Current EB-4 IndiaPriority Date — Movement, Predictions & History

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The current July 2026 Indian EB-4 priority date (final action date) is 15 Sep 2022, and the Dates for Filing cutoff is 01 Jan 2023. Over the past year the cutoff advanced roughly 622 days. This page shows the EB-4 India cutoff each month, its 10-year history, and an estimate of when a given priority date becomes current.

Current final action date
15 Sep 2022
Dates for Filing: 01 Jan 2023
↑ +62 days
Previous (June 2026): 15 Jul 2022
Final Action Date
15 Sep 2022

Used to decide when a green card can actually be issued.

Dates for Filing
01 Jan 2023

May let adjustment-of-status applicants file earlier when USCIS allows this chart.

History since 2016
Final action cutoff date by bulletin month
Red dots mark retrogressions. Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin · Updated July 2026
Prediction

At the average pace of the last 12 months, someone at the current Dates-for-Filing point (01 Jan 2023) is estimated to become current around September 2026.

Optimistic
August 2026
Midpoint
September 2026
Conservative
October 2026
Estimate only. Priority date movement is unpredictable and can retrogress. Not legal advice.
Frequently asked

Per-country caps limit each country to roughly 7% of the annual green cards in each category. Demand from India far exceeds that share, which creates a queue measured in years — sometimes decades — even while smaller countries stay current.

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