The April 2025 Visa Bulletin is out now. Let’s look at the key takeaways from the same.

  • EB-1 India Advances: By two weeks to February 15, 2022, China remained unchanged on November 8, 2022. All other countries stay current.
  • India advanced by one month to Jan 1, 2013, and China jumped by nearly five months in the EB-2 Category. The world moves forward by five weeks to June 22, 2023.
  • If we look at the EB3 category, India moved forward by two months to April 1, 2013, whereas China’s date advanced by three months to November 1, 2020. On the other hand, the rest of the world’s data has been retrogressed to January 1, 2023.
  • The EB5 Category has seen a much broader retrogression. The dates for China have retrogressed by over two years to January 22, 2014, whereas for India, we notice a similar retrogression and now has moved to November 1, 2019.
  • If we look at the dates for the rest of the world for the EB5 Category, it remains current, and the same is true for the EB5 Set aside categories for all countries.

 

Quick Snapshot of movement of final action dates 

CategoryMarch 2025April 2025Movement
EB-1 IndiaFeb 1, 2022Feb 15, 2022+2 Weeks
EB-1 ChinaNov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022No Change
EB-1 Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo Change
EB-2 IndiaDec 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013+1 Month
EB-2 ChinaMay 8, 2020Oct 1,2020+5 Months
EB-2 Rest of WorldMay 15, 2023Jun22,2023+5 Weeks
EB-3 IndiaFeb 1, 2013Apr1,2013+2 Months
EB-3 ChinaAug 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020+3 Months
EB-3 Rest of WorldDec 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023+1 Month
EB-5 (Unreserved) ChinaApr 22,2016Jan 22, 2014Retrogression 2 Yrs, 3 Months
EB-5 (Unreserved) IndiaDec 1, 2022Nov 1, 2019Retrogression 2 Yrs
EB-5 ( Unreserved) Rest of WorldCurrentCurrentNo Change
EB-5 Set-Asides ( Rural, High Unemployment, Infrastructure) CurrentCurrentNo Change

Key Points to note:

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 April Visa Bulletin. Dates for Filing Will be considered for family-based adjustment of status applications

Here are the complete charts for different date tables

Family-based Green Categories

Final Action Date table

Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F115MAR1615MAR1615MAR1601JAN0515JUL12
F2A01JAN2201JAN2201JAN2215MAY2101JAN22
F2B22JUL1622JUL1622JUL1601JAN0622JAN12
F301APR1101APR1101APR1115JAN0122MAR03
F401AUG0701AUG0715JUN0615MAR0101JAN05

Dates for Filing table

Family-
Sponsored 		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1701APR0622APR15
F2A15OCT2415OCT2415OCT2415OCT2415OCT24
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1701APR0701OCT13
F322JUL1222JUL1222JUL1215JUN0122SEP04
F401APR0801APR0801OCT0630APR0101JAN08

Employment-based Green Card Categories 

Final Action Date table

Employment-
based		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICOPHILIPPINES
1stC08NOV2215FEB22CC
2nd22JUN2301OCT2001JAN1322JUN2322JUN23
3rd01JAN2301NOV2001APR1301JAN2301JAN23
Other Workers22MAY2101APR1701APR1322MAY2122MAY21
4thUUUUU
Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)		C22JAN1401NOV19CC
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 table

Employment-
based		All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		CHINA-
mainland
born		INDIAMEXICO PHILIPPINES
1stC01JAN2315APR22CC
2nd01AUG2301NOV2001FEB1301AUG2301AUG23
3rd01MAR2315NOV2008JUN1301MAR2301MAR23
Other Workers22JUN2101JAN1808JUN1322JUN2122JUN21
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 April 2025

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 

 

 What can we conclude?

  • Positive Movement for EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3: India, China, and Rest of the World see forward movement in several key categories.
  • Major Retrogression in EB-5: China and India face significant setbacks in the unreserved EB-5 category, possibly due to increased demand or backlog management.
  • Rest of the World Generally Unaffected: Most non-backlogged countries remain current or see modest advancements

Predictions for the May 2025 Visa Bulletin

  1. EB-5 retrogression: The agency says that it may become necessary to establish a Final Action Date for Worldwide EB-5 applicants in the unreserved category if demand and number use continue to increase.
  2. EB-2 and EB-3: Predictions for the Visa Bulletin May 2025 depend on USCIS demand, per-country limits, and annual visa allocations. The demand in the EB categories remains high. We expect a modest forward movement in both EB-2 and EB-3 categories for May. 

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Published On: March 11th, 2025 / Categories: US Visa Bulletin News /

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