United States: October 2025 Visa Bulletin Update – USCIS to Honor Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Categories
September 15, 2025
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Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the applicable Date for Filing listed in the State Department’s October 2025 Visa Bulletin.
Employment-Based Priority Date Cutoffs for October 2025
To be eligible to file an employment-based adjustment of status application in October, foreign nationals must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country.
USCIS has chosen the Dates for Filing chart listed in next month’s State Department Visa Bulletin for employment-based applications.
Dates for Filing for October 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*
*This category will become unavailable for all countries on October 1, 2025 unless the Certain Religious Workers 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
This alert is for informational purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact the immigration professional with whom you work at Fragomen.
