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EB1 · India

EB1 — First Preference: Priority Workers

This archive holds 132 bulletins of final action dates for EB1 India, from October 2015 to September 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 12.8 years, from January 1, 2010 to October 15, 2022 — about 6 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 28 advanced, 4 retrogressed, and 90 held unchanged. The category was Current in 45 months and Unavailable in 1 month. As of September 2026 it is listed at October 15, 2022; the most recent change came in July 2026, when it retrogressed 2 months.

Current standingOct 15, 2022
Net movement+12.8 years
Average pace6 weeks forward per bulletin month
Bulletins tracked132

This archive holds 132 bulletins of dates for filing for EB1 India, from October 2015 to September 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 6.2 years, from October 1, 2017 to December 1, 2023 — about 3 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 11 advanced, 2 retrogressed, and 115 held unchanged. The category was Current in 58 months. As of September 2026 it is listed at December 1, 2023; the most recent change came in March 2026, when it advanced 4 months.

Final Action Dates

BulletinCutoff dateChange
September 2026Oct 15, 2022—
August 2026Oct 15, 2022—
July 2026Oct 15, 2022−2 mo
June 2026Dec 15, 2022−4 mo
May 2026Apr 1, 2023—
April 2026Apr 1, 2023+4 wk
March 2026Mar 1, 2023+4 wk
February 2026Feb 1, 2023—
January 2026Feb 1, 2023+11 mo
December 2025Mar 15, 2022+4 wk
November 2025Feb 15, 2022—
October 2025Feb 15, 2022—
September 2025Feb 15, 2022—
August 2025Feb 15, 2022—
July 2025Feb 15, 2022—
June 2025Feb 15, 2022—
May 2025Feb 15, 2022—
April 2025Feb 15, 2022+2 wk
March 2025Feb 1, 2022—
February 2025Feb 1, 2022—
January 2025Feb 1, 2022—
December 2024Feb 1, 2022—
November 2024Feb 1, 2022—
October 2024Feb 1, 2022—
September 2024Feb 1, 2022—
August 2024Feb 1, 2022—
July 2024Feb 1, 2022+11 mo
June 2024Mar 1, 2021—
May 2024Mar 1, 2021—
April 2024Mar 1, 2021+5 mo
March 2024Oct 1, 2020+4 wk
February 2024Sep 1, 2020—
January 2024Sep 1, 2020+3.7 yr
December 2023Jan 1, 2017—
November 2023Jan 1, 2017—
October 2023Jan 1, 2017+5.0 yr
September 2023Jan 1, 2012—
August 2023Jan 1, 2012−10.1 yr
July 2023Feb 1, 2022—
June 2023Feb 1, 2022—
May 2023Feb 1, 2022—
April 2023Feb 1, 2022—
March 2023Feb 1, 2022—
February 2023Feb 1, 2022—
January 2023Feb 1, 2022Retrogressed
December 2022Current—
November 2022Current—
October 2022Current—
September 2022Current—
August 2022Current—
July 2022Current—
June 2022Current—
May 2022Current—
April 2022Current—
March 2022Current—
February 2022Current—
January 2022Current—
December 2021Current—
November 2021Current—
October 2021Current—
September 2021Current—
August 2021Current—
July 2021Current—
June 2021Current—
May 2021Current—
April 2021CurrentNow Current
March 2021Aug 1, 2020+7 mo
February 2021Jan 1, 2020+4 mo
January 2021Sep 1, 2019+5 mo
December 2020Apr 1, 2019+4 mo
November 2020Dec 1, 2018+6 mo
October 2020Jun 1, 2018+3 mo
September 2020Mar 1, 2018+3 wk
August 2020Feb 8, 2018+9 mo
July 2020May 8, 2017+11 mo
June 2020Jun 8, 2016+10 mo
May 2020Aug 1, 2015+3 mo
April 2020May 1, 2015+2 mo
March 2020Mar 1, 2015+8 wk
February 2020Jan 1, 2015—
January 2020Jan 1, 2015—
December 2019Jan 1, 2015—
November 2019Jan 1, 2015—
October 2019Jan 1, 2015Available
September 2019Unavail.Unavailable
August 2019Jan 1, 2015—
July 2019Jan 1, 2015—
June 2019Jan 1, 2015−2.1 yr
May 2019Feb 22, 2017—
April 2019Feb 22, 2017—
March 2019Feb 22, 2017+2 wk
February 2019Feb 8, 2017+8 wk
January 2019Dec 15, 2016+3 mo
December 2018Sep 1, 2016+3 mo
November 2018Jun 1, 2016—
October 2018Jun 1, 2016+4.4 yr
September 2018Jan 1, 2012—
August 2018Jan 1, 2012—
July 2018Jan 1, 2012—
June 2018Jan 1, 2012—
May 2018Jan 1, 2012—
April 2018Jan 1, 2012Retrogressed
March 2018Current—
February 2018Current—
January 2018Current—
December 2017Current—
November 2017Current—
October 2017CurrentNow Current
September 2017Jan 1, 2012—
August 2017Jan 1, 2012—
July 2017Jan 1, 2012—
June 2017Jan 1, 2012Retrogressed
May 2017Current—
April 2017Current—
March 2017Current—
February 2017Current—
January 2017Current—
December 2016Current—
November 2016Current—
October 2016CurrentNow Current
September 2016Jan 1, 2010—
August 2016Jan 1, 2010Retrogressed
July 2016Current—
June 2016Current—
May 2016Current—
April 2016Current—
March 2016Current—
February 2016Current—
January 2016Current—
December 2015Current—
November 2015Current—
October 2015Current

Dates for Filing

BulletinCutoff dateChange
September 2026Dec 1, 2023—
August 2026Dec 1, 2023—
July 2026Dec 1, 2023—
June 2026Dec 1, 2023—
May 2026Dec 1, 2023—
April 2026Dec 1, 2023—
March 2026Dec 1, 2023+4 mo
February 2026Aug 1, 2023—
January 2026Aug 1, 2023+4 mo
December 2025Apr 15, 2023—
November 2025Apr 15, 2023—
October 2025Apr 15, 2023+1.0 yr
September 2025Apr 15, 2022—
August 2025Apr 15, 2022—
July 2025Apr 15, 2022—
June 2025Apr 15, 2022—
May 2025Apr 15, 2022—
April 2025Apr 15, 2022—
March 2025Apr 15, 2022—
February 2025Apr 15, 2022—
January 2025Apr 15, 2022—
December 2024Apr 15, 2022—
November 2024Apr 15, 2022—
October 2024Apr 15, 2022+2 mo
September 2024Feb 8, 2022—
August 2024Feb 8, 2022—
July 2024Feb 8, 2022+10 mo
June 2024Apr 1, 2021—
May 2024Apr 1, 2021—
April 2024Apr 1, 2021+3 mo
March 2024Jan 1, 2021—
February 2024Jan 1, 2021—
January 2024Jan 1, 2021+1.5 yr
December 2023Jul 1, 2019—
November 2023Jul 1, 2019—
October 2023Jul 1, 2019−2.9 yr
September 2023Jun 1, 2022—
August 2023Jun 1, 2022—
July 2023Jun 1, 2022—
June 2023Jun 1, 2022—
May 2023Jun 1, 2022—
April 2023Jun 1, 2022—
March 2023Jun 1, 2022—
February 2023Jun 1, 2022—
January 2023Jun 1, 2022Retrogressed
December 2022Current—
November 2022Current—
October 2022Current—
September 2022Current—
August 2022Current—
July 2022Current—
June 2022Current—
May 2022Current—
April 2022Current—
March 2022Current—
February 2022Current—
January 2022Current—
December 2021Current—
November 2021Current—
October 2021Current—
September 2021Current—
August 2021Current—
July 2021Current—
June 2021Current—
May 2021Current—
April 2021Current—
March 2021CurrentNow Current
February 2021Nov 1, 2020—
January 2021Nov 1, 2020—
December 2020Nov 1, 2020+2 mo
November 2020Sep 1, 2020—
October 2020Sep 1, 2020+2.2 yr
September 2020Jul 1, 2018—
August 2020Jul 1, 2018+11 mo
July 2020Aug 1, 2017+5 mo
June 2020Mar 15, 2017—
May 2020Mar 15, 2017—
April 2020Mar 15, 2017—
March 2020Mar 15, 2017—
February 2020Mar 15, 2017—
January 2020Mar 15, 2017—
December 2019Mar 15, 2017—
November 2019Mar 15, 2017—
October 2019Mar 15, 2017−7 mo
September 2019Oct 1, 2017—
August 2019Oct 1, 2017—
July 2019Oct 1, 2017—
June 2019Oct 1, 2017—
May 2019Oct 1, 2017—
April 2019Oct 1, 2017—
March 2019Oct 1, 2017—
February 2019Oct 1, 2017—
January 2019Oct 1, 2017—
December 2018Oct 1, 2017—
November 2018Oct 1, 2017—
October 2018Oct 1, 2017Retrogressed
September 2018Current—
August 2018Current—
July 2018Current—
June 2018Current—
May 2018Current—
April 2018Current—
March 2018Current—
February 2018Current—
January 2018Current—
December 2017Current—
November 2017Current—
October 2017Current—
September 2017Current—
August 2017Current—
July 2017Current—
June 2017Current—
May 2017Current—
April 2017Current—
March 2017Current—
February 2017Current—
January 2017Current—
December 2016Current—
November 2016Current—
October 2016Current—
September 2016Current—
August 2016Current—
July 2016Current—
June 2016Current—
May 2016Current—
April 2016Current—
March 2016Current—
February 2016Current—
January 2016Current—
December 2015Current—
November 2015Current—
October 2015Current

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