July 2026 Visa Bulletin
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS (Dept. of State)) has released the July 2026 Visa Bulletin . There is forward movement in select employment-based categories, while certain employment-based categories retrogress. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB-1 (green card for priority workers)) Category In the EB1 category, China’s cutoff date moves slightly forward to 01.Jun.2023, while India’s cutoff date retrogresses to 15.Oct.2022. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability. Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category In the EB2 category, India’s category becomes “unavailable” (which means that no applications in this category can be filed after June 2026 until the category reopens). The EB2 cutoff date for all other countries remains current. Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category India’s EB3 cutoff date advances to 01.Jan.2014, and China’s EB3 cutoff date advances to 22.Dec.2021. EB3 Other Workers In the EB3 Other Workers category, India’s cutoff date advances to 01.Jan.2014. All Rights Reserved The post July 2026 Visa Bulletin appeared first on Murthy Law Firm | U.S Immigration Law .
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The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the July 2026 Visa Bulletin . There is forward movement in select employment-based categories, while certain employment-based categories retrogress. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified. Visa Bulletin Summary Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category In the EB1 category, China’s cutoff date moves slightly forward to 01.Jun.2023, while India’s cutoff date retrogresses to 15.Oct.2022. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability. Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category In the EB2 category, India’s category becomes “unavailable” (which means that no applications in this category can be filed after June 2026 until the category reopens). EB2 China still has a cutoff date of 01.Sep.2021. The EB2 cutoff date for all other countries remains current. Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category India’s EB3 cutoff date advances
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