The US State Department’s March 2026 Visa Bulletin advances India’s employment-based EB-2 final-action date by 11 months to 1 November 2014 and the EB-1 date by four months to 1 December 2023. The EB-4 category jumps more than two years. Immigration attorney Rahul Reddy described the move as an “abrupt but welcome correction” driven by unused family-based numbers spilling over into employment quotas.
For Indian professionals waiting in the long queues, the forward movement means thousands may file adjustment-of-status applications next month, securing work and travel authorisation while their cases pend. Employers should prepare for a surge in I-485 filings and ensure PERM and I-140 paperwork is ready.
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If gathering the myriad documents or arranging translations feels overwhelming, VisaHQ’s India portal (https://www.visahq.com/india/) offers step-by-step checklists, document review and courier support, helping applicants streamline their U.S. immigration filings and stay on top of fast-moving deadlines.
The bulletin leaves family-sponsored categories largely unchanged, and EB-3 skilled worker dates for India remain static. USCIS has yet to confirm whether it will accept the "Dates for Filing" chart, which would unlock even earlier priority dates.
Applicants should act quickly: once annual limits are met, the State Department can retrogress dates in later bulletins. Those eligible should schedule medical exams, gather civil documents and consult counsel on strategic filing.
For Indian professionals waiting in the long queues, the forward movement means thousands may file adjustment-of-status applications next month, securing work and travel authorisation while their cases pend. Employers should prepare for a surge in I-485 filings and ensure PERM and I-140 paperwork is ready.
If gathering the myriad documents or arranging translations feels overwhelming, VisaHQ’s India portal (https://www.visahq.com/india/) offers step-by-step checklists, document review and courier support, helping applicants streamline their U.S. immigration filings and stay on top of fast-moving deadlines.
The bulletin leaves family-sponsored categories largely unchanged, and EB-3 skilled worker dates for India remain static. USCIS has yet to confirm whether it will accept the "Dates for Filing" chart, which would unlock even earlier priority dates.
Applicants should act quickly: once annual limits are met, the State Department can retrogress dates in later bulletins. Those eligible should schedule medical exams, gather civil documents and consult counsel on strategic filing.
