Visa Bulletin March 2025

Summary of Updates

  • Adjustment of Status Applications: Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the bulletin.
  • EB-2 and EB-3 India: Final Action Dates will advance by six weeks.
  • EB-2 China: Final Action Date will move forward by two weeks.
  • EB-2 Worldwide: Final Action Date will advance by six weeks.
  • EB-3 China (Professional/Skilled Workers): Final Action Date will progress by one month.
  • EB-1 and EB-5: No changes in Final Action Dates for March.

The March 2025 Visa Bulletin presents a mix of advancements across employment-based and family-sponsored categories. Below is a detailed breakdown and analysis of the changes:

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
 

Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F122NOV1522NOV1522NOV1522NOV0408MAR12
F2A01JAN2201JAN2201JAN2215MAY2101JAN22
F2B22MAY1622MAY1622MAY1601JUL0522OCT11
F301JUL1001JUL1001JUL1022NOV0022JAN03
F401AUG0701AUG0708APR0601MAR0115OCT04

 
DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS
 

Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701OCT0522APR15
F2A15JUL2415JUL2415JUL2415JUL2415JUL24
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701OCT0601OCT13
F322JUL1222JUL1222JUL1215JUN0108MAY04
F401MAR0801MAR0815AUG0630APR0101JAN08

 

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment-
based		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC08NOV2201FEB22CC
2nd15MAY2308MAY2001DEC1215MAY2315MAY23
3rd01DEC2201AUG2001FEB1301DEC2201DEC22
Other Workers01FEB2101JAN1701FEB1301FEB2115JAN21
4th01AUG1901AUG1901AUG1901AUG1901AUG19
Certain Religious Workers01AUG1901AUG1901AUG1901AUG1901AUG19
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)		C15JUL1601JAN22CC
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%, including NR, RR)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%, including RI)		CCCCC

DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment-
based		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES
1stC01JAN2315APR22CC
2nd01AUG2301OCT2001JAN1301AUG2301AUG23
3rd01MAR2315NOV2008JUN1301MAR2301MAR23
Other Workers22MAY2101JAN1808JUN1322MAY2122MAY21
4th01FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB21
Certain Religious Workers01FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB2101FEB21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		C01OCT1601APR22CC
5th Set Aside:
(Rural: NR, RR – 20%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment: NH, RH – 10%)		CCCCC
5th Set Aside:
(Infrastructure: RI – 2%)		CCCCC

DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately		 
AFRICA25,000Except:  Algeria    24,500
Egypt        23,000
Morocco   22,000
ASIA6,000Except:  Iran     5,400
Nepal  4,500
EUROPE13,000Except:  Russia            12,950
Uzbekistan    7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)20
OCEANIA1,125
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN		1,800

THE DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN APRIL

RegionAll DV Chargeability Areas Except
Those Listed Separately		 
AFRICA30,000Except: Algeria    29,950
Egypt       27,950
Morocco  27,950
ASIA6,000Except:  Iran       5,950
Nepal    5,950
EUROPE16,000Except:  Russia           15,950
Uzbekistan    7,750
NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS)20
OCEANIA1,500
SOUTH AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN		2,200
Published On: February 12th, 2025 / Categories: News & Updates /

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