Visa Lawyer Blog
We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the January 2025 Visa Bulletin.
In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month.
USCIS Adjustment of Status
The U.S. Citizenship and immigration Services (USCIS) has not yet indicated which chart it will use to determine filing eligibility for adjustment of status to permanent residence in January 2025.
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Highlights of the January 2025 Visa Bulletin
At a Glance
What can we expect to see in the month of January?
Employment-Based Categories
Dates for Filing
- No change from previous month
Final Action Advancements
EB-2 Members of the Professions and Aliens of Exceptional Ability
- EB-2 India will advance by two months to October 1, 2012
- EB-2 China will advance by one month to April 22, 2020
- EB-2 All other countries will advance by two weeks to April 1, 2023
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
- EB-3 India will advance by three weeks to December 1, 2012
- EB-3 China will advance by two months to June 1, 2020
- EB-3 All other countries will advance by two weeks to December 1, 2022
EB-3 Other Workers
- EB-3 India will advance by three weeks to December 1, 2012
- EB-3 Except China, all other countries will advance by one week to December 8, 2020