The Department of State has released the May 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for May 2025.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action dates for Employment-Sponsored Cases:

• EB1:
  • EB1 China remains at 11/08/2022.
  • EB1 India remains at 02/15/2022.
  • All other EB1 remains current.
• EB2:
  • EB2 China remains at 10/01/2020.
  • EB2 India remains at /01/2013.
  • EB2 Mexico remains at 06/22/2023.
  • All other EB2 remain at 06/22/2023.
• EB3:
  • EB3 China remains at 11/01/2020.
  • EB3 India remains at 04/01/2013.
  • All other EB3 remain at 01/01/2023.
• EB5:
  • EB5 China (Unreserved C5, T5, I5, R5) remains at 01/22/2014.
  • EB5 India retrogressed 6 months from 11/01/2019 to 05/01/2019.
  • All EB5 (Set Aside Rural – 20%) remain current.
  • All EB5 (Set Aside High Unemployment – 10%) remains current.
  • All EB5 (Set Aside Infrastructure – 2%) remain current.

Below are some key changes for the family-sponsored categories this month:

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Cases:

• F1:
  • F1 for China and India remains at 09/01/2017.
  • F1 Mexico remains at 04/01/2006.
  • F1 Philippines remains at 04/22/2015.
  • All other F1 remains at 09/01/2017.
• F2A:
  • F2A for China and India move forward 3.5 months from 10/15/2024 to 02/01/2025.
  • F2A Mexico move forward 3.5 months from 10/15/2024 to 02/01/2025.
  • F2A Philippines move forward 3.5 months from 10/15/2024 to 02/01/2025.
  • All other F2A move forward 3.5 months from 10/15/2024 to 02/01/2025.
• F2B:
  • F2B for China and India remain at 01/01/2017.
  • F2B Mexico remains at 04/01/2007.
  • F2B Philippines remains at 10/01/2013.
  • All other F2B remain at 01/01/2017.
• F3:
  • F3 for China and India remain at 07/22/2012.
  • F3 Mexico remains at 06/15/2001.
  • F3 Philippines remains at 09/22/2004.
  • All other F3 remain at 07/22/2012.
• F4:
  • F4 China moves forward 2 months from 04/01/2008 to 06/01/2008.F4 India remains at 10/01/2006.F4 Mexico remains at 04/30/2001.F4 Philippines remains at 01/01/2008.
  • All other F4 move forward 2 months from 04/01/2008 to 06/01/2008.

Updated 04/22/2025