Forward Movement Seen in April 2025 Visa Bulletin

Quick Hits

• The April 2025 final action dates in the EB-1 categories are unchanged for all countries except India, which has moved ahead by two weeks.
• The April 2025 final action dates in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories for all countries have moved forward.
• USCIS has confirmed it will accept adjustment of status applications based on the final action dates chart in April 2025.

Source: US Department of State, April 2025 Visa Bulletin

The final action dates chart in the April 2025 Visa Bulletin continues to move forward for most employment-based categories.

EB-1

• EB-1 China remains at November 8, 2022.
• EB-1 India has advanced two weeks from February 1, 2022, to February 15, 2022.
• All other countries remain “current,” meaning adjustments of status for all priority dates in this category will be accepted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

EB-2

• EB-2 China will advance by almost five months from May 8, 2020, to October 1, 2020.
• EB-2 India will advance by one month from December 1, 2012, to January 1, 2013.
• All other countries will advance by more than five weeks from May 15, 2023, to June 22, 2023.

EB-3

• EB-3 China will advance by three months from August 1, 2020, to November 1, 2020.
• EB-3 India will advance by two months from February 1, 2013, to April 1, 2013.
• All other countries will advance by one month from December 1, 2022, to January 1, 2023.

Next Steps

Starting April 1, 2025, individuals whose priority dates are earlier than the listed final action dates can file 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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