Visa Bulletin June 2026: EB-1 & EB-2 India Retrogress, EB-3 India Advances

The U.S. Department of State has released the June 2026 Visa Bulletin, revealing significant retrogressions for high-skilled Indian nationals alongside modest gains for EB-3 applicants. USCIS will continue using the Final Action Dates Chart for employment-based categories and the Dates for Filing Chart for family-sponsored categories during June. The most impactful changes affect Indian nationals in premium employment categories. EB-1 India will retrogress 3.5 months to December 15, 2022, while EB-2 India faces a severe 10.4-month retrogression, falling back to September 1, 2013. All other countries in EB-1 and EB-2 remain current, meaning this burden falls exclusively on Indian-born applicants. For EB-3 applicants — the core audience of the EB3US community — the news is more encouraging. EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers from India will advance 1 month to December 15, 2013, and China will move forward 1.5 months to August 1, 2021. EB-3 Other Workers from India and China also see identical 1-month and 1.9-month advances respectively. Philippines and Worldwide/Mexico chargeability countries hold steady. On the family-sponsored side, several categories see notable forward movement. F-2A (Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents) advances 5 months for both Mexico and all other countries. F-2B and F-4 categories also show positive movement, with no changes to the Dates for Filing chart for F-2A, which remains current. EB-3 applicants from India and China should view this bulletin as a cautiously positive signal, though priority dates remain years behind current filing dates. Those in EB-1 or EB-2 India should consult with an immigration attorney about potential downgrade strategies to EB-3 to take advantage of the relative forward movement in that category.