Episode 15A: February 2025 Visa Bulletin and USCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

1. Why is there a Visa Bulletin? H-1B cap lottery versus EB immigrant visa queue.

2. Visa Bulletin Cut-Off Dates -

   1. Category (EB-1 versus EB-2 versus EB-3)

   2. Country - India versus China versus RoW (Rest of World)

3. History of Two Charts -

   1. Jeh Johnson Memo of November 2014.

   2. October 2015 Visa Bulletin.

   3. USCIS response to October 2015 Visa Bulletin.

4. Fiscal Year: October to September.

   1. First Month of Each Quarter in the Fiscal Year:

      1. October

      2. January

      3. April

      4. July

5. January 2025 Visa Bulletin EB-2 RoW - Chart B:

5. February 2025 Visa Bulletin EB-2 RoW - Chart A

6. Approval of I-485 versus Filing of I-485.

7. Processing of Immigrant Visas.

8. Visa Bulletin End Notes

9. Episode 15B will discuss predictions of the Visa Bulletin during the Trump years and some explanation about India, including what happened with India EB-1.

RESOURCES:

• Visa Bulletin - US Department of State

• Adjustment of Status Filing Charts - USCIS

• Employment-Based Adjustment of Status FAQs - USCIS