Visa Bulletin June 2026 EB3: USCIS Requires Final Action Dates — No Filing Chart Available

The June 2026 Visa Bulletin brings a significant procedural shift: USCIS has confirmed it will require use of the Final Action Dates chart — not the more permissive Dates for Filing chart — for all employment-based adjustment of status applications this month. This means applicants whose priority dates are current only under the Dates for Filing chart will be unable to file in June 2026, narrowing the eligible applicant pool compared to recent months. For EB-3 applicants, the bulletin offers modest forward movement. China-born EB-3 Skilled Workers and Professionals advance six weeks to August 1, 2021, while India-born applicants move one month forward to December 15, 2013. Philippines-born EB-3 applicants hold at August 1, 2023. The worldwide cutoff for EB-3 stands at June 1, 2024, unchanged for most nationalities. The State Department issued notable retrogression warnings for the remainder of FY 2026 (through September 30, 2026). EB-1 India already retrogressed by three and a half months this bulletin, and EB-2 India dropped by more than ten months. Further retrogression — or an 'unavailable' designation — is possible for EB-1 India, EB-2 India, EB-2 China, EB-3 Philippines, and EB-5 Unreserved India before the fiscal year ends. For employers and foreign nationals, the immediate priority is verifying that a priority date is current under the Final Action Dates chart specifically before submitting any June 2026 adjustment application. Those in India-chargeability EB-1 or EB-2 pipelines should assess the compounding risk of further retrogression over the coming months. USCIS may issue mid-month determinations affecting chart availability, so monitoring uscis.gov/visabulletininfo is strongly advised.