The March 2025 Visa Bulletin Shows Continues Marching Forward for EB-2 and EB-3 Categories

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The Visa Bulletin for March 2025 shows continued forward movement in the priority dates for most EB-2 and EB-3 categories.

Quick Hits

  • The March 2025 final action dates for all EB-2 countries (except China) and EB-3 India will advance by six weeks.
  • The March 2025 final action dates chart for EB-2 China will advance by two weeks and EB-3 China will advance by one month.
  • USCIS has confirmed that it will accept adjustment of status applications based on the final action dates chart for March 2025.

SoSource: U.S. Department of State, March 2025 Visa Bulletin

The final action dates chart in the March 2025 Visa Bulletin continues to move ahead for the following employment-based preference categories:

EB-2

  • EB-2 China will advance by two weeks, from April 22, 2020, to May 8, 2020.
  • EB-2 India will advance by six weeks, from October 15, 2012, to December 1, 2012.
  • All other countries will advance by six weeks, from April 1, 2023, to May 15, 2023.

EB-3

  • EB-3 China will advance by one month from July 1, 2020, to August 1, 2020.
  • EB-3 India will advance by six weeks from December 15, 2012, to February 1, 2013.

Next Steps

Starting March 1, 2025, individuals with a priority date earlier than the listed final action date can file a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.

DISCLAIMER: Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations. Attorney Advertising.

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