June 2026 Visa Bulletin: India EB-1 &EB-2 Retrogression

In June, the cut-off dates for family-based categories advance slightly across most countries

In the employment-based categories, due to high demand and increased consumption of available visa numbers, India EB-1 retrogresses by 3.5 months, and EB-2 retrogresses by approximately 10 months. The Department of State indicates that further retrogressions or that categories may become unavailable in the coming months if India’s per-country cap limits are reached before the end of the fiscal year.

EB-3 India and China advance slightly, but further adjustments may also be made depending on visa number usage.

In June, USCIS will accept family-sponsored adjustment of status applications based on the Filing Dates chart, and employment-based adjustment of status applications based on the Final Action Dates chart.

AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)  

FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

Family	Other	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	A:09/01/17 F:10/01/18	A:09/01/17 F:10/01/18	A:09/01/17 F:10/01/18	A:11/08/07 F:10/01/08	A:05/01/13 F:04/22/15
F2A	A:01/01/25 F:Current	A:01/01/25 F:Current	A:01/01/25 F:Current	A:01/01/24 F:Current	A:01/01/25 F:Current
F2B	A:09/22/17 F:03/22/18	A:09/22/17 F:03/22/18	A:09/22/17 F:03/22/18	A:02/15/09 F:05/15/10	A:04/08/13 F:10/01/13
F3	A:02/15/12 F:12/08/12	A:02/15/12 F:12/08/12	A:02/15/12 F:12/08/12	A:05/01/01 F:07/15/01	A:11/22/05 F:08/08/06
F4	A:11/08/08 F:12/22/09	A:11/08/08 F:12/22/09	A:11/01/06 F:12/15/06	A:04/08/01 F:04/30/01	A:07/15/07 F:03/22/08

1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).

2A: The 2 “A” preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 “B” Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)

Employment	All Others	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	A:Current F:Current	A:04/01/23 F:12/01/23	A:12/15/22 F:12/01/23	A:Current F:Current	A:Current F:Current
EB-2	A:Current F:Current	A:09/01/21 F:01/01/22	A:09/01/13 F:01/15/15	A:Current F:Current	A:Current F:Current
EB-3	A:06/01/24 F:Current	A:08/01/21 F:01/01/22	A:12/15/13 F:01/15/15	A:06/01/24 F:Current	A:08/01/23 F:01/01/24
Other Workers	A: 02/01/22 F: 08/01/22	A:04/01/19 F: 10/01/19	A: 12/15/13 F:01/15/15	A: 02/01/22 F: 08/01/22	A: 11/01/21 F: 08/01/22
EB-4	A:07/15/22 F:01/01/23	A:07/15/22 F:01/01/23	A:07/15/22 F:01/01/23	A:07/15/22 F:01/01/23	A:07/15/22 F:01/01/23
EB-5	A:Current F:Current	A:09/22/16 F:03/01/17	A:05/01/22 F:05/01/24	A:Current F:Current	A:Current F:Current

1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies' executives/managers, outstanding prof./researchers)

2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.

3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)

4th: “Special Immigrants” (Religious & others)

5th: Employment Creation (Investors)

*China and India EB-5 visa numbers for rural, high unemployment & infrastructure areas/projects are current.

(Immigration laws and policies change regularly.  If you have any questions regarding this article, please visit www.1visa1.com to schedule a legal consultation.)