The US State Department confirmed that all available unreserved EB-5 visas allocated to Indian nationals had been issued as of June 5, 2026, according to HindustanTimes. BusinessToday.in reported that the unreserved EB-5 visa quota for Indian nationals has been fully exhausted for fiscal year 2026, and US consulates and embassies will not issue additional unreserved EB-5 visas to Indian applicants until the new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2026. For investors already in the queue, the visa exhaustion is a delay. India's persistently high demand for the EB-5 programme is expected to result in continued backlogs and longer waits, according to BusinessToday.in. The September 30, 2026, date is being incorrectly interpreted as the expiration of the EB-5 programme itself; it is not the programme that expires on that date, according to BusinessToday.in. For those still considering entry to the EB-5 programme, an important deadline is approaching, according to BusinessToday.in.