EB‑2 Now Current (Brazil)
The April 2026 Visa Bulletin moved EB‑2 and EB‑3 forward and lists EB‑2 as “Current” for Brazilian nationals—meaning many Brazilians with approved I‑140s can now proceed immediately to adjustment of status or consular processing. This is an unusually fast window that could let qualified Brazilian professionals move from approval to green card steps without priority‑date delay. (natlawreview.com)
USCIS has confirmed it will accept employment‑based adjustment‑of‑status filings in April using the Visa Bulletin’s Dates‑for‑Filing chart, enabling qualifying noncitizens in the U.S. with approved I‑140s to submit Form I‑485 this month. (fragomen.com) The Department of State instituted a pause on immigrant‑visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries effective January 21, 2026, and Brazil is listed among those affected, meaning consular posts are currently barred from issuing immigrant visas to those nationals. (natlawreview.com) Consular posts will nevertheless continue to schedule and conduct immigrant‑visa interviews for affected nationals, but no immigrant visas will be issued while the pause remains in effect; dual nationals who present a passport from a country not on the list are exempt from the pause. (travel.state.gov) The April Visa Bulletin attributes the unusually broad forward movement in employment‑based cutoff dates to a sharp reduction in consular immigrant‑visa issuances and related administrative actions, which freed up allocation numbers that were reallocated in April’s charts. (fragomen.com) DOS published the April 2026 Visa Bulletin (Number 13, Volume XI) in mid‑March 2026, and the bulletin states monthly allocations were made using demand reports received through March 4, 2026. (travel.state.gov) The bulletin reiterates statutory allocation mechanics: the annual employment‑based worldwide level is at least 140,000 visas and the 7% per‑country cap translates to a 25,620 limit, figures the Department uses when prorating oversubscribed chargeability areas. (travel.state.gov) China and India remain exceptions to April’s EB‑2 forward movement, with EB‑2 cutoff behavior for those chargeability areas differing from the large gains seen for most other countries in the April allocation. (fragomen.com)
