August 2026 Visa Bulletin Updated
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| Form | Center | Time |
|---|---|---|
| I-131 | National Median (Advance Parole) | 6 Months |
| I-140 | National Median (Premium) | 1.1 Months |
| I-140 | National Median (Regular) | 3.7 Months |
| I-485 | National Median (Employment-based) | 5.7 Months |
| I-765 | National Median (EAD) | 3.9 Months |
Immigration updates
The August 2026 Visa Bulletin has been released, with analysis from International Legal and Business Services Group covering current priority dates, EB-3 movement, and implications for applicants in the immigration queue.
A federal judge ruled on August 21, 2026 that the Trump administration's policy blocking immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries violated federal immigration law, potentially unblocking thousands of EB-3 and family-based green card cases.
A federal judge in New York struck down the Trump administration's blanket immigrant visa ban on nationals of 75 countries on August 21, 2026, ruling it constitutes unlawful nationality discrimination under the INA.
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Common questions from this week's immigration news
On August 21, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas struck down the Trump administration's January 2026 policy that had blocked immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries. The court ruled the blanket nationality-based ban violated the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), which requires individualized adjudication and prohibits nationality discrimination in immigrant visa issuance. For EB-3 applicants from the affected countries, consular posts must now resume case-by-case processing rather than applying the blanket suspension.
The ruling removes the legal basis for the suspension, but processing will not restart automatically overnight. The State Department has not yet issued official guidance to embassies and consulates on how to handle previously blocked cases. Applicants whose cases were stalled or received INA §221(g) holds solely due to nationality should monitor their consulate's announcements closely. Note that a separate national-security travel ban covering 39 countries (Presidential Proclamation 10998) remains in effect and is unaffected by this ruling.
On August 18, 2026, USCIS issued new public charge guidance implementing a DHS final rule published July 20, 2026. Effective September 18, 2026, USCIS will apply an expanded definition of 'public charge' when adjudicating Form I-485 (Adjustment of Status) applications. The new rules apply only to applications postmarked or submitted electronically on or after September 18, 2026. Applications filed before that date will be evaluated under prior standards.
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