EB5-unreserved India Priority Date

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

Cutoff Date

May 1, 2022

Backlog

~3.9 yrs

Movement

No movement

Filing Date

May 1, 2024

Country

Family-Sponsored

Employment-Based

Final Action Dates

April 2026 cutoff: May 1, 2022

1 mo No movement3 mo No movement6 mo +1.2 yrs1 yr +2.5 yrs

Dates for Filing

April 2026 cutoff: May 1, 2024

1 mo No movement3 mo No movement6 mo +2.1 yrs1 yr +2.1 yrs

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.

EB5-unreserved 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 2.5 mo/month.

EB5-unreserved 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 24 months apart.

EB5-unreserved: 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.

FY2026(7mo)+29.5 mo
3 fwd
FY2025-12.5 mo
2 fwd 2 ret
FY2024+44.1 mo
2 fwd
FY2023-31.2 mo
0 fwd 2 ret
FY2022(5mo)0 mo
0 fwd

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.

BulletinFinal ActionChangeFiling DateChange
Apr 2026LatestMay 1, 2022no changeMay 1, 2024no change
Mar 2026May 1, 2022no changeMay 1, 2024no change
Feb 2026May 1, 2022no changeMay 1, 2024no change
Jan 2026May 1, 2022+10 moMay 1, 2024+25 mo
Dec 2025Jul 1, 2021+4.9 moApr 1, 2022no change
Nov 2025Feb 1, 2021no changeApr 1, 2022no change
Oct 2025Feb 1, 2021+14.6 moApr 1, 2022no change
Sep 2025Nov 15, 2019no changeApr 1, 2022no change
Aug 2025Nov 15, 2019+6.5 moApr 1, 2022no change
Jul 2025May 1, 2019no changeApr 1, 2022no change
Jun 2025May 1, 2019no changeApr 1, 2022no change
May 2025May 1, 2019-6 moApr 1, 2022no change

EB-5 - Unreserved Priority Date for India

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

Final Action

May 1, 2022

Filing Date

May 1, 2024

Wait Time

~3.9 years

12-mo Movement

+2.5 yrs

The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-5 - Unreserved final action date for India at May 1, 2022. The dates for filing cutoff is May 1, 2024. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.

The current wait for EB-5 - Unreserved India applicants is about 3.9 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before May 1, 2024 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 1.9 years.

Over the past 12 months, the EB-5 - Unreserved final action date for India has moved +2.5 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.

How to read the EB5-unreserved India priority date
If your EB-5 - Unreserved petition (I-140) was filed before the final action date of May 1, 2022, your immigrant visa or adjustment of status application can be processed. If your priority date is after this cutoff, you must wait for future visa bulletin updates.
About the EB-5 - Unreserved category
The EB-5 - Unreserved category covers immigrant investors who invest required minimum capital in a new commercial enterprise creating 10+ U.S. jobs.