The U.S. Department of State has released the November 2025 Visa Bulletin, outlining immigrant visa availability across employment-based categories. For EB-5 investors, the update brings continued stability and opportunity. All EB-5 set-aside categories remain current, while the unreserved visa categories for China and India continue at the same cutoff dates as October.
What Is the Visa Bulletin?
Final Action Dates for November 2025
Dates for Filing for November 2025
What the Data Means for EB-5 Investors
Take the Next Step Toward Your EB-5 Green Card
What Is the Visa Bulletin?
Each month, the U.S. Department of State publishes the Visa Bulletin, which determines when foreign nationals can apply for immigrant visas or adjust their status in the United States. It is a key reference for EB-5 investors because it shows which countries and categories are current and which are subject to backlogs.
A category is current when visas are available to all qualified applicants. When a cutoff date appears, only investors with a priority date earlier than that cutoff can move forward with their applications.
The bulletin includes two charts—Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing—that determine when investors can move forward in their EB-5 process.
Final Action Dates for November 2025
The Final Action Dates chart shows when an immigrant visa may be issued or an adjustment of status may be approved. For November 2025, cutoff dates remain the same as in October, meaning there are no forward movements or retrogressions in any employment-based category.
For EB-5 investors, the situation remains favorable.
EB-5 Unreserved: China remains at December 8, 2015, and India remains at February 1, 2021. All other countries are current.
EB-5 Set-Asides: Current for all countries.
This stability confirms that EB-5 reserved visas remain available for new investors, and rural projects continue to offer the fastest route to Green Card eligibility due to priority processing.
Dates for Filing for November 2025
The Dates for Filing chart indicates when investors may submit their adjustment of status applications, even if their visas are not yet available for approval. For November 2025, the State Department has left these dates unchanged from October.
USCIS announced that it will accept employment-based adjustment of status filings under the Dates for Filing chart throughout November. This decision gives eligible applicants additional time to finalize and submit their applications.
The EB-5 Dates for Filing remain as follows:
Unreserved: China at July 1, 2016; India at April 1, 2022; all other countries current.
Set-Aside Categories (Rural, High Unemployment, Infrastructure): Current for all countries.
What the Data Means for EB-5 Investors
The November bulletin confirms that all EB-5 set-aside categories are still current and that rural projects continue to receive priority treatment. While China and India remain backlogged in the unreserved category, new investors filing under rural or high-unemployment projects continue to enjoy open visa availability.
This ongoing pattern reflects two key realities. First, USCIS prioritizes rural petitions under the Reform and Integrity Act (RIA), which shortens overall processing times and accelerates access to visas. Second, unreserved petitions are still being adjudicated slowly, which limits immediate movement for older cases.
EB-5 demand remains strong worldwide, and recent USCIS data shows that rural petitions are approved much faster than urban cases. However, as more investors take advantage of the reserved categories, the possibility of future retrogression grows. Filing early helps investors secure a place in line before that happens.
Why Filing Early Still Matters
Although the EB-5 set-aside categories remain current for every country, this open window may not last very long. As more petitions are filed and adjudicated, the available visa allocations for these categories will eventually be reached. Investors who file now protect their priority dates in case of future retrogression.
Filing early also offers several practical advantages:
Priority Date Protection: An early filing locks in your place in line, so if retrogression occurs later, your application will regain eligibility sooner.
Concurrent Filing Option: Investors already in the United States on valid visas can submit Forms I-526E and I-485 together, allowing them to obtain work and travel authorization while their petitions are pending.
Certainty and Timing: Starting the process now avoids potential delays caused by future policy or processing changes and allows families to plan their U.S. relocation with greater confidence.
USCIS’s decision to continue using the Dates for Filing chart gives investors additional flexibility, but this is the time to act while all set-aside categories remain open.
Take the Next Step Toward Your EB-5 Green Card
The November 2025 Visa Bulletin offers welcome consistency for EB-5 investors. All rural, high-unemployment, and infrastructure categories remain current, making this an ideal moment to begin the EB-5 process. Those who file now can take advantage of faster processing under the rural set-aside, lock in their priority dates, and stay ahead of any future changes.
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