US Department of State Releases November 2025 Visa Bulletin

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications chart in November 2025. The Dates for Filing and Final Action Dates charts both show no movement.

The US Department of State has released its November 2025 Visa Bulletin outlining per-country priority date cutoffs that regulate immigrant visa availability and the flow of adjustment of status application and consular immigrant visa application filings and approvals.

WHAT DOES THE NOVEMBER 2025 VISA BULLETIN SAY?

The bulletin includes both a Dates for Filing Visa Applications chart and an Application Final Action Dates chart. The former indicates when intending immigrants may file their applications for adjustments of status or immigrant visas, and the latter indicates when adjustment of status applications or immigrant visa applications may be approved and permanent residence granted.

Each month, the USCIS chooses which chart it will follow. For November 2025, the USCIS will follow the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based (EB) filings for adjustment of status. This means that individuals seeking to file applications for adjustment of status with the USCIS in November 2025 must use the Dates for Filing chart below.

DATES FOR FILING CUTOFF DATES

To be eligible to file an EB adjustment application in November 2025, a foreign national must have a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their preference category and country. The “C” listing indicates that the category is current, and applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date. The listing of a date for any category indicates that only applicants with a priority date that is earlier than the listed date may file their applications.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED FIRST PREFERENCE (EB-1)

The EB-1 cutoff date for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will remain current. This means that all applicants chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The EB-1 cutoff date for China will remain May 15, 2023. This means that China EB-1 applicants whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and who have a priority date before May 15, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The EB-1 cutoff date for India will remain April 15, 2023. This means that India EB-1 applicants whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before April 15, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED SECOND PREFERENCE (EB-2)

The EB-2 cutoff date for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will remain July 15, 2024. This means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before July 15, 2024 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The EB-2 cutoff date for China will remain December 1, 2021. This means that China EB-2 applicants whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before December 1, 2021 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The EB-2 cutoff date for India will remain December 1, 2013. This means that India EB-2 applicants whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before December 1, 2013 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED THIRD PREFERENCE (EB-3)

The EB-3 cutoff date for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will remain July 1, 2023. This means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before July 1, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The EB-3 cutoff date for China will remain January 1, 2022. This means that China EB-3 applicants whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before January 1, 2022 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The EB-3 cutoff date for India will remain August 15, 2014. This means that India EB-3 applicants whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before August 15, 2014 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

OTHER WORKERS

The Other Workers cutoff date for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will remain December 1, 2021. This means that Other Worker applicants from these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before December 1, 2021 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The Other Workers cutoff date for China will remain October 1, 2018. This means that Other Worker applicants from China whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before October 1, 2018 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

The Other Workers cutoff date for India will remain August 15, 2014. This means that Other Worker applicants from India whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before August 15, 2014 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.

SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS

USCIS will continue to use the Dates for Filing chart in November 2025. The Dates for Filing and Final Action Dates charts remain unchanged, giving those whose priority dates became current in October 2025 another month to file their adjustment of status applications.