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Jun 27, 2026 • Green Card • 2 min read

EB-2 India Goes Unavailable Through September 2026: What NIW and EB-2 Applicants Should Know

EB-2 India is unavailable for the rest of FY2026 after hitting its annual limit. Here is what NIW and EB-2 applicants can still do to protect their priority dates.

NIW EB-2 Visa Bulletin

Jun 27, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

Federal Courts Lift Country-Based Suspensions on Green Card and Visa Processing

Federal courts ordered immigration agencies to lift nationality-based suspensions on green card and immigrant-visa adjudications, ruling the broad pauses unlawful.

USCIS Green Card Policy Updates

Jun 27, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

H-1B Visa Holders Lose Access to FHA-Insured Mortgages Under HUD Rule

A HUD rule now bars non-permanent residents, including H-1B visa holders, from FHA-insured mortgages, pushing affected buyers toward conventional loans.

H-1B Policy Updates

Jun 27, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-1 India Retrogresses, EB-2 India Goes Unavailable as Fiscal Year Winds Down

The State Department's July 2026 Visa Bulletin retrogresses EB-1 India and makes EB-2 India unavailable for the rest of FY2026, with USCIS honoring Final Action Dates.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 EB-1 Processing Times

Jun 27, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

USCIS Completes FY 2027 H-1B Selection Under New Wage-Weighted Lottery

USCIS completed FY 2027 H-1B cap selection under its new wage-weighted lottery, which awards one to four entries based on offered wage level, with more registration changes ahead.

H-1B USCIS Policy Updates

Jun 26, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India Goes Unavailable, EB-1 India Retrogresses, EB-3 China Advances

The July 2026 Visa Bulletin makes EB-2 India unavailable, retrogresses EB-1 India to October 2022, and advances EB-3 China by nearly five months — with USCIS honoring Final Action Dates.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 NIW USCIS

Jun 26, 2026 • Immigration News • 2 min read

Supreme Court Lets Trump End TPS for Haitians and Syrians, Clearing Path to Deportation

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25, 2026 to let the Trump administration end Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a precedent that could affect 1.3 million TPS holders from 17 countries.

TPS Supreme Court Deportation Immigration News

Jun 25, 2026 • Green Card • 2 min read

As the H-1B Tightens, Tech Workers Pivot to O-1A and EB-1A Green Cards

Faced with a wage-weighted H-1B lottery and rising fees, tech professionals are turning to the cap-free O-1A visa and the no-PERM EB-1A green card as a merit-based pipeline.

EB-1A NIW H-1B O-1A

Jun 25, 2026 • Policy Updates • 2 min read

H-1B Lottery Replaced: Wage-Weighted Selection Takes Effect for FY2027

DHS's final wage-weighted H-1B selection rule, effective Feb. 27, 2026, replaces the random lottery for FY2027 — higher-paid registrations get more entries and better odds.

H-1B USCIS Policy Updates

Jun 25, 2026 • Visa News • 2 min read

July 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 India Goes Unavailable, EB-1 India Retrogresses

The July 2026 Visa Bulletin lists EB-2 India as Unavailable and retrogresses EB-1 India, while EB-2 stays Current for the Rest of the World; USCIS honors Final Action Dates.

Visa Bulletin EB-2 EB-1 Green Card