The June 2025 Visa Bulletin shows some advancement in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories for all countries except for India. In addition, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will accept employment-based adjustment-of-status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the final action dates listed in the June 2025 Visa Bulletin.
Quick Hits
- The June 2025 Visa Bulletin shows some forward movement for EB-2 and EB-3 for all countries of chargeability except India.
- The June 2025 Visa Bulletin shows no change for all employment-based final action dates for India from the May 2025 Visa Bulletin.
- USCIS will honor final action dates for I-485 adjustment-of-status applications filed in June 2025.
| Employment- based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 08NOV22 | 15FEB22 | C | C |
| 2nd | 15OCT23 | 01DEC20 | 01JAN13 | 15OCT23 | 15OCT23 |
| 3rd | 08FEB23 | 22NOV20 | 15APR13 | 08FEB23 | 08FEB23 |
| Other Workers | 22JUN21 | 01APR17 | 15APR13 | 22JUN21 | 22JUN21 |
| 4th | U | U | U | U | U |
| Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
| 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU) |
C | 22JAN14 | 01MAY19 | 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, June 2025 Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates Chart
Key Takeaways
According to the June 2025 Visa Bulletin:
- EB-1: India remains at February 15, 2022, and China remains at November 8, 2022 (with no change from the May 2025 Visa Bulletin).
- EB-2: India remains at January 1, 2013, while China advances by two months to December 1, 2020. All other countries advance by almost four months to October 15, 2023.
- EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: India remains at April 15, 2013, and China advances by three weeks to November 22, 2020. All other countries advance by five weeks to February 8, 2023.