Visa Bulletin For July 2026
Summary: The July 2026 Visa Bulletin outlines immigrant visa availability, including Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing for family-sponsored and employment-based categories, with specific updates on retrogression and category unavailability for India and other oversubscribed regions.
The July 2026 Visa Bulletin (Number 16, Volume XI) details the availability of immigrant visa numbers for July 2026. It provides critical information on 'Final Action Dates' and 'Dates for Filing Applications' for both family-sponsored and employment-based preference categories. The bulletin highlights that China, India, Mexico, and the Philippines remain oversubscribed. Notable updates include the unavailability of the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) and Fifth Preference (EB-5) unreserved categories for India for the remainder of FY 2026, and warnings regarding potential retrogression in other categories due to high demand. It also includes Diversity Immigrant (DV) category cut-offs for July and August 2026.
Document outline
1. 1. Procedures for determining dates 2. 2. Fiscal year 2026 limits 3. 3. INA Section 203 provisions 4. 4. Family-Sponsored Preferences 5. A. Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases 6. B. Dates for Filing Family-Sponsored Visa Applications 7. 5. Employment-Based Preferences 8. A. Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases 9. B. Dates for Filing Employment-Based Visa Applications 10. C. Diversity Immigrant (DV) Category for July 11. D. Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for August 12. E. Availability of Family-Sponsored and Employment-Based Visas 13. F. Retrogression in EB-1 India 14. G. Unavailability of EB-2 India 15. H. Visa Availability in EB-2 China 16. I. Visa Availability in EB-3 Philippines 17. J. Unavailability of EB-5 Unreserved India 18. K. U.S. Government Employee Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs)