April Visa Bulletin released

USCIS announced that for April 2026 applicants in all family‑sponsored and employment‑based preference categories must use the Visa Bulletin “Dates for Filing” chart for adjustment‑of‑status filings, with the agency’s online notice last reviewed March 17, 2026. (uscis.gov)) The Department of State allocated immigrant numbers based on demand reported through March 4, 2026, and the April bulletin reiterates that final‑action dates may be retrogressed if numerical limits are reached during monthly allocations. (travel.state.gov)) Employment‑based EB‑2 moved sharply: the Final Action chart is current for all countries except China and India, with India’s EB‑2 Final Action cutoff advancing to July 15, 2014 and China remaining at September 1, 2021. (fragomen.com)) EB‑3 saw major Dates‑for‑Filing gains: the EB‑3 Dates for Filing became current for all countries except China, India, and the Philippines, while India’s EB‑3 Dates for Filing advanced to January 15, 2015; EB‑1 Dates for Filing for China and India stayed at December 1, 2023, and EB‑1 Final Action dates for those two countries advanced to April 1, 2023. (fragomen.com)) Family‑sponsored categories registered substantive forward movement in April 2026, with multiple F1, F2B and F4 cutoffs advancing roughly 150 days or more and several spouse/child categories becoming current on the Dates‑for‑Filing chart. (visaverge.com)) USCIS’s decision to accept filings under the Dates‑for‑Filing chart for April allows applicants with priority dates earlier than those filing cutoffs to submit Form I‑485 even if Final Action numbers are not yet available, but the State Department explicitly cautioned that the visible advances could reverse later in FY‑2026. (uscis.gov))