By: Navdeep Meamber
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the November 2025 Visa Bulletin, which outlines the availability of immigrant visas for family-sponsored and employment-based categories according to applicants’ priority date. According to the November 2025 Visa Bulletin, for employment-based immigrant visa categories, both the Final Action and the Dates for Filing charts will remain unchanged from the October Visa Bulletin.
The Visa Bulletin has two different charts per visa preference category
Final Action Dates (Chart A)
Dates for Filing (Chart B)
For Adjustment of Status (filing Form I-485 in the U.S.): Each month, USCIS decides which chart an applicant may use to file the I-485, Adjustment of Status (AOS) application. If USCIS determines that there are enough immigrant visas available to accommodate additional filings, it then lists the Dates for Filing chart to be used for AOS filings that month. Otherwise, the applicant must wait until his or her priority date becomes current under Final Action Dates to file the I-485, AOS application.
Date of Filing (Chart B) Update Highlights:
In November 2025, USCIS will utilize the ‘Dates for Filing’ chart (Chart B) for both family-based and employment-based adjustment of status (AOS) applications .
If your priority date is earlier than the date listed in Chart A or Chart B, for your EB category, please contact your trusted Chugh, LLP immigration professional.
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