EB-1 · India · employment-based

EB-1: priority workers for India

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 45 months behind the bulletin month

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State. Dates shown are as printed in each bulletin; which chart (final action or dates for filing) applies in a month is announced separately. This page records past bulletins only and makes no projection about future ones.

In the Visa Bulletin for July 2026, the final action date for EB-1 for India is 15 Oct 2022 and the date for filing is 1 Dec 2023.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 4, retrogressed in 2 and held in 6 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 8 months (242 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 15 Feb 2022, so the date moved forward by 242 days over the year. The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin (130 bulletins carry a value).

These are the dates as printed in each month's bulletin. The page records movement that has already happened and does not project future bulletins.

15 Oct 2022final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

1 Dec 2023date for filing

+8 monet movement, last twelve bulletins4 advanced · 2 retrogressed · 6 held

15 Feb 2022final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-1, India, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-1, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
India	15 Oct 2022	1 Dec 2023	+242 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	Current	Current	—
China (mainland born)	1 Jun 2023	1 Dec 2023	+198 days
Mexico	Current	Current	—
Philippines	Current	Current	—
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras	—	—	—
Vietnam	—	—	—

Other areas link from the Visa Bulletin index: All chargeability areas except those listed · China (mainland born) · Mexico · Philippines · El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras · Vietnam.

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

Bulletin	Final action date	Change	Date for filing	Change
Jul 2026	15 Oct 2022	-61 d	1 Dec 2023	held
Jun 2026	15 Dec 2022	-107 d	1 Dec 2023	held
May 2026	1 Apr 2023	held	1 Dec 2023	held
Apr 2026	1 Apr 2023	+31 d	1 Dec 2023	held
Mar 2026	1 Mar 2023	+28 d	1 Dec 2023	+122 d
Feb 2026	1 Feb 2023	held	1 Aug 2023	held
Jan 2026	1 Feb 2023	+323 d	1 Aug 2023	+108 d
Dec 2025	15 Mar 2022	+28 d	15 Apr 2023	held
Nov 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2023	held
Oct 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2023	+365 d
Sep 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Aug 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Jul 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Jun 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
May 2025	15 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Apr 2025	15 Feb 2022	+14 d	15 Apr 2022	held
Mar 2025	1 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Feb 2025	1 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Jan 2025	1 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Dec 2024	1 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Nov 2024	1 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	held
Oct 2024	1 Feb 2022	held	15 Apr 2022	+66 d
Sep 2024	1 Feb 2022	held	8 Feb 2022	held
Aug 2024	1 Feb 2022	held	8 Feb 2022	held
Jul 2024	1 Feb 2022	+337 d	8 Feb 2022	+313 d
Jun 2024	1 Mar 2021	held	1 Apr 2021	held
May 2024	1 Mar 2021	held	1 Apr 2021	held
Apr 2024	1 Mar 2021	+151 d	1 Apr 2021	+90 d
Mar 2024	1 Oct 2020	+30 d	1 Jan 2021	held
Feb 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jan 2021	held
Jan 2024	1 Sep 2020	+1339 d	1 Jan 2021	+550 d
Dec 2023	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jul 2019	held
Nov 2023	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jul 2019	held
Oct 2023	1 Jan 2017	+1827 d	1 Jul 2019	-1066 d
Sep 2023	1 Jan 2012	held	1 Jun 2022	held
Aug 2023	1 Jan 2012	—	1 Jun 2022	—

"C" in a bulletin means current (no backlog); "U" means unavailable. Day changes are computed only between two dated values.

Other employment-based categories for India

EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability: final action Unavailable
EB-3: skilled workers and professionals: final action 1 Jan 2014
EB-3 other workers: final action 1 Jan 2014
EB-4: certain special immigrants: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-4 certain religious workers: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5): final action Unavailable
EB-5 regional center: final action —
EB-5 set aside: rural: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: high unemployment: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: infrastructure: final action Current

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for EB-1 (India)?

15 Oct 2022 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 1 Dec 2023.

How did the EB-1 (India) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 242 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 4 advances, 2 retrogressions and 6 months unchanged.

What is the difference between the final action date and the date for filing?

The Visa Bulletin prints two charts. The final action chart shows the dates on or before which a visa number is available for a case with that priority date; the dates for filing chart shows when applicants may begin assembling and submitting documents. Which chart applies in a given month is announced by USCIS and the Department; this site only records the printed dates.

Where does this data come from?

Each month's Visa Bulletin as published by the State Department, October 2015 to July 2026. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin, monthly editions Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 (index), public domain. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed. Site generated 1 Oct 2026. See corrections.