January 2026 Visa Bulletin Released

In the January 2026 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates for Worldwide (All Other) remain unchanged for EB-1; while EB-2 and EB-3 advance. Final Action Dates for China and India advance in all categories.
PLEASE NOTE: USCIS has indicated they will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant to Dates for Filing (Chart B) for the employment-based preference filings in the month of January 2026. For more information, please visit the USCIS website.
Final Action Dates (Chart A):

China:

  • EB-1: Advances 10 days with a cut-off date of February 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Advances 3 months with a cut-off date of September 1, 2021.
  • EB-3: Advances 1 month with a cut-off date of May 1, 2021.

India:

  • EB-1: Advances 10 months 17 days with a cut-off date of February 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Advances 2 months with a cut-off date of July 15, 2013.
  • EB-3: Advances 1 month 24 days 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) advances 2 months with a cut-off date of April 1, 2024.
  • EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) advances 7 days with a cut-off date of April 22, 2023.

 

Dates for Filing (Chart B):

China:

  • EB-1: Advances 2 months 17 days with a cut-off date of August 1, 2023.
  • EB-2: Advances 1 month 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: Advances 3 months 17 days 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) Advances 3 months with a cut-off date of October 15, 2024.
  • EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of July 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 January 2026 can be found here.