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EB-1 India priority date

EB-1 is for priority workers: extraordinary ability, outstanding researchers, multinational managers. Applicants born in India have their own cutoff because demand from India exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-1 India final action date is Feb 1, 2023 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Jul 1, 2024). It did not move since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 3.7 years ago.
Final action date
Feb 1, 2023
November 2026
Date for filing
Jul 1, 2024
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+11.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
3.1
months of dates per year

EB-1 India cutoff history

EB-1 India final action date and date for filing by bulletin 20012005200920132017202120252029 20012005200920132016202020232026 2026 All countries 2024 Date for filing 2023 Final action
Cutoff date in each monthly Visa Bulletin since 2001 (Dates for Filing exist since October 2015). Current = plotted at the bulletin month.

How long applicants waited

EB-1 India: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2.5 yr5 yr7.5 yr10 yr12.5 yr 20012006200920132016202020232026 3.7 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 60 months in the October 2023 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 121 months in August 2023.

Pending EB-1 India green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 19,165 EB-1 cases chargeable to India were pending in the October 2026 inventory. The table shows them by the year of the priority date; consular cases abroad are not included.

Priority date yearPending I-485sCumulative
Earlier1,4871,487
20175972,084
20185682,652
20195053,157
20205533,710
20215344,244
20223,4557,699
202311,42519,124
20244119,165

Counts below 10 are withheld by USCIS ("D"); they are counted as 5. See the green card backlog page for all categories.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Feb 1, 2023—Jul 1, 2024
Oct 2026Feb 1, 2023+109 dJul 1, 2024
Sep 2026Oct 15, 2022—Dec 1, 2023
Aug 2026Oct 15, 2022—Dec 1, 2023
Jul 2026Oct 15, 2022-61 dDec 1, 2023
Jun 2026Dec 15, 2022-107 dDec 1, 2023
May 2026Apr 1, 2023—Dec 1, 2023
Apr 2026Apr 1, 2023+31 dDec 1, 2023
Mar 2026Mar 1, 2023+28 dDec 1, 2023
Feb 2026Feb 1, 2023—Aug 1, 2023
Jan 2026Feb 1, 2023+323 dAug 1, 2023
Dec 2025Mar 15, 2022+28 dApr 15, 2023
Nov 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2023
Oct 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2023
Sep 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Aug 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Jul 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Jun 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
May 2025Feb 15, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Apr 2025Feb 15, 2022+14 dApr 15, 2022
Mar 2025Feb 1, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Feb 2025Feb 1, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Jan 2025Feb 1, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
Dec 2024Feb 1, 2022—Apr 15, 2022
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Estimate when your EB-1 India date could become current
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Aug 1, 2023
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Current
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Current
EB-2 India
Nov 1, 2013
EB-3 India
Jan 22, 2014
EB-3 Other Workers India
Jan 22, 2014
EB-4 India
Dec 15, 2022

Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-1 India priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-1 India final action date is Feb 1, 2023 and the date for filing is Jul 1, 2024. For most other countries it is Current.

How fast is EB-1 India moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 11.5 months. Average forward movement: 11.5 months/year (last year), 3.1 months/year (5 years), 14.1 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.3 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-1 India priority date in Feb 2024 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 3.1 months/year, that takes about 3.8 years. This is a projection from past movement, not a forecast by the State Department; demand, visa numbers and policy changes can make it much faster or slower. Try the priority date calculator for your own date.

How many EB-1 India green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 19,165 pending EB-1 adjustment-of-status applications for India in its October 2026 inventory. Applicants who process at a U.S. consulate abroad are not included.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.