EB-1 India Priority Date Forecast
EB-1 is the highest employment preference and was Current for India for years — until demand pushed it into a backlog with a retrogressing Final Action Date. Here is how it has actually moved, and what our velocity model projects from the current cutoff.
Current EB-1 India Final Action Dates (July 2026): Oct 15, 2022
Cutoff movement
Higher = a more recent priority date is being processed (faster). Flat or downward stretches are stalls and retrogressions. Months where the category was Unavailable are not plotted.
Worked example — priority date January 1, 2023
Over the trailing window this cutoff has not advanced on net (median 0 days/month, 2 retrogressions). We do not publish a forward date when the data shows no measurable forward movement — that would be a guess.
This is a statistical projection of cutoff movement, not a prediction of your individual case. Run your own date in the priority date calculator, or see the methodology and our accuracy scorecard.
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- EB-2 India priority date forecast →
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- I-485 processing times — your next step once your priority date is Current →
- All Visa Bulletin cutoffs & forecasts →
- Talk to an immigration attorney about your timeline →
Sources & verification
Compiled and reviewed by the GreenCard Radar editorial team · Data as of July 2026