February 2026 Visa Bulletin Released

In the February 2026 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for Worldwide (All Other) remain unchanged for EB-1 and EB-2; while EB-3 advance. Final Action Dates for China and India remain unchanged in all categories.
PLEASE NOTE: As of the date of this alert, USCIS has not yet indicated whether they will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant to Dates for Filing (Chart B) for the employment-based preference filings in the month of February 2026. For more information, please visit the USCIS website.
Final Action Dates (Chart A):

China:

  • EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of February 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of September 1, 2021.
  • EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of May 1, 2021.

India:

  • EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of February 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of July 15, 2013.
  • EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of November 15, 2013.

Others:

  • EB-1: Current for all countries except China and India.
  • EB-2: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of April 1, 2024.
  • EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) advances 1 month 10 days with a cut-off date of June 1, 2023.

 

Dates for Filing (Chart B):

China:

  • EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of August 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of January 1, 2022.
  • EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of January 1, 2022.

India:

  • EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of August 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of December 1, 2013.
  • EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of August 15, 2014.

Others:

  • EB-1: Current for all countries except China and India.
  • EB-2: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of October 15, 2024.
  • EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) advances 3 months with a cut-off date of October 1, 2023.

 

Looking Forward

Individuals who are current should contact EIG to begin work on their Adjustment of Status case(s). If you already have an AOS pending with USCIS, it will not be adjudicated until the Final Action date becomes current.

The EIG team closely monitors changes to the monthly visa bulletin and determines the best action plan for each case. We will reach out to individuals whose priority date will be current next month to initiate the next step of the green card process.

For more information about the Visa Bulletin, we’ve summarized and answered frequently asked questions here. We encourage you to read this article to better understand what your priority date means.

The complete Visa Bulletin for February 2026 can be found here.