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EB-5 Unreserved India priority date

EB-5 Unreserved is for immigrant investors (unreserved visas). Applicants born in India have their own cutoff because demand from India exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-5 Unreserved India final action date is Dec 1, 2023 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: May 1, 2024). It did not move since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 2.9 years ago.
Final action date
Dec 1, 2023
November 2026
Date for filing
May 1, 2024
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+33.9 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
11.9
months of dates per year

EB-5 Unreserved India cutoff history

EB-5 Unreserved 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-5 Unreserved India: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2 yr4 yr6 yr8 yr 20012006200920132016202020232026 2.9 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 35 months in the September 2019 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 31 months in August 2019.

Pending EB-5 Unreserved India green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 338 EB-5 Unreserved 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
Earlier2020
2017525
20184065
2019104169
202171240
202278318
202310328
202410338

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 2026Dec 1, 2023—May 1, 2024
Oct 2026Dec 1, 2023changedMay 1, 2024
Sep 2026Unavailable—May 1, 2024
Aug 2026Unavailable—May 1, 2024
Jul 2026UnavailablechangedMay 1, 2024
Jun 2026May 1, 2022—May 1, 2024
May 2026May 1, 2022—May 1, 2024
Apr 2026May 1, 2022—May 1, 2024
Mar 2026May 1, 2022—May 1, 2024
Feb 2026May 1, 2022—May 1, 2024
Jan 2026May 1, 2022+304 dMay 1, 2024
Dec 2025Jul 1, 2021+150 dApr 1, 2022
Nov 2025Feb 1, 2021—Apr 1, 2022
Oct 2025Feb 1, 2021+444 dApr 1, 2022
Sep 2025Nov 15, 2019—Apr 1, 2022
Aug 2025Nov 15, 2019+198 dApr 1, 2022
Jul 2025May 1, 2019—Apr 1, 2022
Jun 2025May 1, 2019—Apr 1, 2022
May 2025May 1, 2019-184 dApr 1, 2022
Apr 2025Nov 1, 2019-792 dApr 1, 2022
Mar 2025Jan 1, 2022—Apr 1, 2022
Feb 2025Jan 1, 2022—Apr 1, 2022
Jan 2025Jan 1, 2022—Apr 1, 2022
Dec 2024Jan 1, 2022—Apr 1, 2022
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Estimate when your EB-5 Unreserved India date could become current
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-5 Unreserved India priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-5 Unreserved India final action date is Dec 1, 2023 and the date for filing is May 1, 2024. For most other countries it is Current.

How fast is EB-5 Unreserved India moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 33.9 months. Average forward movement: 34 months/year (last year), 11.9 months/year (5 years), 10.8 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 1 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-5 Unreserved India priority date in Dec 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 11.9 months/year, that takes about 1 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-5 Unreserved India green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 338 pending EB-5 Unreserved 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.