August 2026 Visa Bulletin: India EB-2 Remains "Unavailable"
August 2026 Visa Bulletin brought steady advancements for Family-based categories across most countries of chargeability. F2A filing dates remain "Current" for all countries.
In the Employment-based categories, due to high demand, visa numbers for India EB-2 and EB-5 Unreserved preferences remain "Unavailable". The State Department indicates that, moving forward, continuous consumption of visa numbers may lead to retrogression or exhaustion of visa numbers in other preferences.
In August, USCIS will accept family-sponsored adjustment of status applications based on the Filing Dates chart, and employment-based adjustment of status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart.
AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)
FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only
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Family-based |
All |
China |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
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F1 |
A: 12/15/18 F: 06/15/19 |
A: 12/15/18 F: 06/15/19 |
A: 12/15/18 F: 06/15/19 |
A: 12/01/07 F: 12/01/08 |
A: 05/01/13 F: 04/22/15 |
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F2A |
A: 07/22/26 F: Current |
A: 07/22/26 F: Current |
A: 07/22/26 F: Current |
A: 07/22/25 F: Current |
A: 07/22/26 F: Current |
|
F2B |
A: 01/01/18 F: 01/01/19 |
A: 01/01/18 F: 01/01/19 |
A: 01/01/18 F: 01/01/19 |
A: 02/15/09 F: 05/15/10 |
A: 06/01/13 F: 10/01/13 |
|
F3 |
A: 05/15/12 F: 03/01/13 |
A: 05/15/12 F: 03/01/13 |
A: 05/15/12 F: 03/01/13 |
A: 07/01/01 F: 07/15/01 |
A: 02/22/06 F: 08/08/06 |
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F4 |
A: 09/01/09 F: 06/22/10 |
A: 09/01/09 F: 06/22/10 |
A: 11/01/06 F: 12/15/06 |
A: 04/08/01 F: 04/30/01 |
A: 08/01/07 F: 03/22/08 |
2B: The 2 “B” Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)
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Employment-based |
All |
China |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
|
EB-1 |
A: Current F: Current |
A: 07/01/23 F: 12/01/23 |
A: 10/15/22 F: 12/01/23 |
A: Current F: Current |
A: Current F: Current |
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EB-2 |
A: Current F: Current |
A: 09/01/21 F: 01/01/22 |
A: Unavailable F: 01/15/15 |
A: Current F: Current |
A: Current F: Current |
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EB-3 |
A:09/01/24 F: Current |
A:01/01/22 F: 01/08/22 |
A: 01/01/14 F: 01/15/15 |
A:09/01/24 F: Current |
A: 08/01/23 F: 01/01/24 |
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Other Workers |
A: 04/01/22 F: 08/01/22 |
A: 05/01/19 F: 10/01/19 |
A: 01/01/14 F: 01/15/15 |
A:04/01/22 F: 08/01/22 |
A: 12/01/21 F: 08/01/22 |
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EB-4 |
A: 10/15/22 F: 01/01/23 |
A: 10/15/22 F: 01/01/23 |
A: 10/15/22 F: 01/01/23 |
A:10/15/22 F: 01/01/23 |
A: 10/15/22 F: 01/01/23 |
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EB-5 |
A: Current F: Current |
A: 12/01/16 F: 03/01/17 |
A: Unavailable F: 05/01/24 |
A: Current F: Current |
A: Current F: Current |
*China and India EB-5 visa numbers for rural, high unemployment & infrastructure areas/projects are current.
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