April 2026 Visa Bulletin: Major Advances for EB-2 India, ROW EB-3

The Department of State has released the April 2026 Visa Bulletin, showing notable forward movement across several employment-based categories. The most significant advance comes in the EB-2 India Final Action Date, which moved forward 10 months from September 2013 to July 2014 — described as one of the largest single-month advances in years for this heavily oversubscribed category. For the Rest of World (ROW) EB-3 category, the Final Action Date advanced a substantial 24 months, jumping from June 2022 to June 2024. This is a significant development for applicants outside the heavily backlogged countries of India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines. Mexico and the Philippines both saw their EB-2 Final Action Dates become current this month, meaning applicants from those countries with approved I-140 petitions in the EB-2 category may now be eligible to file for adjustment of status or receive an immigrant visa immediately. However, EB-3 India saw no movement, remaining at November 2013, and China EB-2 also held steady at September 2021. Applicants from these countries continue to face multi-year waits due to the annual per-country visa caps.