Visa Bulletin November 2026: Family Categories Surge Forward, Employment Categories Stall
Family categories F1-F4 advanced almost a year in November 2026. EB-2/EB-3 for India and China stay frozen. Plus H-1B deference repeal starting Nov 13.
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Family categories F1-F4 advanced almost a year in November 2026. EB-2/EB-3 for India and China stay frozen. Plus H-1B deference repeal starting Nov 13.
EB-2 rest of the world moves forward 3 months, family categories jump nearly a year. Full November 2026 Visa Bulletin filing and final action dates.
DOL paused new PERM filings and pending cases at some employers on Oct 8, and USCIS ended the 540-day EAD auto-extension on Oct 30. Here's what changes.
A breakdown of four USCIS systems: how they classify documents, match person data, and search for text patterns. What they do and what they don't.
Did DMV auto-register you to vote as a noncitizen? This can count as a false claim to U.S. citizenship and permanently bar a green card. Steps to fix it.
Your I-140 is approved, but visa bulletin backlogs mean a long wait ahead. Here are the documents, deadlines, and decisions that can reset years of waiting.