If you’ve been following the EB1 India priority dates, you already know the frustration — there hasn’t been any real movement for almost a year now. The last big shift we saw was in the October 2024 Visa Bulletin, when the Dates for Filing moved to Apr 15, 2022, and the Final Action Date advanced to Feb 1, 2022. Before that, the last time EB1 India was current was way back in the December 2022 Visa Bulletin due to COVID spillover.

Wondering how many unused family-based green cards (FB) will spill over into the employment-based (EB) category in 2025? This deep dive breaks down official data, estimates the 2025 spillover to be nearly 60,000, and explains how it could impact EB1 and EB2 green card applicants—especially from India and China.

If you're India-born and applying for an EB1 green card in 2025, the wait could be 15+ years. Here's why EB1 India priority dates are barely moving.

The C09 EAD category is for individuals who have applied for adjustment of status (Form I-485) to become a lawful permanent resident...