India, Sept. 29 -- The Visa Bulletin for October 2026 brings exciting news for many green card hopefuls, as fresh visa allocations open up for the 2027 fiscal year.

The most significant shifts are benefiting employment-based applicants hailing from India.

Two categories that had been inaccessible during September have resumed operations, whereas the application deadline for Indian nationals in the EB-1 priority-worker classification has advanced. However, the bulletin presents a mixed outlook.

As the State Department worked to reduce the number of visas issued annually, some employment-based categories that covered the majority of nations, Mexico, and the Philippines declined.

The most significant issue with the bulletin, according to...