- Next month, USCIS will accept any employment-based adjustment of status (AOS) applications from foreign nationals whose I-140 priority dates are earlier than the corresponding Dates for Filing listed in the State Department’s January 2025 Visa Bulletin.
- In January, the Dates for Filing across all employment-based categories will remain unchanged from December for all countries. However, the Final Action Dates will see modest advancements in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories.
- In January, the Dates for Filing for most family-based categories will remain unchanged from December for most countries, including China, except for the F-3 category, which will advance by three months for most countries.
Employment-Based Final Action Dates for January 2025:
- EB-1
- China: November 8, 2022
- India: February 1, 2022
- All other countries: Current (applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date.)
- EB-2
- China: April 22, 2020
- India: October 1, 2012
- All other countries: April 1, 2023
- EB-3
- China: June 1, 2020
- India: December 1, 2012
- All other countries: December 1, 2022
- EB-1
Employment-Based Dates for Filing for January 2025:
- EB-1
- China: January 1, 2023
- India: April 15, 2022
- All other countries: Current (applications may be filed regardless of the applicant’s priority date.)
- EB-2
- China: October 1, 2020
- India: January 1, 2013
- All other countries: August 1, 2023
- EB-3
- China: November 15, 2020
- India: June 8, 2013
- All other countries: March 01, 2023
- EB-1
For more details, please visit the State Department’s January 2025 Visa Bulletin.