F4 India Priority Date

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

Cutoff Date

Nov 1, 2006

Backlog

~19.4 yrs

Movement

No movement

Filing Date

Dec 15, 2006

Country

Family-Sponsored

Employment-Based

Final Action Dates

April 2026 cutoff: November 1, 2006

1 mo No movement3 mo No movement6 mo No movement1 yr +4.6 mo

Dates for Filing

April 2026 cutoff: December 15, 2006

1 mo No movement3 mo No movement6 mo No movement1 yr +2.5 mo

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.

F4 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 flat.

F4 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 1 months apart.

F4: 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)0 mo
0 fwd
FY2025+9.2 mo
6 fwd
FY2024+4.2 mo
5 fwd
FY20230 mo
0 fwd
FY20220 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 2026LatestNov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006no change
Mar 2026Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006no change
Feb 2026Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006no change
Jan 2026Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006no change
Dec 2025Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006no change
Nov 2025Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006no change
Oct 2025Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 15, 2006+0.5 mo
Sep 2025Nov 1, 2006no changeDec 1, 2006no change
Aug 2025Nov 1, 2006+3.8 moDec 1, 2006no change
Jul 2025Jul 8, 2006+0.8 moDec 1, 2006no change
Jun 2025Jun 15, 2006no changeDec 1, 2006+2 mo
May 2025Jun 15, 2006no changeOct 1, 2006no change

F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens Priority Date for India

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

Final Action

Nov 1, 2006

Filing Date

Dec 15, 2006

Wait Time

~19.4 years

12-mo Movement

+4.6 mo

The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens final action date for India at Nov 1, 2006. The dates for filing cutoff is Dec 15, 2006. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.

The current wait for F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens India applicants is about 19.4 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Dec 15, 2006 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 19.3 years.

Over the past 12 months, the F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens final action date for India has moved +4.6 mo. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.

How to read the F4 India priority date
If your F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens petition (I-130) was filed before the final action date of Nov 1, 2006, 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 F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens category
The F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens category covers brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens.