F3 India Priority Date
June 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Feb 15, 2012
Backlog
~14.3 yrs
Movement
No movement
Filing Date
Dec 8, 2012
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
June 2026 cutoff: February 15, 2012
Dates for Filing
June 2026 cutoff: December 8, 2012
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.
F3 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 0.9 mo/month.
F3 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 10 months apart.
F3: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026Latest | Feb 15, 2012 | no change | Dec 8, 2012 | no change |
| May 2026 | Feb 15, 2012 | +1.8 mo | Dec 8, 2012 | +0.5 mo |
| Apr 2026 | Dec 22, 2011 | +3.4 mo | Nov 22, 2012 | +4 mo |
| Mar 2026 | Sep 8, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | Sep 8, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Sep 8, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Sep 8, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Sep 8, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Sep 8, 2011 | +1.2 mo | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Sep 2025 | Aug 1, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Aug 1, 2011 | no change | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | Aug 1, 2011 | +1.3 mo | Jul 22, 2012 | no change |
F3 - Married Sons/Daughters of US Citizens Priority Date for India
June 2026 Visa Bulletin
Feb 15, 2012
Dec 8, 2012
~14.3 years
+7.8 mo
The June 2026 visa bulletin sets the F3 - Married Sons/Daughters of US Citizens final action date for India at Feb 15, 2012. The dates for filing cutoff is Dec 8, 2012. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for F3 - Married Sons/Daughters of US Citizens India applicants is about 14.3 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Dec 8, 2012 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 13.5 years.
Over the past 12 months, the F3 - Married Sons/Daughters of US Citizens final action date for India has moved +7.8 mo. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.