India, June 20 -- The Visa Bulletin issued by the US State Department in July 2026 has presented yet another challenge for Indian applicants seeking employment-based green cards, declaring EB-2 and unreserved EB-5 as unavailable, while also moving the EB-1 Final Action Date back by two months.

This bulletin, published as the United States nears the last quarter of fiscal year 2026, indicates significant demand for the restricted number of employment-based immigrant visas accessible to Indian applicants.

The Final Action Date for EB-1 India has moved backward from December 15, 2022, in June to October 15, 2022, in July. Consequently, only those applicants whose priority dates are prior to October 15, 2022, are eligible to proceed towards...