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October 2026 Adjustment of Status: Dates for Filing for Family and Employment Categories
UPDATE TO: October 2026 Visa Bulletin USCIS has confirmed that applicants may use the Dates for Filing charts for both family-sponsored and employment-based adjustment-of-status filings in October 2026. Check your category, country of chargeability, and priority date before filin
News · Source: Murthy Law Firm · Openbound updated
Matter of Ho Revisited: Protecting Adjustment Applicants in Removal Proceedings When Visa Numbers Are Unavailable
By Cyrus Mehta and Damira Zhanatova* The October 2026 Visa Bulletin created an unusual opening for some EB-4 applicants, including Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJs), whose dates for filing have advanced to January 1, 2025. As a result, these individuals may be eligible to file F
News · Source: Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners · Openbound updated
October 2026 Visa Bulletin
UPDATE: October 2026 Adjustment of Status: Dates for Filing for Family and Employment Categories The October 2026 Visa Bulletin marks the start of fiscal year 2027, with renewed visa availability for EB2 India and unreserved EB5 India, while several employment-based cutoff dates
News · Source: Murthy Law Firm · Openbound updated
October 2026 Visa Bulletin: Massive Advancements for China Dates for Filing, Worldwide EB-2 and EB-3 Retrogress
We are pleased to report that the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has published the October 2026 Visa Bulletin. In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month. Adjustment of Status Cha
News · Source: Visa Lawyer Blog · Openbound updated
Could Your Priority Date Become Current in October? What to Consider Now
Preparation considerations for employment-based applicants who may become eligible to file Form I-485 The October Visa Bulletin has not yet been released, and Visa Bulletin movement is difficult to predict. However, there are indications that some employment-based categories may
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Openbound updated
AC21 Portability After 180 Days: Changing Jobs Without Losing Your Green Card
For many employment-based green card applicants, the years spent waiting for a priority date bring job changes, promotions, and sometimes layoffs. Congress anticipated this. The American Competitiveness in the Twenty-First Century Act of 2000 (AC21), codified at INA § 204(j), let
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Openbound updated
Your Filing Window Is Opening: What Documents to Gather for Your Employment-Based Green Card
Every October, the start of the federal fiscal year brings a fresh allocation of immigrant visa numbers, and with it the possibility of real movement in the Visa Bulletin. For many employment-based applicants who have waited months or years for their priority dates to become curr
News · Source: Reddy Neumann Brown · Openbound updated
The employer’s guide to reading the Visa Bulletin
According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas are available each fiscal year for foreign
News · Source: BAL · Openbound updated
November 2026 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the November 2026 Visa Bulletin. Several employment-based and family-based cutoff dates advance, while others remain unchanged. Unless otherwise noted, the cutoff dates below are from the final action chart (Chart A), which governs
News · Source: Murthy Law Firm · Source published
November 2026 Visa Bulletin: Key Changes for Employment-Based and Family-Sponsored Categories
The U.S. Department of State has released the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, announcing several significant changes to employment-based and family-sponsored immigrant visa categories. This month’s bulletin features one-year advancements in several family-sponsored categories for Wo
News · Source: Visa Lawyer Blog · Source published