The Department of State (DOS)’s April 2026 Visa Bulletin kept most EB-5 dates unchanged, except for one affecting Chinese investors in the Unreserved category seeking U.S. residency through the EB-5 visa program.
Their Final Action Date has changed from August 15, 2016, to September 1, 2016. Applicants with priority dates before that day can now get their visas assigned or have their adjustment-of-status applications approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).
Unreserved EB-5 visas are those not kept for specific categories such as Rural (20%), High Unemployment (10%), or Infrastructure (2%). They include all applications submitted before the Reform and Integrity Act (RIA) of 2022, and any post-RIA applications linked to projects that don’t qualify for a set-aside.
The filing date for Chinese Unreserved remains on October 1, 2016. For India in the EB-5 Unreserved category, the Final Action Date is May 1, 2022, and the Filing Date is May 1, 2024.
The EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 filing dates are now “current” for all applicants except those from China and India. This means more applicants can file their immigration applications with USCIS.
DOS noted that these date changes reflect current visa demand and limits, due to the Trump Administration’s actions to protect national security and public safety. However, these days change again if demand shifts.
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