USCIS January 2026 visa bulletin: New update for Green Card applicants; priority dates out
Posted on: Dec 19, 2025 03:28 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
The U.S. Section of say has released its jan 2026 Visa Bulletin, providing updated precedency dates for immigrant visa categories that steer when applicants can file for permanent residency (green cards) or have their applications approved.
The monthly bulletin outlines the ‘Final Action Dates’ and the ‘Dates for filing applications’ across family-based and employment-based categories.
These dates dictate when many people can proceed with the green card application process, particularly those from countries like China and India that have lengthy backlogs. The most recent bulletin offers modest advancement in a few of the employment-based queues but shows little movement for family-based categories.
The bulletin for January shows that family-based priority dates, especially for India and China, have largely remained unchanged. This means that many applicants will still face long waits before their green petitions can move forward to be approved.
Here are the Final action dates for Indian applicants:
Only the F2A category (spouses and children of permanent residents) shows a current date of 1 February 2024, allowing more recent petitions to progress than others.
On the other hand, the January bulletin shows progress in certain employment-based visa categories for Indian applicants, giving professionals and investors some encouragement. Based on the most recent tables:
These adjustments represent ongoing, albeit gradual, relief in these categories following protracted delays in earlier months and reduce wait periods for some employment-based applicants, especially those with early priority dates.
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