EB2 India Priority Date
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Jul 15, 2014
Backlog
~11.7 yrs
Movement
+10 mo
Filing Date
Jan 15, 2015
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
April 2026 cutoff: July 15, 2014
Dates for Filing
April 2026 cutoff: January 15, 2015
When will my date be current?
Enter your priority date to estimate when it will become current based on historical advancement rates. The range shows best-case and worst-case scenarios from the last 3 years of data.
EB2 India: Advancement Pace
Rolling 6-month average of how fast the cutoff date moves each month. Above the dashed line means dates are advancing; below means retrogression. Currently advancing at 2.6 mo/month.
EB2 India: Filing vs Final Action Gap
Shows how far ahead the "Dates for Filing" cutoff is compared to the Final Action date. A larger gap means you can file your I-485 earlier relative to when your green card will actually be processed. Currently 6 months apart.
EB2: Country Comparison
Compares how the cutoff date for this category has moved across all chargeability areas over the last 3 years. India is highlighted with a thicker line. Higher on the chart means a more recent (better) priority date.
Fiscal Year Progress
Net priority date movement per U.S. government fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Green bars mean dates moved forward overall; red means net retrogression. “fwd” and “ret” count the individual months with forward or backward movement.
Recent History
Month-by-month cutoff dates for the last 12 bulletins. The movement figure shows how much the date changed from the prior month.
| Bulletin | Final Action | Change | Filing Date | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026Latest | Jul 15, 2014 | +10 mo | Jan 15, 2015 | +2.5 mo |
| Mar 2026 | Sep 15, 2013 | +2 mo | Nov 1, 2014 | +11 mo |
| Feb 2026 | Jul 15, 2013 | no change | Dec 1, 2013 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Jul 15, 2013 | +2 mo | Dec 1, 2013 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | May 15, 2013 | +1.4 mo | Dec 1, 2013 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Apr 1, 2013 | no change | Dec 1, 2013 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Apr 1, 2013 | +3 mo | Dec 1, 2013 | +10 mo |
| Sep 2025 | Jan 1, 2013 | no change | Feb 1, 2013 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Jan 1, 2013 | no change | Feb 1, 2013 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | Jan 1, 2013 | no change | Feb 1, 2013 | no change |
| Jun 2025 | Jan 1, 2013 | no change | Feb 1, 2013 | no change |
| May 2025 | Jan 1, 2013 | no change | Feb 1, 2013 | no change |
EB-2 - Advanced Degree / Exceptional Ability Priority Date for India
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Jul 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2015
~11.7 years
+1.5 yrs
The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-2 - Advanced Degree / Exceptional Ability final action date for India at Jul 15, 2014. The dates for filing cutoff is Jan 15, 2015. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for EB-2 - Advanced Degree / Exceptional Ability India applicants is about 11.7 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Jan 15, 2015 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 11.2 years.
Over the past 12 months, the EB-2 - Advanced Degree / Exceptional Ability final action date for India has moved +1.5 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.
The EB2 category for India has one of the longer backlogs in the employment-based system. Priority dates can advance or retrogress depending on demand and visa number availability. Per-country limits mean India applicants wait much longer than most other countries.