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EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin: October 2026 Cutoffs

EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin October 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.

October 2026 is published. Shown: official October 2026 cutoffs, not a forecast. Check USCIS guidance for the filing month.

Issue: October 2026Data updated: USCIS filing chart

EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin tracks the current Chart A and Chart B cutoff dates, USCIS filing-chart source, and recent 12/36-month movement.

Use this page as a crawlable, shareable reference for the category rather than a one-off filter state on the homepage.

Check your priority date against both charts before making a filing plan: Chart A is closer to final approval, while Chart B is only an I-485 filing window when USCIS allows it for the month.

Current official cutoffs

EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B

Chart A: Final Action Dates

Dec 1, 2023Latest official issue: October 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1033 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 1812 days
View DOS source

Chart B: Dates for Filing

May 1, 2024Latest official issue: October 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 761 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 761 days
View DOS source

Movement history

Last 12 official cutoff rows

Positive movement means the cutoff advanced. Negative movement means retrogression. Blank movement usually means Current, Unavailable, or no comparable date.

IssueChart AChart A movementChart BChart B movement
October 2026Dec 1, 2023No comparable dateMay 1, 2024No change
September 2026UnavailableNo comparable dateMay 1, 2024No change
August 2026UnavailableNo comparable dateMay 1, 2024No change
July 2026UnavailableNo comparable dateMay 1, 2024No change
June 2026May 1, 2022No changeMay 1, 2024No change
May 2026May 1, 2022No changeMay 1, 2024No change
April 2026May 1, 2022No changeMay 1, 2024No change
March 2026May 1, 2022No changeMay 1, 2024No change
February 2026May 1, 2022No changeMay 1, 2024No change
January 2026May 1, 2022Advanced 304 daysMay 1, 2024Advanced 761 days
December 2025Jul 1, 2021Advanced 150 daysApr 1, 2022No change
November 2025Feb 1, 2021No changeApr 1, 2022No change

Category background

Understanding EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls

How India's investor queue formed

EB-5 'unreserved' is the standard investor track — the pool left after the 2022 Reform and Integrity Act carved out set-asides for rural, high-unemployment, and infrastructure projects. India was Current in this line until late 2023, when a cutoff appeared and stuck.

The driver was a filing surge with a distinctly Indian character: H-1B professionals stuck decades deep in the EB-2 and EB-3 queues realized that an investment green card was the only category where an Indian birthplace didn't mean a lifetime wait, and I-526 volume jumped accordingly.

The set-aside escape hatch

The RIA set-asides — 20% of EB-5 visas for rural projects, 10% for high-unemployment areas, 2% for infrastructure — are separate lines that have remained Current even while unreserved India carries a cutoff. New investors choosing a project category are effectively choosing which queue to join, which makes this page's unreserved date a pricing signal for that decision.

Watch the gap between India and Worldwide unreserved in the related pages: if worldwide stays Current while India holds a date, the queue is purely a per-country phenomenon and unused worldwide numbers will keep feeding it.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the current Chart A cutoff for EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin?

The EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff for October 2026 is Dec 1, 2023.

What is the current Chart B cutoff for EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin?

The EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff for October 2026 is May 1, 2024. Whether Chart B can be used for I-485 filing still depends on the USCIS filing-chart guidance for the month.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is source-backed Visa Bulletin data and historical movement context from DOS and USCIS sources, not case-specific legal advice. Use it to compare your own priority date against Chart A and Chart B, then confirm the USCIS monthly filing-chart guidance before making a filing decision.

Official sources

DOS and USCIS source links

October 2026 — DOS Visa BulletinDOS Visa Bulletin archiveUSCIS Adjustment of Status Filing ChartsUSCIS October 2026 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

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