November 2025 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the November 2025 Visa Bulletin. There are no changes from the previous month in the employment-based categories. Also, I-485 adjustment-of-status applicants must use the more favorable dates for filing chart (i.e., Chart B).

Visa Bulletin Summary

Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category

In the EB1 category, China’s cutoff date in Chart B is set at 15.May.2023. The EB1 cutoff date on Chart B for India remains at 15.Apr.2023. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category

In the EB2 category, India’s cutoff date on Chart B is still set to 01.Dec.2013. EB2 China has a cutoff date of 01.Dec.2021. The EB2 cutoff date on Chart B for all other countries is set at 15.Jul.2024.

Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category

EB3 India’s cutoff date on Chart B remains at 15.Aug.2014. China’s EB3 cutoff date is 01.Jan.2022. The EB3 cutoff date on Chart B for all other countries of chargeability remains set at 01.Jul.2023.

EB3 Other Workers

In the EB3 Other Workers category, India’s cutoff date aligns with the standard EB3 cutoff at 15.Aug.2014. For China, the cutoff date on Chart B is 01.Oct.2018. The EB3 other workers category carries a cutoff date of 01.Dec.2021 for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB4) Category

In the EB4 category, the cutoff date on Chart B for all countries is still set to 15.Feb.2021.

The EB4 program for certain religious workers expired after midnight 30.Sep.2025. If Congress does not extend the program, the EB4 category for certain religious workers will remain unavailable.

Employment-Based, Fifth Preference (EB5) Category

The EB5 unreserved category for India on Chart B retains a cutoff date of 01.Apr.2022. Meanwhile, China’s unreserved cutoff date remains set at 01.Jul.2016. The EB5 category remains current for all other chargeability areas and for the three EB5 set-aside categories (rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure) across all countries.

Conclusion

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