United States: November 2025 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB) Dates Remain the Same as October Visa Bulletin; USCIS to Honor Dates for Filing for EB Categories
October 15, 2025
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At a glance
- For employment-based immigrant visa categories, both the Final Action and the Dates for Filing charts in the November Visa Bulletin remain unchanged from the October Visa Bulletin.
- Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the November Bulletin.
- The November Bulletin also notes that details for the 2027 Diversity Visa Program will be publicized in the coming months.
A closer look
According to the State Department’s November Visa Bulletin, Final Action cutoff dates for issuance of an immigrant visa or approval of an adjustment of status application will remain as follows:
- EB-1: China will remain at December 22, 2022, and India will remain at February 15, 2022. All other countries will continue to be current.
- EB-2: China will remain at April 1, 2021, and India will remain at April 1, 2013. All other countries will remain at December 1, 2023.
- EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: China will remain at March 1, 2021, and India will remain at August 22, 2013. All other countries will remain at April 1, 2023.
- EB-5: For the EB-5 Unreserved categories, China will remain at December 8, 2015, and India will remain at February 1, 2021. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 set-aside categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) will also remain current.
In addition, the November Visa Bulletin employment-based Dates for Filing chart remains the same as the October Visa Bulletin.
USCIS to Honor Dates for Filing in November
USCIS has announced on its own Visa Bulletin web page, that the agency will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications based on the Visa Bulletin Dates for Filing chart in November. To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment application in November, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
Because the Dates for Filing are unchanged from the October Visa Bulletin, eligible adjustment of status applicants will have some additional time to submit their applications to USCIS.
2027 Diversity Visa Lottery Program
In the November Bulletin, the State Department also says that the dates for the 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery Program registration period will be widely publicized in the coming months.
Dates for Filing November 2025
EB-1
China: May 15, 2023
India: April 15, 2023
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: December 1, 2021
India: December 1, 2013
All other countries: July 15, 2024
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: January 1, 2022
India: August 15, 2014
All other countries: July 1, 2023
EB-3 Other Workers
China: October 1, 2018
India: August 15, 2014
All other countries: December 1, 2021
EB-4 (except SR Certain Religious Workers)
All countries: February 15, 2021
EB-4 SR Certain Religious Workers
All countries: Unavailable*
*The EB-4 Certain Religious Workers (SR) category remains unavailable for all countries unless the program is reauthorized by legislation for the new fiscal year.
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: July 1, 2016
India: April 1, 2022
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries
Final Action Dates for November 2025
EB-1
China: December 22, 2022
India: February 15, 2022
All other countries: Current
EB-2
China: April 1, 2021
India: April 1, 2013
All other countries: December 1, 2023
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
China: March 1, 2021
India: August 22, 2013
All other countries: April 1, 2023
EB-3 Other Workers
China: December 1, 2017
India: August 22, 2013
All other countries: July 15, 2021
EB-4 (except SR Certain Religious Workers)
All countries: July 1, 2020
EB-4 SR Certain Religious Workers
All countries: Unavailable*
*The EB-4 Certain Religious Workers (SR) category remains unavailable for all countries unless the program is reauthorized by legislation for the new fiscal year.
EB-5 Unreserved (Regional Center and Non-Regional Center)
China: December 8, 2015
India: February 1, 2021
All other countries: Current
EB-5 Set-Asides
Rural: Current for all countries
High Unemployment: Current for all countries
Infrastructure: Current for all countries
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