PLEASE NOTE: USCIS has indicated they will accept adjustment of status applications pursuant to Dates for Filing (Chart B) for the employment-based preference filings in the month of January 2025. For more information, please visit the USCIS website.
Final Action Dates (Chart A):
China:
- EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of November 8, 2022.
- EB-2: Advances 1 month with a cut-off date of April 22, 2020.
- EB-3: Advances 2 months with a cut-off date of June 1, 2020.
India:
- EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of February 1, 2022.
- EB-2: Advances 2 months with a cut-off date of October 1, 2012.
- EB-3: Advances 1 month with a cut-off date of December 1, 2012.
Others:
- EB-1: Current for all countries except China and India.
- EB-2: Worldwide (All Other) Advances 15 days with a cut-off date of April 1, 2023.
- EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) Advances 15 days with a cut-off date of December 1, 2022.
Dates for Filing (Chart B):
China:
- EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of January 1, 2023.
- EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of October 1, 2020.
- EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of November 15, 2020.
India:
- EB-1: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of April 15, 2022.
- EB-2: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of January 1, 2013.
- EB-3: Remains unchanged with a cut-off date of June 8, 2013.
Others:
- EB-1: Current for all countries except China and India.
- EB-2: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of August 1, 2023.
- EB-3: Worldwide (All Other) remains unchanged with a cut-off date of March 1, 2023.
Looking Forward
Individuals who are current should contact EIG to begin work on their Adjustment of Status case(s). If you already have an AOS pending with USCIS, it will not be adjudicated until the Final Action date becomes current.
The EIG team closely monitors changes to the monthly visa bulletin and determines the best action plan for each case. We will reach out to individuals whose priority date will be current next month to initiate the next step of the green card process.
For more information about the Visa Bulletin, we’ve summarized and answered frequently asked questions here. We encourage you to read this article to better understand what your priority date means.
The complete Visa Bulletin for January 2025 can be found here.