{
  "id": 11681906,
  "title": "US Visa October Bulletin 2026: EB-2 India cutoff remains November 2013. What it means",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/us-visa-october-bulletin-2026-eb-2-india-cutoff-remains-november-2013",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T12:32:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-news/us-visa-bulletin-october-2026-eb2-india-green-card-cutoff-dates-10905228/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Department of State's October 2026 Visa Bulletin reveals that Indian applicants for employment-based green cards in the EB-2 category still face significant delays, with the final action date set at November 1, 2013. This is over 11 years behind the cutoff for most other countries, which is January 1, 2025. Only those with priority dates earlier than November 1, 2013, are eligible to receive an immigrant visa, subject to other eligibility requirements.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Indian EB-2 applicants face 11-year delay, cutoff set at November 1, 2013",
    "Only those with earlier priority dates eligible for immigrant visa",
    "Most other countries have cutoff of January 1, 2025"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Latest news bulletin | October 3rd, 2026 – Midday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/latest-news-bulletin-october-3rd-2026-midday",
        "published": "2026-10-03T10:00:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}