F1 India Priority Date
July 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Feb 1, 2018
Backlog
~8.4 yrs
Movement
+5 mo
Filing Date
Jan 1, 2019
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
July 2026 cutoff: February 1, 2018
Dates for Filing
July 2026 cutoff: January 1, 2019
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.
F1 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 2.4 mo/month.
F1 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 11 months apart.
F1: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026Latest | Feb 1, 2018 | +5 mo | Jan 1, 2019 | +3 mo |
| Jun 2026 | Sep 1, 2017 | no change | Oct 1, 2018 | no change |
| May 2026 | Sep 1, 2017 | +4 mo | Oct 1, 2018 | +7 mo |
| Apr 2026 | May 1, 2017 | +5.7 mo | Mar 1, 2018 | +5.9 mo |
| Mar 2026 | Nov 8, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | Nov 8, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Nov 8, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Nov 8, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Nov 8, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Nov 8, 2016 | +3.8 mo | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Sep 2025 | Jul 15, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Jul 15, 2016 | no change | Sep 1, 2017 | no change |
F1 - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of US Citizens Priority Date for India
July 2026 Visa Bulletin
Feb 1, 2018
Jan 1, 2019
~8.4 years
+1.6 yrs
The July 2026 visa bulletin sets the F1 - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of US Citizens final action date for India at Feb 1, 2018. The dates for filing cutoff is Jan 1, 2019. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for F1 - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of US Citizens India applicants is about 8.4 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Jan 1, 2019 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 7.5 years.
Over the past 12 months, the F1 - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of US Citizens final action date for India has moved +1.6 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.