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
Dates for Filing
April 2026 cutoff: December 15, 2006
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.
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 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | no change |
| Mar 2026 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 15, 2006 | +0.5 mo |
| Sep 2025 | Nov 1, 2006 | no change | Dec 1, 2006 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Nov 1, 2006 | +3.8 mo | Dec 1, 2006 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | Jul 8, 2006 | +0.8 mo | Dec 1, 2006 | no change |
| Jun 2025 | Jun 15, 2006 | no change | Dec 1, 2006 | +2 mo |
| May 2025 | Jun 15, 2006 | no change | Oct 1, 2006 | no change |
F4 - Brothers/Sisters of Adult US Citizens Priority Date for India
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Nov 1, 2006
Dec 15, 2006
~19.4 years
+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.