early AOS Filing for March 2026 will continue to be accepted, with has a little bit of advancement in some categories:

 

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01DEC23	01DEC23	C	C
2nd	C	01JAN22	01NOV14	C	C
3rd	15JAN24	01JAN22	15AUG14	15JAN24	15JAN24

KEY TERMS

*Final Action Dates: Applicants whose priority dates are current under these dates can file for Adjustment of Status (AOS) and/or have their application approved in March 2026.

*Dates for Filing / Early Filing Dates: Applicants with current priority dates under these dates may file their AOS in March 2026 and begin to have their applications be processed, but must wait for their priority date to become current under Final Action Dates for approval.

*Current: Means that an applicant with a priority date earlier than or matching the published cutoff date is eligible to move forward with their immigration application.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your immigration counsel.