Washington, Aug. 14 -- While most US employment-based (EB) Green Card categories for Indian applicants remain frozen and are at risk of closing by the end of September, there is welcome news on the family immigration front. The F2A category, which allows lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) to sponsor their spouses and unmarried children under 21, is still open for Indian Green Card holders in the last month of the fiscal year, according to the September 2025 US Visa Bulletin, issued by the US Department of State.

The bulletin indicates that EB categories, especially EB-2 and EB-3 for Indian applicants, are approaching their annual visa caps, which may lead to a freeze or retrogression of final action dates before the end of ...