Latest visa news and travel advisories.
A new USCIS policy memo says most applicants must pursue a green card through consular processing abroad rather than adjusting status inside the U.S., with in-country adjustment reserved for extraordinary cases.
The State Department says all FY2026 EB-2 immigrant visa numbers for India-born applicants have been exhausted, pausing consular issuance until the fiscal year resets on October 1, 2026.
The U.S. Department of State has released the June 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The U.S. Department of State has released the May 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The State Department is broadening online-presence screening to many additional nonimmigrant visa categories and asking applicants to make their social media profiles public.
The U.S. Department of State has released the April 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The U.S. Department of State has released the March 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The State Department has begun enforcing broad visa restrictions under Presidential Proclamation 10998, fully or partially suspending visa issuance for nationals of nearly 40 countries.
The U.S. Department of State has suspended immigrant visa issuance to nationals of 83 countries while it reviews screening policies tied to concerns about reliance on public assistance, though interviews and current visa holders are unaffected.
The U.S. Department of State has released the February 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
The State Department is now enforcing a rule requiring nonimmigrant visa applicants to interview in their country of citizenship or residence, closing off the practice of seeking appointments at other consular posts.
The U.S. Department of State has released the January 2026 visa bulletin. See the chart and the family-based and employment-based priority-date tables below for the full month-over-month picture.
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