US Visa Update: Green Card Progress Stalls, Delays Loom in May 2026
Summary
The U.S. Department of State’s May 2026 Visa Bulletin shows that green card processing is slowing down. Many family-sponsored and employment-based visa categories have little or no movement, leading to long waits for applicants, especially from countries like India and China.Key Facts
- The May 2026 Visa Bulletin shows minimal progress in green card priority dates.
- Visa availability is limited by federal annual numerical caps.
- Family-sponsored visa categories continue to move slowly.
- Employment-based categories have mostly stopped advancing after small gains earlier in the year.
- Applicants from high-demand countries, such as India and China, face long backlogs due to per-country limits.
- For Indian applicants, EB1 cut-off date is around April 1, 2023; EB2 is July 15, 2014; EB3 is November 15, 2013.
- The EB5 investor visa program is seeing increased demand, especially from India, risking retrogression (cut-off date shifts backward).
- The slow movement means many applicants will continue to wait years for green cards.
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