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Green Card Retrogression 2026: Act Before September 30

Summary The quiet deadline: Federal fiscal year ends September 30, and most applicants don’t hear about it until it has passed.  What changes: As the date nears, the green card backlog stops being abstract — priority dates freeze, move backward, or go unavailable entirely.  The term for it: This is called retrogression.  Why 2026 matters more: This […]

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