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USCIS will accept adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date that is earlier than the Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s January Visa Bulletin
Movement in the Employment-Based Final Action Dates Chart for January:
EB1 – No Movement
EB2 – The Worldwide priority date advances by 2 weeks, China by 1 month and India by 2 months.
EB3 Professionals – The Worldwide priority date advances by 2 weeks, China by 2 months and India by 3 weeks.
Movement in the Family-Based Final Action Dates Chart for January:
F1 – The Worldwide priority date advances 1 month, Mexico – No movement and the Philippines advances by 1 week.
F2A – No advancement in the Worldwide or the Philippines priority dates, Mexico advances by 1 month.
F2B – The Worldwide priority date advances 3 weeks, no forward movement for Mexico or the Philippines.
F3 – The Worldwide priority date advances by 10 weeks, Mexico by 1 month and the Philippines by 2 months.
F4 – No advancement in the Worldwide or the Mexico priority dates, India by 1 month and the Philippines by 3 months.
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State Department Visa Bulletin January 2025
EMPLOYMENT-BASED CATEGORIES
The employment-based (EB) categories in the Visa Bulletin are as follows:
- EB-1 Priority Workers
- EB-2 Advanced Degree Professionals
- EB-3 Professionals & Other Workers
- EB-4 Religious Workers
- EB-4 Special Immigrant Juveniles
- EB-5 Investors
An applicant’s priority date is the day that the government receives the employer’s PERM application. If a PERM application is not required, the priority date is the date the government receives an EB visa petition (Form I-140 or Form I-526).
Watch our EB videos to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.
State Department Visa Bulletin January 2025
EMPLOYMENT-BASED FINAL ACTION DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Current | 11-08-22 | 2-01-22 | Current | Current |
| 2nd | 4-01-23 | 4-22-20 | 10-01-12 | 4-01-23 | 4-01-23 |
| 3rd | 12-01-22 | 6-01-20 | 12-01-12 | 12-01-22 | 12-01-22 |
| Unskilled | 12-08-20 | 1-01-17 | 12-01-12 | 12-08-20 | 12-08-20 |
| 4th | 1-01-21 | 1-01-21 | 1-01-21 | 1-01-21 | 1-01-21 |
| EB-5 Unreserved | Current | 7-15-16 | 1-01-22 | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Set Aside | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
State Department Visa Bulletin January 2025
EMPLOYMENT-BASED FILING DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Current | 1-01-23 | 4-15-22 | Current | Current |
| 2nd | 4-01-23 | 10-01-20 | 1-01-13 | 8-01-23 | 8-01-23 |
| 3rd | 3-01-23 | 11-15-20 | 6-08-13 | 3-01-23 | 3-01-23 |
| Unskilled | 5-22-21 | 1-01-18 | 6-08-13 | 5-22-21 | 5-22-21 |
| 4th | 2-01-21 | 2-01-21 | 2-01-21 | 2-01-21 | 2-01-21 |
| EB-5 Unreserved | Current | 10-01-16 | 4-01-22 | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Set Aside | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
State Department Visa Bulletin January 2025
FAMILY CATEGORIES
The family-based categories in the visa bulletin are as follows:
- F-1 Unmarried Adult Sons & Daughters of US Citizens
- F-2A Spouses & Children of LPRs
- F-2B Unmarried Adult Sons & Daughters of LPRs
- F-3 Married Sons & Daughters of US citizens
- F-4 Brothers & Sisters of US Citizens
An applicant’s priority date is the day that the government receives the I-130 Petition. Watch our family-based video to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.
The word “Current” in the Visa Bulletin indicates that no backlog presently exists in a particular category. Alternately, “U” or the word “Unavailable” indicates that it is not possible to apply for permanent residence in that category.
State Department Visa Bulletin January 2025
FAMILY-BASED FINAL ACTION DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11-22-15 | 11-22-15 | 11-22-15 | 11-22-04 | 3-08-12 |
| 2A | 1-01-22 | 1-01-22 | 1-01-22 | 5-15-21 | 1-01-22 |
| 2B | 5-22-16 | 5-22-16 | 5-22-16 | 7-01-05 | 10-22-11 |
| 3rd | 7-01-10 | 7-01-10 | 7-01-10 | 11-22-00 | 11-08-02 |
| 4th | 8-01-07 | 8-01-07 | 4-08-06 | 3-01-01 | 5-01-04 |
B. FAMILY-SPONSORED FILING DATE CHART – The chart below reflects dates for filing visa applications within a time frame justifying immediate action in the application process. Applicants for immigrant visas who have a priority date earlier than the application date in the chart may assemble and submit required documents to the Department of State’s National Visa Center, following receipt of notification from the National Visa Center containing detailed instructions.
The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa.
State Department Visa Bulletin January 2025
FAMILY-BASED FILING DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9-01-17 | 9-01-17 | 9-01-17 | 10-01-05 | 4-22-15 |
| 2A | 7-15-24 | 7-15-24 | 7-15-24 | 7-15-24 | 7-15-24 |
| 2B | 1-01-17 | 1-01-17 | 1-01-17 | 10-01-06 | 10-01-13 |
| 3rd | 7-22-12 | 7-22-12 | 7-22-12 | 6-15-01 | 5-08-04 |
| 4th | 3-01-08 | 3-01-08 | 8-15-06 | 4-30-01 | 1-01-08 |
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