May 2025 Visa Bulletin Shows Slight Advancement for EB-3 India and Retrogression for EB-5 India

Quick Hits

• The May 2025 final action dates in the EB-3 categories are unchanged for all countries except India, which has moved ahead by two weeks.
• The May 2025 final action dates in the EB-5 categories are unchanged for all countries except India, which has retrogressed by six months.
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will accept adjustment of status applications based on the final action dates chart in May 2025.

Source: U.S. Department of State, May 2025 Visa Bulletin

The final action dates chart shows only slight movement since the final action dates chart in the April 2025 Visa Bulletin of the following categories and countries:

• EB-3 India has advanced two weeks from April 1, 2013, to April 15, 2013.
• EB-5 India retrogressed six months from November 1, 2019, to May 1, 2019.

Next Steps

Starting May 1, 2025, individuals with a priority date earlier than the listed final action date can file a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

Ogletree Deakins’ Immigration Practice Group will continue to monitor developments and will publish updates on the Immigration blog as additional information becomes available.

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