Indian Green Card Applicants Face Longer Waits After June Visa Bulletin Setback

June 2026 Visa Bulletin: India EB-1 and EB-2 Retrogress, EB-5 Set-Asides Remain Current for All Countries

The U.S. Department of State has released the June 2026 Visa Bulletin, with significant movement across several employment-based immigrant visa categories. For EB-5 investors, the key takeaway remains consistent: all reserved set-aside categories continue to remain current for every country. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that employment-based adjustment of status applicants must […] The post June 2026 Visa Bulle…

Indian Green Card Applicants Face Longer Waits After June Visa Bulletin Setback

Image illustrated by the News India Times team based on USCIS guidelines. WASHINGTON — Indian professionals waiting for employment-based green cards face longer delays after the U.S. Department of State moved backward key cutoff dates for the EB-1 and EB-2 categories in its June 2026 Visa Bulletin. The bulletin lists India’s EB-1 final action date at Dec. 15, 2022, down from April 1, 2023, in May. India’s EB-2 final action date moved to Sept. 1,…