April Visa Bulletin Announces Retrogression of China and India EB-5 Final Action Dates, Unavailability of EB-4 Immigrant Visas for Rest of Fiscal Year

The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin for April 2025 reports that increased demand and number use by China and India in the EB-5 unreserved immigrant investor green card category, combined with increased Rest of World demand and number use, has made it necessary to retrogress the final action dates to hold number use within the maximum allowed under the fiscal year (FY) 2025 annual limits. The bulletin states that it may also become necessary to establish a final action date for Rest of World countries if demand and number use continue to increase.

The bulletin also includes a reminder that immigrant visas for FY 2025 in the EB-4 category, which includes certain religious workers under the SR visa category, remain unavailable. The bulletin notes that annual limits will reset with the start of the new fiscal year on October 1, 2025. “At that point, embassies and consulates may resume issuing immigrant visas in this category to qualified applicants,” the bulletin says.

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