This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh is an active member.
The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for June 2026 includes several updates on the effects on visa number availability of high demand in several employment-based green card categories:
- High demand and number use by individuals chargeable to India in the EB-1 and EB-2 visa categories have made it necessary to retrogress the final action dates to hold number use within the fiscal year 2026 annual limit. Further retrogressions, or making the categories “unavailable,” may be necessary in the coming months if India’s pro-rated limits in the EB-1 or EB-2 categories are reached before the fiscal year ends, the bulletin states.
- Sufficient demand and increased number use by individuals chargeable to China in the EB-2 visa category may make it necessary to retrogress the final action date or make the category “unavailable” in the coming months.
Similar alerts about possible retrogression or unavailability in the coming months are included for visa availability in the EB-3 category for the Philippines and in the EB-5 unreserved category for India.
