Visa Bulletin For April 2026
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01MAY17 | 01MAY17 | 01MAY17 | 15FEB07 | 01MAY13 |
| F2A | 01FEB24 | 01FEB24 | 01FEB24 | 01FEB23 | 01FEB24 |
| F2B | 22MAY17 | 22MAY17 | 22MAY17 | 15FEB09 | 08APR13 |
| F3 | 22DEC11 | 22DEC11 | 22DEC11 | 01MAY01 | 01JUL05 |
| F4 | 08JUN08 | 08JUN08 | 01NOV06 | 08APR01 | 01FEB07 |
B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS
Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01MAR18 | 01MAR18 | 01MAR18 | 15APR08 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 08AUG17 | 08AUG17 | 08AUG17 | 15MAY10 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 22NOV12 | 22NOV12 | 22NOV12 | 01JUL01 | 15JUL06 |
| F4 | 15MAY09 | 15MAY09 | 15DEC06 | 30APR01 | 22MAR08 |
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES
Employment- based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 01APR23 | 01APR23 | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01SEP21 | 15JUL14 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01JUN24 | 15JUN21 | 15NOV13 | 01JUN24 | 01AUG23 |
| Other Workers | 01NOV21 | 01FEB19 | 15NOV13 | 01NOV21 | 01NOV21 |
| 4th | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 |
Certain Religious Workers | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 | 15JUL22 |
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU) | C | 01SEP16 | 01MAY22 | C | C |
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR) | C | C | C | C | C |
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH) | C | C | C | C | C |
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI) | C | C | C | C | C |
B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS
Employment- based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 01DEC23 | 01DEC23 | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01JAN22 | 15JAN15 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 01JAN22 | 15JAN15 | C | 01JAN24 |
| Other Workers | 01AUG22 | 01OCT19 | 15JAN15 | 01AUG22 | 01AUG22 |
| 4th | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 |
Certain Religious Workers | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 | 01JAN23 |
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) | C | 01OCT16 | 01MAY24 | C | C |
5th Set Aside: (Rural: NR, RR - 20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment: NH, RH - 10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure: RI - 2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
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