June 2026 Visa Bulletin

Partner Melissa Vasquez-Myers reviews the June 2026 Visa Bulletin and key developments affecting employment-based immigrant visa applicants.

In this Mobility Minute, she discusses the approximately 10-month retrogression for EB2 India and the three-month retrogression for EB1 India. She also notes that many adjustment of status applications have remained pending since October 2020.

The update additionally highlights forward movement in the EB3 category for Indian and Chinese nationals. Melissa explains that the gap between EB2 and EB3 priority dates for China has narrowed and discusses how some applicants may consider EB2-to-EB3 downgrade strategies depending on future Visa Bulletin movement.