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India Barred From U.S. Green Card Lottery Through At Least 2028 as DV-2026 List Confirms Exclusion

Recent DHS immigration totals exceed the program’s five-year cap, triggering an automatic cutoff for high-sending countries.

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Overview

  • Official counts show 93,450 Indians gained U.S. permanent residency in 2021, 127,010 in 2022, and 78,070 in 2023, pushing India over the eligibility threshold.
  • The State Department’s DV-2026 eligibility list also excludes China, South Korea, Canada, and Pakistan.
  • With the lottery closed, Indians primarily rely on H-1B to green card conversion, family sponsorship, investment routes, or asylum.
  • Employment-based backlogs are severe for Indian applicants, with EB-2 set to December 1, 2013, and EB-3 to August 15, 2014, in current visa bulletins.
  • Reporting notes uncertainty over prospective H-1B rule changes, with officials cited as targeting February 2026 for a final policy, adding to applicant and employer anxiety.