Nov 2026 bulletinEB-2 · India 01 Nov 2013 · China 01 Oct 2021 · Rest of world 01 Apr 2025PERM~10.0 months

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One month's bulletin can look hopeful or brutal. The pattern over ten years tells you more. Here is how far each Final Action date actually moved every fiscal year, and every time it went backwards.

EB-2

IndiaChinaRest of world
20042010201520212026 20172019202120232025 Rest of worldChinaIndia
Y axis: the priority date that was moving that month. "Current" is drawn at the bulletin month; gaps mean "Unavailable" or no data. Months marked secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked.
Show as a table (last 36 months)
BulletinIndiaChinaRest of worldSource
Nov 202601 Nov 201301 Oct 202101 Apr 2025Official
Oct 202601 Nov 201301 Oct 202101 Jan 2025Official
Sep 2026Unavailable01 Sep 2021CurrentOfficial
Aug 2026Unavailable01 Sep 2021CurrentOfficial
Jul 2026Unavailable01 Sep 2021—Secondary
Jun 202601 Sep 201301 Sep 2021—Secondary
May 202615 Jul 201401 Sep 2021—Secondary
Apr 202615 Jul 201401 Sep 2021—Secondary
Mar 202615 Sep 201301 Sep 2021—Secondary
Feb 202615 Jul 201301 Sep 2021—Secondary
Jan 202615 Jul 201301 Sep 2021—Secondary
Dec 202515 May 201301 Jun 2021—Secondary
Nov 202501 Apr 201301 Apr 2021—Secondary
Oct 202501 Apr 201301 Apr 2021—Secondary
Sep 202501 Jan 201315 Dec 2020—Secondary
Aug 202501 Jan 201315 Dec 2020—Secondary
Jul 202501 Jan 201315 Dec 2020—Secondary
Jun 202501 Jan 201301 Dec 2020—Secondary
May 202501 Jan 201301 Oct 2020—Secondary
Apr 202501 Jan 201301 Oct 2020—Secondary
Mar 202501 Dec 201208 May 2020—Secondary
Feb 202515 Oct 201222 Apr 2020—Secondary
Jan 202501 Oct 201222 Apr 2020—Secondary
Dec 202401 Aug 201222 Mar 2020—Secondary
Nov 202415 Jul 201222 Mar 2020—Secondary
Oct 202415 Jul 201222 Mar 2020—Secondary
Sep 202415 Jul 201201 Mar 2020—Secondary
Aug 202415 Jul 201201 Mar 2020—Secondary
Jul 202415 Jun 201201 Mar 2020—Secondary
Jun 202415 Apr 201201 Feb 2020—Secondary
May 202415 Apr 201201 Feb 2020—Secondary
Apr 202415 Apr 201201 Feb 2020—Secondary
Mar 202401 Mar 201201 Jan 2020—Secondary
Feb 202401 Mar 201201 Jan 2020—Secondary
Jan 202401 Mar 201201 Jan 2020—Secondary
Dec 202301 Jan 201222 Oct 2019—Secondary

EB-2 · India

Now: 1 Nov 2013

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
0.4 months/yr

The date barely moved on average.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY20270 mo1 Nov 2013
FY2026+5.0 mo1 Sep 2013
FY2025+5.6 mo1 Jan 2013
FY2024+6.4 mo15 Jul 2012
FY2023-15.0 mo1 Jan 2011
FY2022+39.0 mo1 Dec 2014
FY2021+24.0 mo1 Sep 2011
FY2020+1.9 mo8 Jul 2009
FY2019+1.4 mo8 May 2009
FY2018-20.5 mo1 Jan 2007
FY2017+19.2 mo22 Aug 2008
FY2016-2.2 mo22 Feb 2005
Setbacks (6)
  • Jun 2026: 15 Jul 2014 → 1 Sep 2013 (back 10.4 mo). Not yet recovered.
  • Apr 2023: 8 Oct 2011 → 1 Jan 2011 (back 9.2 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2023, 6 months later.
  • Dec 2022: 1 Apr 2012 → 8 Oct 2011 (back 5.8 mo). Back to the earlier date by Apr 2024, 16 months later.
  • Oct 2022: 1 Dec 2014 → 1 Apr 2012 (back 32.0 mo). Not yet recovered.
  • Sep 2018: 15 Mar 2009 → 1 Jan 2007 (back 26.4 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2018, 1 months later.
  • Jun 2016: 22 Nov 2008 → 1 Oct 2004 (back 49.7 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jan 2018, 19 months later.

Plus 3 months when the category was unavailable.

EB-2 · China

Now: 1 Oct 2021

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
4.0 months/yr

For every year you wait, the date moved about 4 months.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY20270 mo1 Oct 2021
FY2026+5.0 mo1 Sep 2021
FY2025+8.8 mo15 Dec 2020
FY2024+5.0 mo1 Mar 2020
FY2023+1.0 mo8 Jul 2019
FY2022+9.0 mo1 Apr 2019
FY2021+28.0 mo1 Jul 2018
FY2020+12.5 mo15 Jan 2016
FY2019+21.1 mo1 Jan 2017
FY2018-4.6 mo1 Jan 2013
FY2017+14.9 mo15 May 2013
FY2016-24.0 mo1 Jan 2010
Setbacks (3)
  • Oct 2019: 1 Jan 2017 → 1 Jan 2015 (back 24.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jun 2021, 20 months later.
  • Sep 2018: 1 Mar 2015 → 1 Jan 2013 (back 25.9 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2018, 1 months later.
  • Jun 2016: 1 Sep 2012 → 1 Jan 2010 (back 32.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Dec 2016, 6 months later.

EB-2 · Rest of world

Now: 1 Apr 2025

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
—

Not enough data: our history is missing 9 of 12 fiscal years for this line.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY2027+3.0 mo1 Apr 2025
FY2026+1.0 moCurrent
FY2025——
FY2024——
FY2023——
FY2022——
FY2021——
FY2020——
FY2019——
FY2018——
FY2017——
FY2016+5.0 moCurrent
Setbacks (1)
  • Oct 2026: Current → 1 Jan 2025 (back 20.0 mo). Not yet recovered.

EB-3

IndiaChinaRest of world
20032008201320192024 20172019202120232025 Rest of worldChinaIndia
Y axis: the priority date that was moving that month. "Current" is drawn at the bulletin month; gaps mean "Unavailable" or no data. Months marked secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked.
Show as a table (last 36 months)
BulletinIndiaChinaRest of worldSource
Nov 202622 Jan 201422 Jan 202215 Jun 2024Official
Oct 202601 Jan 201408 Jan 202215 May 2024Official
Sep 202601 Jan 201401 Jan 202201 Sep 2024Official
Aug 202601 Jan 201401 Jan 202201 Sep 2024Official
Jul 202601 Jan 201422 Dec 2021—Secondary
Jun 202615 Dec 201301 Aug 2021—Secondary
May 202615 Nov 201315 Jun 2021—Secondary
Apr 202615 Nov 201315 Jun 2021—Secondary
Mar 202615 Nov 201301 May 2021—Secondary
Feb 202615 Nov 201301 May 2021—Secondary
Jan 202615 Nov 201301 May 2021—Secondary
Dec 202522 Sep 201301 Apr 2021—Secondary
Nov 202522 Aug 201301 Mar 2021—Secondary
Oct 202522 Aug 201301 Mar 2021—Secondary
Sep 202522 May 201301 Dec 2020—Secondary
Aug 202522 May 201301 Dec 2020—Secondary
Jul 202522 Apr 201301 Dec 2020—Secondary
Jun 202515 Apr 201322 Nov 2020—Secondary
May 202515 Apr 201301 Nov 2020—Secondary
Apr 202501 Apr 201301 Nov 2020—Secondary
Mar 202501 Feb 201301 Aug 2020—Secondary
Feb 202515 Dec 201201 Jul 2020—Secondary
Jan 202501 Dec 201201 Jun 2020—Secondary
Dec 202408 Nov 201201 Apr 2020—Secondary
Nov 202401 Nov 201201 Apr 2020—Secondary
Oct 202401 Nov 201201 Apr 2020—Secondary
Sep 202422 Oct 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Aug 202422 Oct 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Jul 202422 Sep 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Jun 202422 Aug 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
May 202415 Aug 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Apr 202415 Aug 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Mar 202401 Jul 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Feb 202401 Jul 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Jan 202401 Jun 201201 Sep 2020—Secondary
Dec 202301 May 201222 Jan 2020—Secondary

EB-3 · India

Now: 22 Jan 2014

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
-4.3 months/yr

The date barely moved on average.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY2027+0.7 mo22 Jan 2014
FY2026+4.3 mo1 Jan 2014
FY2025+6.6 mo22 May 2013
FY2024+5.7 mo22 Oct 2012
FY2023-39.0 mo1 Jan 2009
FY2022-22.5 mo15 Feb 2012
FY2021+47.5 mo1 Jan 2014
FY2020+9.0 mo1 Oct 2009
FY2019-42.0 mo1 Jul 2005
FY2018-45.4 mo1 Jan 2003
FY2017+19.5 mo15 Oct 2006
FY2016+11.3 mo15 Feb 2005
Setbacks (5)
  • Jul 2023: 15 Jun 2012 → 1 Jan 2009 (back 41.4 mo). Back to the earlier date by Feb 2024, 7 months later.
  • Nov 2021: 1 Jan 2014 → 15 Jan 2012 (back 23.6 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jul 2026, 56 months later.
  • Sep 2019: 1 Jan 2006 → 1 Jul 2005 (back 6.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2019, 1 months later.
  • Aug 2019: 1 Jul 2009 → 1 Jan 2006 (back 42.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Aug 2020, 12 months later.
  • Sep 2018: 1 Jan 2009 → 1 Jan 2003 (back 72.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2018, 1 months later.

EB-3 · China

Now: 22 Jan 2022

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
8.2 months/yr

For every year you wait, the date moved about 8 months.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY2027+0.5 mo22 Jan 2022
FY2026+10.1 mo1 Jan 2022
FY2025+8.0 mo1 Dec 2020
FY2024+8.0 mo1 Sep 2020
FY2023+14.6 mo1 Sep 2019
FY2022-8.6 mo22 Apr 2018
FY2021+18.3 mo8 Jan 2019
FY2020+15.5 mo15 Feb 2017
FY2019-17.0 mo1 Jan 2014
FY2018+10.0 mo1 Nov 2014
FY2017-12.7 mo1 Jan 2012
FY2016-21.4 mo1 Jan 2010
Setbacks (6)
  • Oct 2024: 1 Sep 2020 → 1 Apr 2020 (back 5.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Apr 2025, 6 months later.
  • Nov 2021: 8 Jan 2019 → 22 Mar 2018 (back 9.6 mo). Back to the earlier date by May 2023, 18 months later.
  • Sep 2019: 1 Jul 2016 → 1 Jan 2014 (back 30.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Aug 2020, 11 months later.
  • Jul 2018: 1 Jun 2015 → 1 Jan 2013 (back 28.9 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2018, 3 months later.
  • Jul 2017: 1 Oct 2014 → 1 Jan 2012 (back 33.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Mar 2018, 8 months later.
  • Jun 2016: 15 Aug 2013 → 1 Jan 2010 (back 43.4 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jan 2017, 7 months later.

EB-3 · Rest of world

Now: 15 Jun 2024

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
—

Not enough data: our history is missing 9 of 12 fiscal years for this line.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY2027+1.0 mo15 Jun 2024
FY20260 mo1 Sep 2024
FY2025——
FY2024——
FY2023——
FY2022——
FY2021——
FY2020——
FY2019——
FY2018——
FY2017——
FY2016+4.6 mo1 Jan 2016
Setbacks (1)
  • Oct 2026: 1 Sep 2024 → 15 May 2024 (back 3.6 mo). Not yet recovered.

EB-1

IndiaChinaRest of world
20102014201820222026 20172019202120232025 Rest of worldChinaIndia
Y axis: the priority date that was moving that month. "Current" is drawn at the bulletin month; gaps mean "Unavailable" or no data. Months marked secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked.
Show as a table (last 36 months)
BulletinIndiaChinaRest of worldSource
Nov 202601 Feb 202301 Aug 2023CurrentOfficial
Oct 202601 Feb 202301 Jul 2023CurrentOfficial
Sep 202615 Oct 202201 Jul 2023CurrentOfficial
Aug 202615 Oct 202201 Jul 2023CurrentOfficial
Jul 202615 Oct 202201 Jun 2023—Secondary
Jun 202615 Dec 202201 Apr 2023—Secondary
May 202601 Apr 202301 Apr 2023—Secondary
Apr 202601 Apr 202301 Apr 2023—Secondary
Mar 202601 Mar 202301 Mar 2023—Secondary
Feb 202601 Feb 202301 Feb 2023—Secondary
Jan 202601 Feb 202301 Feb 2023—Secondary
Dec 202515 Mar 202222 Jan 2023—Secondary
Nov 202515 Feb 202222 Dec 2022—Secondary
Oct 202515 Feb 202222 Dec 2022—Secondary
Sep 202515 Feb 202215 Nov 2022—Secondary
Aug 202515 Feb 202215 Nov 2022—Secondary
Jul 202515 Feb 202215 Nov 2022—Secondary
Jun 202515 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
May 202515 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Apr 202515 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Mar 202501 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Feb 202501 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Jan 202501 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Dec 202401 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Nov 202401 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Oct 202401 Feb 202208 Nov 2022—Secondary
Sep 202401 Feb 202201 Nov 2022—Secondary
Aug 202401 Feb 202201 Nov 2022—Secondary
Jul 202401 Feb 202201 Nov 2022—Secondary
Jun 202401 Mar 202101 Sep 2022—Secondary
May 202401 Mar 202101 Sep 2022—Secondary
Apr 202401 Mar 202101 Sep 2022—Secondary
Mar 202401 Oct 202015 Jul 2022—Secondary
Feb 202401 Sep 202001 Jul 2022—Secondary
Jan 202401 Sep 202001 Jul 2022—Secondary
Dec 202301 Jan 201715 Feb 2022—Secondary

EB-1 · India

Now: 1 Feb 2023

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
-11.9 months/yr

The date barely moved on average.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY20270 mo1 Feb 2023
FY2026+8.0 mo15 Oct 2022
FY2025+0.5 mo15 Feb 2022
FY2024+61.0 mo1 Feb 2022
FY2023-129.0 mo1 Jan 2012
FY2022+11.0 moCurrent
FY2021+39.0 moCurrent
FY2020+37.9 mo1 Mar 2018
FY2019-17.0 mo1 Jan 2015
FY2018-69.0 mo1 Jan 2012
FY2017-57.0 mo1 Jan 2012
FY2016-69.0 mo1 Jan 2010
Setbacks (8)
  • Jul 2026: 15 Dec 2022 → 15 Oct 2022 (back 2.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2026, 3 months later.
  • Jun 2026: 1 Apr 2023 → 15 Dec 2022 (back 3.5 mo). Not yet recovered.
  • Aug 2023: 1 Feb 2022 → 1 Jan 2012 (back 121.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jul 2024, 11 months later.
  • Jan 2023: Current → 1 Feb 2022 (back 10.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jan 2026, 36 months later.
  • Jun 2019: 22 Feb 2017 → 1 Jan 2015 (back 25.7 mo). Back to the earlier date by Jul 2020, 13 months later.
  • Apr 2018: Current → 1 Jan 2012 (back 73.9 mo). Back to the earlier date by Sep 2020, 29 months later.
  • Jun 2017: Current → 1 Jan 2012 (back 64.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2017, 4 months later.
  • Aug 2016: Current → 1 Jan 2010 (back 78.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2016, 2 months later.

Plus 1 month when the category was unavailable.

EB-1 · China

Now: 1 Aug 2023

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
1.6 months/yr

For every year you wait, the date moved about 2 months.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY2027+1.0 mo1 Aug 2023
FY2026+6.3 mo1 Jul 2023
FY2025+0.2 mo15 Nov 2022
FY2024+8.5 mo1 Nov 2022
FY2023-8.0 mo1 Feb 2022
FY2022+11.0 moCurrent
FY2021+39.0 moCurrent
FY2020+15.9 mo1 Mar 2018
FY2019-29.0 mo1 Jan 2014
FY2018-69.0 mo1 Jan 2012
FY2017-57.0 mo1 Jan 2012
FY2016-69.0 mo1 Jan 2010
Setbacks (6)
  • Jan 2023: Current → 1 Feb 2022 (back 10.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2025, 33 months later.
  • Sep 2019: 1 Jul 2016 → 1 Jan 2014 (back 30.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2019, 1 months later.
  • Aug 2019: 8 May 2017 → 1 Jul 2016 (back 10.2 mo). Back to the earlier date by Dec 2019, 4 months later.
  • Apr 2018: Current → 1 Jan 2012 (back 73.9 mo). Back to the earlier date by Sep 2020, 29 months later.
  • Jun 2017: Current → 1 Jan 2012 (back 64.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2017, 4 months later.
  • Aug 2016: Current → 1 Jan 2010 (back 78.0 mo). Back to the earlier date by Oct 2016, 2 months later.

EB-1 · Rest of world

Now: Current

Average pace, last 5 fiscal years
—

Not enough data: our history is missing 9 of 12 fiscal years for this line.

Year by year
Fiscal yearMovedEnd
FY2027+1.0 moCurrent
FY2026+1.0 moCurrent
FY2025——
FY2024——
FY2023——
FY2022——
FY2021——
FY2020——
FY2019——
FY2018——
FY2017——
FY2016+5.0 moCurrent
Setbacks (0)

No retrogressions since Oct 2015.

How to read this

"Moved" is how far the Final Action date advanced between the first and last bulletin of each fiscal year (October to September), in months of priority dates. A setback is any month the date moved back by more than two weeks compared with the month before. "Current" is plotted as the bulletin month itself. Bulletins from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026; months before August 2026 come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins, which has gaps (notably most rest-of-world figures from 2016 to 2025); years with gaps show a dash and are left out of averages. Past pace doesn't predict the future: laws, demand and spillover visas all change it. For your own date, use the wait estimator.

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