October opens U.S. fiscal year 2027 and brings new visa numbers. For spouses and children of permanent residents, F2A is almost current. In employment, EB-2 moved back. The dates that apply to Colombians and which chart USCIS uses this month.

For fourteen years, leaving the United States on the I-131 travel permit did not count as a departure for the ten-year bar. Since August 13, 2026 it does. Who is exposed and what to review before buying the ticket.