November 2025 Visa Bulletin Holds Steady for Employment-Based Immigrant Visa Categories

Quick Hits

• The November 2025 Visa Bulletin showsno change from last month’s bulletin for employment-based categories for both final action dates and dates for filing.
• USCIS will continue to accept adjustment of status filings based on the Dates for Filing Chart.
• The cutoff dates remain consistent with the dates listed in the October 2025 Visa Bulletin.

Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Visa Applications

Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	22DEC22	15FEB22	C	C
2nd	01DEC23	01APR21	01APR13	01DEC23	01DEC23
3rd	01APR23	01MAR21	22AUG13	01APR23	01APR23
Other Workers	15JUL21	01DEC17	22AUG13	15JUL21	15JUL21
4th	01JUL20	01JUL20	01JUL20	01JUL20	01JUL20
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)	C	08DEC15	01FEB21	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)	C	C	C	C	C

Source: U.S. Department of State, November 2025 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates Chart

USCIS has announced that it will accept Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the dates for filing listed. The dates for filing chart from the State Department’s November 2025 Visa Bulletin is available below:

Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications

Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	15MAY23	15APR23	C	C
2nd	15JUL24	01DEC21	01DEC13	15JUL24	15JUL24
3rd	01JUL23	01JAN22	15AUG14	01JUL23	01JUL23
Other Workers	01DEC21	01OCT18	15AUG14	01DEC21	01DEC21
4th	15FEB21	15FEB21	15FEB21	15FEB21	15FEB21
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)	C	01JUL16	01APR22	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)	C	C	C	C	C

Source: U.S. Department of State, November 2025 Visa Bulletin, Dates for Filing Chart

Key Takeaways

Applicants who became eligible to file their adjustment of status requests in October 2025 under the Dates for Filing chart will have at least another month to submit their applications.

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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