India Per-Nation Restrict Reached within the EB-2 Class

The State Department, working in shut collaboration with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, has issued all out there immigrant visas within the Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2) class for candidates chargeable to India for fiscal 12 months (FY) 2026. 

The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) limits the variety of employment-based desire immigrant visas that could be issued inside a fiscal 12 months.  Specifically, INA 203(b)(2) offers that the annual restrict for EB-2 visas is 28.6 % of the worldwide employment restrict.  Additionally, INA 202(a)(2) establishes that natives of any single international state could not obtain greater than seven % of the overall of employment-based and family-sponsored visas, which is prorated among the many completely different visa classes beneath INA 202(e).

Since all out there EB-2 visas for candidates chargeable to India in FY 2026 have been used, embassies and consulates could not challenge visas in these instances for the rest of the fiscal 12 months.  The annual limits will reset with the beginning of the brand new fiscal 12 months (FY 2027) on October 1, 2026.  At that time, embassies and consulates could resume issuing immigrant visas on this class to certified candidates.