Why does India have a separate column?

Because India-born demand in some categories exceeds the per-country limit, so the State Department sets India-specific cutoffs.

I was born in India but I'm a Canadian citizen. Which column?

Generally India, because chargeability is by place of birth. Cross-chargeability through a spouse can change that.

Which India category is moving fastest?

Compare the rows in the table above and the history below; it changes from year to year.

Countries

Where does India stand in this month's Visa Bulletin, across every category?

Updated November 12, 2026 · Not legal advice

India has its own column because demand from India-born applicants, especially in EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3, exceeds what the 7% per-country limit allows. The table below shows every family and employment category for India from the current official bulletin, so you can compare lines (for example EB-2 vs EB-3) in one place.

India: every category this month

Open the official Visa Bulletin and read the "India" column of both the family and employment charts. We never type dates by hand: this table fills in automatically once our fetch has read the official bulletin.

For November 2026, USCIS says family-based filers use Dates for Filing and employment-based filers use Dates for Filing (USCIS filing charts).

Who is charged to India

Chargeability follows country of birth, not citizenship or residence. Someone born in India who holds another citizenship is still charged to India, unless an exception applies, such as cross-chargeability to a spouse born elsewhere. See derivatives and chargeability.

What usually moves India's employment lines

New fiscal-year numbers in October (October bulletins).
Extra numbers when other countries do not use theirs: the per-country limit can be lifted for a quarter if numbers would otherwise go unused (per-country limit).
Family numbers unused the year before, which raise the employment limit (spillover).

Movement history

This table is built month by month from the official bulletins as we read them, so it only shows months we have fetched. Until then, past bulletins are in the official archive.

Quick answers

Why does India have a separate column?: Because India-born demand in some categories exceeds the per-country limit, so the State Department sets India-specific cutoffs.
I was born in India but I'm a Canadian citizen. Which column?: Generally India, because chargeability is by place of birth. Cross-chargeability through a spouse can change that.
Which India category is moving fastest?: Compare the rows in the table above and the history below; it changes from year to year.

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Sources

Checked: November 12, 2026