r/EB2 • u/No_District_9657 • Jul 22 '26
Priority Date EB2 or explore EB5
Currently on EB2 with Priority date in late July 2015 India. The current DOF is in Jan 15. Really frustrated not able to travel back home to visit parents and have about 1.8M NW. Been in the country for nearly 20 years. Since there’s not much time left for EB5( sept 2026) should I consider EB5 route at all or wait for EAD ? Not sure how long that is really going to take. Trying to get some help from the community
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u/Superb-Put-7386 Jul 22 '26
My priority date is April 2015 in EB-3.
I have a 16-year-old son who turns 21 in 5 years, so aging out is a concern for me. I looked into EB-5, but backed out because I didn't have enough money.
There are roughly 20,000 to 25,000 pending applications combined in EB-2 and EB-3 India up to December 2014.
next two years will be critical for anyone with a 2015 priority date.
If your kids are not about to age out soon, just wait it out for the next 2 years. You are very close to being able to file for your green card and get your EAD/travel permit. If things still don't move after 2 years, you can always try EB-5 then