Good news for family-based Green Card applicants from India in Visa Bulletin September 2026, no relief for employment-based categories

Family-based
G ee
Ca d
becomes
smoothe
fo
I dia
applica ts.

Septembe
visa
bulleti
is
always
the
last
bulleti
of
a
fi a cial
yea
that
e ds
o
Septembe
30
a d
the

G ee
Ca d
umbe s
a e
eset
o
Octobe
1
as
a
ew
fi a cial
yea
begi s.
This
mo th,
the
State
Depa tme t
took
time
to
publish
its
much-awaited
visa
bulleti ,
which
is
ge e ally
published
a ou d
the
middle
of
the
mo th.
The e
is
o
good
ews
fo
employme t-based
G ee
Ca d
applica ts
as
the e
has
bee
o
moveme t.
But
fo
family-spo so ed
G ee
Ca d
applica ts,
the e
has
bee
eal
developme t.The
Fi al
Actio
Date
fo
the
F1
G ee
Ca d
moved
to
Ja ua y
22,
2020
f om
Decembe
15,
2018.
F1
is
fo
u ma ied
so s
a d
daughte s
of
age
21
o
olde
of
US
citize s.
F2A,
which
is
mea t
fo
spouses
a d
u ma ied
mi o
child e
(u de
age
21),
also
moved.

Fi al
Actio
Dates
fo
employme t-based
catego ies
fo
I dia s

EB1:
Octobe
15,
2022EB2:
U availableEB3:
Ja ua y
1,
2014EB-5:
U available

State
Depa tme t’s
wa i g

EB-1:
The
State
Depa tme t
epeated
its
egula
wa i g
that
this
catego y
may
become
u available
i
the
comi g
weeks
if
I dia’s
p o- ated
limit
is
eached
befo e
the
e d
of
the
fiscal
yea .EB-2
a d
EB-5These
wa i gs
a e
ot
specific
to
I dia.
The
depa tme t
said
the
EB-2
catego y
might
see
et og essio
i
the
Fi al
Actio
Date
befo e
the
e d
of
the
fiscal
yea
to
hold
the
umbe
withi
the
maximum
allowed
u de
the
FY2026
a ual
limit.
The
same
wa i g
was
issued
fo
EB-5
as
well.
Both
catego ies
a e
al eady
u available
fo
I dia.

Takeaways
f om
the
last
visa
bulleti
of
FY
2026