Green Card: US Visa Bulletin for March 2025: Indians on these green card cows move on with 6 weeks

The US State Department’s Visa Bulletin in March 2025 shows that employment-based visa-earlier dates of action for India will move on in key categories. EB-2 and EB-3-final action dates for India will move on by six weeks. Meanwhile, EB-1 and EB-5 categories remain unchanged.

For EB-2 applicants from India, the final date of action will proceed to December 1, 2012. EB-3 professionals and qualified workers from India will see their final date of action moving to February 1, 2013. EB-3 other working category. Progress also with six weeks and reaches the same date.

USCIS has confirmed that in March it will accept employment -based adjustment of status applications from persons with a priority date earlier than the final dates of action mentioned.

In addition, the EB-4 category will retrograde almost a year and a half and set the new final date of action on August 1, 2019.

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The specific religious Workers (SR) program is set to expire on March 14, 2025. If not expanded, the category will be unavailable and no visa will be issued beyond March 13, 2025. If expanded, it is expanded, is the final date of action for the category remains August 1, 2019 through the end of March.

Adjusting status applications

USCIS has announced that in March it will accept employment-based adaptation of status applications based on Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates diagram. Foreign nationals who apply for an adjustment of status must have a priority date earlier than the final date of action for their respective preference category and country.

Understanding of Visumbulletin

Understanding Visa Bulletin is crucial to people seeking green cards as it provides important information about the timeline for adjusting immigration status and eligibility based on application submission. Bulletin acts as a guide to the Green Card journey with two important sections. Date of Archiving: This section specifies the earliest date that applicants can submit their adjustment of status or immigrant visa applications. It helps applicants to decide when they can continue with their filing based on their visa category and country of origin.

Final Date of Action: These dates estimate the waiting time of application approval, leading to permanent residence. They act as a queue based on visa category and nationality, indicating when applicants can expect their applications to be processed.

However, there is a crucial warning for Green Card adjustments (EB). To submit in August 2024, applicants must have an application date prior to a specific date listed for their category and country in Bulletin, ensuring that they are eligible for archiving.

The importance of final dates of action lies in their role in the use of treatment. These dates vary depending on the type of visa and nationality, which directly affects the duration of the green card application process and potential waiting times. Understanding and monitoring these dates is important for individuals navigating in the green card application process.

Highlights from Visa Bulletin in March 2025

Family sponsored applications

Visa-Bulletin outlines preference categories for the family’s sponsored immigrants, providing critical information for navigation of the Green Card process. The categories are as follows:

• First Preference (F1): Unmarried sons and daughters of US citizens
• Other preference (F2): Spouses and children, and unmarried sons and daughters of permanent residents
  • F2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents
  • F2B: unmarried sons and daughters (21 years of age or older) by permanent residents
• Third Preference (F3): Married Sons and Daughters to American Citizens
• Fourth Preference (F4): Brothers and Sisters of Adult American Citizens

Bulletin provides detailed insight into the award of immigrant visas, primarily based on priority dates and demand received before April 1 in each financial year. When demand exceeds the available visas in a particular category or country, this category is classified as oversubscribed. In such cases, the final date of action is determined for oversigned categories of the priority date of the first applicant who could not be met within the numerical limits.

For the financial year 2024, the limit for the family’s sponsored preference migrants is set at 226,000 with specific assignments to each preference category. In addition, there are per country limits set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference boundaries. Immigrant visas are issued in priority order based on the date of filing for the petition.

Spouses and children with preference migrants are entitled to the same status and consideration as the most important applicant. In cases where visa issues exceed the limit per Country, visa prorration regulations are entering into force for oversigned charging areas, including China (mainland born), India, Mexico and the Philippines. These provisions ensure fair allocation of visas among applicants from different countries.

Understanding these entanglements is crucial to individuals navigating the immigrant visa process. Visa Bulletin acts as an important tool that provides important information about visa accessibility and processing times, which helps applicants to plan their immigration journey effectively.

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Employment -based preferences

The allocation of immigrant visas in the employment -based preference categories is structured to ensure a balanced distribution between different types of skilled and unskilled workers, professionals and investors. Understanding these categories and their award percentage is crucial for individuals seeking employment -based immigrant visas.
1. Priority workers: This category receives 28.6% of the global employment -based preference level. It includes:

• People with extraordinary abilities within their field
• Excellent professors and scientists
• Multinational leaders or leaders

In addition, any surplus figures that are not used for fourth and fifth preferences can also be allocated here.

2. It covers:

• People with advanced degrees
• People with extraordinary abilities within their respective fields

3. Qualified workers, professionals and other workers: This category receives 28.6% of the worldwide level together with any number required by the first and second preferences. It includes:

• Qualified workers and professionals
• “Other workers” performs unskilled labor with a ceiling of 10,000 Visa

4. Certain special immigrants: This category is assigned 7.1% of global level and includes:

• Religious workers
• Certain employees in US foreign services
• People who have earned in the US armed forces

5. Creating employment: This category also receives 7.1% of the global level. It is further divided to ensure targeted investments and job creation:

• 20% for qualified immigrants investing in rural
• 10% for those investing in areas of high unemployment
• 2% for those who invest in infrastructure projects
• The remaining 68% are unlimited and available to all other eligible investors

These employment -based preference categories are designed to attract a diverse pool of talented individuals to the United States that promote economic growth and innovation. By understanding these allocation percentages and categories, applicants can better navigate the US immigration system and plan their visa applications accordingly.

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