F2b visa bulletin
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Business Immigration Insights
The State Department has published the January Visa Bulletin. As the title of this piece indicates, there was some movement in two India categories – under 3 weeks in EB-2 and only 1 week in EB-3 – but we’ll take it.
Below is a summary that includes Final Action Dates and changes from the previous month, but first – some background if you’re new to these blog posts. If you’re an old hand at the Visa Bulletin, feel free to skip the next paragraph.
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the US Department of State (in collaboration with US Citizenship and Immigration Services). If your priority date (that is, the date you got a place on the waiting list) is earlier than the cutoff date listed in the Bulletin for your nationality and category, that means a visa number is available for you that month. That, in turn, means you can submit your DS-260 immigrant visa application (if you’re applying at a US embassy abroad) or your I-485 adjustment of status application (if you&rs
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Business Immigration Insights
The Visa Bulletin is released monthly by the Department of State and is used to determine when a sponsored foreign national can submit the final step of the green card process, or if already pending, when the final step can be adjudicated.
Below is a summary of the May Visa Bulletin, including Final Action Dates. (Spoiler alert: there are no changes from April.)
China: EB-1 holds at September 1, 2022; EB-2 at February 1, 2020; EB-3 at September 1, 2020; and EB-3 Other Workers at January 1, 2017.
India: EB-1 stuck at March 1, 2021; EB-2 at April 15, 2012; EB-3 and EB-3 Other Workers at August 15, 2012.
All Other Countries: EB-1 remains current. EB-2 stalls at January 15, 2023; EB-3 at November 22, 2022; and EB-3 Other Workers at October 8, 2020 (except the Philippines, which holds at May 1, 2020).
NOTE 1: USCIS will accept I-485 applications in May based on Final Action Dates, not the more favorable Dates for Filing chart.
NOTE 2: USCIS recently explain
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March 2025 Visa Bulletin: Major Advancements in EB-2 and EB-3 Final Action Dates, Retrogression of EB-4, and Minimal Movement in Family Sponsored Final Action Dates
We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the March 2025 Visa Bulletin.
In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month.
USCIS Adjustment of Status
For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will continue to use the Final Action Dates chart to determine filing eligibility for adjustment of status to permanent residence in the month of March.
For family-sponsored preference categories, USCIS will also continue to use the Dates for Filing chart to determine filing eligibility for adjustment of status to permanent residence in the month of March.
Please click here for more information.
Highlights of the March 2025 Visa Bulletin
At a Glance
What can we expect to see in the month of March?
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