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EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin: August 2026 cutoffs, movement history, and USCIS chart
EB-5 Unreserved India Visa Bulletin August 2026 official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.
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
UnavailableLatest official issue: July 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 1096 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 1856 days
Chart B: Dates for Filing
May 1, 2024Latest official issue: July 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 761 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 1606 days
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.
| Issue | Chart A | Chart A movement | Chart B | Chart B movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Unavailable | No comparable date | May 1, 2024 | No change |
| June 2026 | May 1, 2022 | No change | May 1, 2024 | No change |
| May 2026 | May 1, 2022 | No change | May 1, 2024 | No change |
| April 2026 | May 1, 2022 | No change | May 1, 2024 | No change |
| March 2026 | May 1, 2022 | No change | May 1, 2024 | No change |
| February 2026 | May 1, 2022 | No change | May 1, 2024 | No change |
| January 2026 | May 1, 2022 | Advanced 304 days | May 1, 2024 | Advanced 761 days |
| December 2025 | Jul 1, 2021 | Advanced 150 days | Apr 1, 2022 | No change |
| November 2025 | Feb 1, 2021 | No change | Apr 1, 2022 | No change |
| October 2025 | Feb 1, 2021 | Advanced 444 days | Apr 1, 2022 | No change |
| September 2025 | Nov 15, 2019 | No change | Apr 1, 2022 | No change |
| August 2025 | Nov 15, 2019 | Advanced 198 days | Apr 1, 2022 | No 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 shown for August 2026 is Unavailable. If August 2026 is not published yet, the page uses the latest official DOS bulletin available.
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 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
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