The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for May 2025. Until May 1, the April 2025 Visa Bulletin remains in effect. 

The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the priority dates that are current in each respective category, the categories that are current during the applicable month (i.e., categories that do not have any backlogs), and the categories that are unavailable. The Visa Bulletin also contains the DOS’s Dates for Filing chart, which usually progresses ahead of the Final Action Dates chart and which U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) sometimes uses to determine the date that Adjustment of Status filings are permitted in each respective category. 

For May 2025, USCIS has confirmed on its website that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions should use the Final Action Dates to determine eligibility to file adjustment of status (“green card”) applications. 

Key Takeaways: 

• EB-3 India and Other Workers India each advanced half a month.  

• 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU) India retrogressed 6 months.  

• Other than the above-mentioned categories, there was no movement on the visa bulletin.  

May 2025 Final Action Dates: 

Foster LLP will continue to track immigrant visa availability and provide updates about any developments via Immigration Updates©, articles, and blogs on our website at www.fosterglobal.com.