June 2025 Visa Bulletin Shows Advancement for EB-2 and EB-3 Worldwide and China

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.