EB-4 Worldwide Visa Bulletin: July 2026 cutoffs, movement history, and USCIS chart

EB-1 India Visa Bulletin cutoffs, Chart A / Chart B comparison, movement history, and official sources.

EB-1 China Visa Bulletin cutoffs, Chart A / Chart B comparison, movement history, and official sources.

EB-1 Worldwide Visa Bulletin cutoffs, Chart A / Chart B comparison, movement history, and official sources.

EB-2 India Visa Bulletin cutoffs, Chart A / Chart B comparison, movement history, and official sources.

On May 5, 2026, DHS sent a final rule to the White House that would replace the longstanding Duration of Status system for F-1 and J-1 visa holders with a hard four-year admission cap. Every student who needs more time — and that includes virtually every doctoral student — would have to file Form I-539 with USCIS. DHS estimates the rule generates 414,000 extra filings a year into an already backed-up system. Here is what it actually changes and what to do about it.

The June 2026 Visa Bulletin holds EB-1 China and EB-2 China at the same dates as May, but pulls EB-1 India back three and a half months and EB-2 India back more than ten. EB-1 China and EB-1 India were sitting on the same date last month — that has now broken. Here is what changed, why India is the one giving back ground, and what the State Department's warning at the bottom of the page actually means.

On April 27, 2026, USCIS activated the FBI's Next Generation Identification system and immediately paused final approvals on thousands of pending I-485, N-400, and asylum cases. No timeline has been published. Here is what actually changed and what applicants need to know right now.