EB-2 · India · employment-based

EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability for India

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value

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-2 for India is Unavailable and the date for filing is 15 Jan 2015.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 5, retrogressed in 2 and held in 5 of the month-to-month changes. It was Unavailable in 1.

The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin; 130 bulletins carry a value for this category and chargeability area.

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.

Unavailablefinal action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

15 Jan 2015date for filing

—net movement, last twelve bulletins5 advanced · 2 retrogressed · 5 held

1 Jan 2013final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-2, India, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-2, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
India	Unavailable	15 Jan 2015	—
All chargeability areas except those listed	Current	Current	—
China (mainland born)	1 Sep 2021	1 Jan 2022	+260 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	Unavailable	changed	15 Jan 2015	held
Jun 2026	1 Sep 2013	-317 d	15 Jan 2015	held
May 2026	15 Jul 2014	held	15 Jan 2015	held
Apr 2026	15 Jul 2014	+303 d	15 Jan 2015	+75 d
Mar 2026	15 Sep 2013	+62 d	1 Nov 2014	+335 d
Feb 2026	15 Jul 2013	held	1 Dec 2013	held
Jan 2026	15 Jul 2013	+61 d	1 Dec 2013	held
Dec 2025	15 May 2013	+44 d	1 Dec 2013	held
Nov 2025	1 Apr 2013	held	1 Dec 2013	held
Oct 2025	1 Apr 2013	+90 d	1 Dec 2013	+303 d
Sep 2025	1 Jan 2013	held	1 Feb 2013	held
Aug 2025	1 Jan 2013	held	1 Feb 2013	held
Jul 2025	1 Jan 2013	held	1 Feb 2013	held
Jun 2025	1 Jan 2013	held	1 Feb 2013	held
May 2025	1 Jan 2013	held	1 Feb 2013	held
Apr 2025	1 Jan 2013	+31 d	1 Feb 2013	+31 d
Mar 2025	1 Dec 2012	+47 d	1 Jan 2013	held
Feb 2025	15 Oct 2012	+14 d	1 Jan 2013	held
Jan 2025	1 Oct 2012	+61 d	1 Jan 2013	held
Dec 2024	1 Aug 2012	+17 d	1 Jan 2013	held
Nov 2024	15 Jul 2012	held	1 Jan 2013	held
Oct 2024	15 Jul 2012	held	1 Jan 2013	+163 d
Sep 2024	15 Jul 2012	held	22 Jul 2012	held
Aug 2024	15 Jul 2012	+30 d	22 Jul 2012	+30 d
Jul 2024	15 Jun 2012	+61 d	22 Jun 2012	+38 d
Jun 2024	15 Apr 2012	held	15 May 2012	held
May 2024	15 Apr 2012	held	15 May 2012	held
Apr 2024	15 Apr 2012	+45 d	15 May 2012	held
Mar 2024	1 Mar 2012	held	15 May 2012	held
Feb 2024	1 Mar 2012	held	15 May 2012	held
Jan 2024	1 Mar 2012	+60 d	15 May 2012	held
Dec 2023	1 Jan 2012	held	15 May 2012	held
Nov 2023	1 Jan 2012	held	15 May 2012	held
Oct 2023	1 Jan 2012	+365 d	15 May 2012	+14 d
Sep 2023	1 Jan 2011	held	1 May 2012	held
Aug 2023	1 Jan 2011	—	1 May 2012	—

"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-1: priority workers: final action 15 Oct 2022
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-2 (India)?

Unavailable in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 15 Jan 2015.

How did the EB-2 (India) priority date move over the last year?

The category was listed as Current or Unavailable in some of the last twelve bulletins, so a net day count is not defined; 5 advances and 2 retrogressions were recorded.

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 30 Sep 2026. See corrections.