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Last checked: 24 October 2026
Programme status and caps
FY2026 (1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026)
PD 2026-14 of 21 May 2026 raised the FY2026 ceiling from 7,500 (set by PD 2025-13) to 17,500 [source].
The additional admissions are allocated among Afrikaners from South Africa, consistent with Executive Order 14204 [source].
The State Department identifies and refers applicants; USCIS interviews and checks them; CDC-approved doctors do the medical exam; CBP admits refugees at the port of entry; ORR starts services on arrival [source].
ORR took over initial resettlement (now the Program of Initial Resettlement) on 1 January 2026 [source].
How many places are left in FY2027: not stated by source.