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India Family-Sponsored Visa Bulletin — September 2026 Priority Dates
Latest edition: September 2026 Visa Bulletin
When does the next Visa Bulletin come out? — projected release date & live countdown.
Track the latest U.S. Visa Bulletin priority-date cutoffs and month-by-month predictions for every employment- and family-based green card category. Updated each month from the official U.S. Department of State bulletin.
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Visa Bulletin Analysis: September 2026
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Current India Family-Sponsored Priority Dates
Current priority date cutoffs from the Dates for Filing chart for each India Family-Sponsored green card category, with predicted next-bulletin movement and an estimate of when the backlog clears. The bulletin publishes two charts and they carry different dates for the same category — switch the Action Type filter above to read the other one.
| Visa Type | Bulletin | Current Cutoff (Dates for Filing) | Est. Current Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1: Unmarried Sons/Daughters of U.S. Citizens | Sep 2026 | Feb 01, 2020 | Enter priority date |
| F2A: Spouses/Children of Permanent Residents | Sep 2026 | Current | Already current |
| F2B: Unmarried Sons/Daughters (21+) of Permanent Residents | Sep 2026 | Sep 01, 2019 | Enter priority date |
| F3: Married Sons/Daughters of U.S. Citizens | Sep 2026 | Nov 01, 2014 | Enter priority date |
| F4: Brothers/Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens | Sep 2026 | Dec 15, 2006 | Enter priority date |
Latest analysis: Visa Bulletin Analysis: September 2026
Estimates use linear extrapolation from each Family-Sponsored category's historical advancement rate. The full Bulletin Forecast Model is currently calibrated on I-140 demand data and runs on Employment-Based series only; Family-Sponsored gets a simpler model. Actual dates may differ due to policy changes, retrogressions, or demand surges. How are projections calculated? → | How did we score the Sep 2026 forecast? See our track record → | Our October 2026 Visa Bulletin predictions →
India Family-Sponsored Priority Date Movement & Backlog Trend
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About This Dashboard
What is the U.S. Visa Bulletin?
The U.S. Visa Bulletin is a monthly publication from the U.S. Department of State that sets the priority-date cutoffs determining when green card applicants in each employment- and family-based category can move forward. This page tracks every category's cutoffs and predicts upcoming movement.
What is a Priority Date?
The priority date is the date when your immigration petition was filed. The Visa Bulletin publishes "cutoff dates" each month, which determine whose cases can move forward based on their priority dates. Learn more about priority dates →
How to Use This Dashboard
- Select your visa category (Family-Sponsored or Employment-Based)
- Choose your country of chargeability (birth country, not citizenship)
- Choose Final Action (for green card approval) or Filing (to submit I-485). What's the difference? →
- Enter your application priority date to see estimated processing timelines
Understanding the Chart
- Solid lines: Historical priority date cutoffs for each visa class
- Red dashed line: Your application's priority date
- Diamond marker (if priority date entered): estimated date your priority date becomes current, computed by linear extrapolation of the category's historical advancement rate. Family-Sponsored series don't have a forward-projected dotted line on this chart.
- Click on any data point: Opens the official visa bulletin for that month
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