EB-2 India closed for rest of year, EB-1 retrogression, and EB-3 advances. Key dates for green card applicants.

US Visa bulletin July: While EB-2 and unreserved EB-5 are unavailable, EB-3 and EB-4 show slight progress.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The State Department’s June 2026 Visa Bulletin brings a significant ...

The US Department of State's July 2026 Visa Bulletin introduces significant shifts for Indian green card seekers. The EB-2 category is now unavailable for India for the remainder of fiscal year 2026.

The July 2026 visa bulletin brought little to no cheer for Indian Green Card applicants as the EB-1 category retrogressed by two months to October 15, 2022. EB-2 and EB-5 (unreserved) have already ...

Looking Ahead As 2026 unfolds, the EB-3 Visa Bulletin will continue to shape how employers and applicants plan their immigration strategies. While no one can control visa availability, informed ...

Retrogression occurs when visa applications exceed the monthly quota, leading the government to restrict access to earlier application dates to comply with legal limits, thereby moving the dates ...

Foreign nationals and their sponsoring US employers or US family members have been closely monitoring the monthly releases of the US Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for the past year to ...

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