Update on USCIS’ Strengthened Screening and Vetting

Since taking office, President Trump has prioritized national security and public safety by implementing a series of executive orders and proclamations that mandate strict screening and vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry or immigration benefits.

Executive Order 14161, Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorist and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats, directed agencies to vet and screen aliens to the maximum degree possible – particularly those aliens coming from regions or nations with identified security risks. <a target='_blank' href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/restricting-the-entry-of-foreign-nationals-to-protect-

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visa Allocations

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026. The filing dates for the second and third allocations for the supplemental H-2B visas for FY 2026 are now available. 

H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026

USCIS received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2026.

Visa Bulletin May 2026 Predictions

For official April 2026 Visa Bulletin & Analysis, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-april-2026.aspx

Please see May 2026 Visa Bulletin Predictions below (for both Family Based and Employment Based categories for all countries):

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08JUN17	08JUN17	08JUN17	15APR07	01JUN13
F2A	08APR24	08APR24	08APR24	01APR23	08APR24
F2B	15JUN17	15JUN17	15JUN17	01JUN09	15MAY13
F3	15JAN12	15JAN12	15JAN12	08MAY01	01SEP05
F4	22JUN08	22JUN08	15NOV06	01MAY01	01APR07

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15MAR18	15MAR18	15MAR18	22JUN08	08JUN15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP10	08NOV13
F3	01DEC12	01DEC12	01DEC12	08JUL01	15SEP06
F4	15JUN09	15JUN09	08JAN07	22MAY01	01APR08

Convicted Child Sex Offender in Texas Denaturalized With Help From USCIS

McALLEN, Texas — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to the investigation that led to the denaturalization of Carlos Noe Gallegos, a convicted child sex offender. The U.S. attorney's office made the announcement.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued the order stripping Gallegos, a Mexican national, of his citizenship after he concealed from USCIS during his naturalization process in 2010 the fact that he had sexually assaulted a child. Gallegos failed to disclose both his criminal acts but pleaded guilty to the crime after becoming a U.S. citizen. The court found that Gallegos's criminal conduct made him ineligible for naturalization and that his citizenship was illegally obtaine

April 2026 Visa Bulletin Analysis

For April 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-april-2026.aspx

Please see below analysis of April 2026 Visa Bulletin:

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+5 Months 23 Days	+5 Months 23 Days	+5 Months 23 Days	+1 Month 24 Days	+2 Months
F2A	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change	No Change
F2B	+5 Months 21 Days	+5 Months 21 Days	+5 Months 21 Days	No Change	+3 Months 17 Days
F3	+3 Months 14 Days	+3 Months 14 Days	+3 Months 14 Days	No Change	+4 Months
F4	+5 Months	+5 Months	No Change	No Change	+5 Months

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	+6 Months	+6 Months	+6 Months	+4 Months 14 Days	No Change
F2A	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days	+1 Month 7 Days
F2B	+4 Months 24 Days	+4 Months 24 Days	+4 Months 24 Days	+3 Months	No Change
F3	+4 Months	+4 Months	+4 Months	No Change	+1 Month 14 Days
F4	+2 Months 14 Days	+2 Months 14 Days	No Change	No Change	+2 Months 7 Days

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

For March 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-march-2026.aspx

For analysis of April 2026 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2026/visa-bulletin-analysis-april-2026.aspx

April 2026 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from April 1 to April 30 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:

Final Action Dates

Dates For Filing Applications

"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAY17	01MAY17	01MAY17	15FEB07	01MAY13
F2A	01FEB24	01FEB24	01FEB24	01FEB23	01FEB24
F2B	22MAY17	22MAY17	22MAY17	15FEB09	08APR13
F3	22DEC11	22DEC11	22DEC11	01MAY01	01JUL05
F4	08JUN08	08JUN08	01NOV06	08APR01	01FEB07

"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability  Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland  born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01MAR18	01MAR18	01MAR18	15APR08	22APR15
F2A	C	C	C	C	C
F2B	08AUG17	08AUG17	08AUG17	15MAY10	01OCT13
F3	22NOV12	22NOV12	22NOV12	01JUL01	15JUL06
F4	15MAY09	15MAY09	15DEC06	30APR01	22MAR08

DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for Yemen

The Department of Homeland Security has posted a Federal Register notice regarding the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemen.

After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Yemen no longer meets the statutory requirements for designation for TPS and <a target='_blank' href="https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/dhs-terminates-temporary-protected-status-for-yemen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="8e202430-cabf-420f-8b7c-8