EB-2 India November 2025 Outlook: No Change vs October

EB-2 India shows no forward movement from October 2025 to November 2025. The Department of State’s Visa Bulletin lists the same cutoffs in both months: the EB-2 India Final Action Date stays at 01APR13, and the Dates for Filing cutoff remains 01DEC21. In plain terms, long-waiting applicants see no extra room to receive a green card number in November, and the potential filing line—used only if USCIS allows Chart B—doesn’t shift either.

According to analysis by VisaVerge.com, the month-to-month “delta” is zero for EB-2 India: no new eligibility to complete a case, and no expansion of who can submit an adjustment package if the filing chart is in effect.

Where EB-2 India stands in November 2025

• EB-2 India Final Action Date (Chart A): 01APR13 (October and November)
• EB-2 India Dates for Filing (Chart B): 01DEC21 (October and November)
• Applicants with EB-2 India priority dates after 01APR13 remain not current in both months.
• If USCIS permits Chart B, EB-2 India applicants with priority dates before 01DEC21 could file in either month; those on or after 01DEC21 could not.

The wider tables also repeat the same cutoffs across both months:

• In EB-2, most chargeability areas sit at 01DEC23 for Final Action.
• China (mainland-born) holds at 01APR21.
• India remains at 01APR13.
• On the Filing chart, “All Chargeability” and the Philippines show Current (“C”), China is 15JUL24, and India stays at 01DEC21.

This spread highlights how far EB-2 India lags while confirming nothing changes moving from October to November.

How the monthly Visa Bulletin process works for EB-2 India

The Visa Bulletin is a monthly queue report for immigrant visa numbers. For oversubscribed categories like EB-2 India, it sets two important lines:

• Final Action Date (Chart A): the priority date of the first applicant who can’t be reached under that month’s numerical limits. If your EB-2 India priority date is earlier than this line, your case is current and a number can be allocated.
• Dates for Filing (Chart B): an earlier line that can let you submit the last-stage paperwork if USCIS says Chart B is active for the month. Filing under Chart B doesn’t mean approval; it places your case in the pipeline while you wait for a Final Action Date to catch up.

Month after month, the Department of State allocates numbers in priority-date order based on demand reported by the agencies. Important operational points:

• If demand spikes while they’re allocating within the monthly cap, the government can retrogress the date mid-month.
• If an annual limit is hit, the category becomes “unavailable.”
• Per-country rules matter: Section 202 per-country limits can trigger proration for China (mainland-born), India, Mexico, and the Philippines—pressures that remain in effect in both October and November.

For readers who want to see the monthly charts directly, the U.S. Department of State posts the Visa Bulletin each month. You can review the publication and charts on the official Visa Bulletin page for the United States 🇺🇸.

Step-by-step: What to do each month if you’re EB-2 India

1. Check the new Visa Bulletin’s dates
   Confirm the EB-2 India cutoffs on both Chart A (Final Action) and Chart B (Dates for Filing). For November 2025, both are unchanged from October: 01APR13 and 01DEC21, respectively.

2. Compare your priority date

   • If your date is earlier than 01APR13, you’re current at Final Action in both months.
   • If your date is on or after 01APR13, you’re not current in either month.
3. See which chart USCIS allows for filing
   The Visa Bulletin reminds applicants that USCIS decides monthly whether adjustment filings follow Chart A or Chart B. The bulletin itself does not tell you which one USCIS chose. So, even though EB-2 India’s filing date is 01DEC21 in both months, it only matters for adjustment filing if USCIS says Chart B is in effect for that month.

1. Decide what filings are possible

   • If Chart A governs and your date is earlier than 01APR13, a number can be allocated.
   • If Chart B governs and your date is earlier than 01DEC21, you can submit the last-stage adjustment package. That package centers on Form I-485, the application to register permanent residence; see the official instructions on the USCIS Form I-485 page. Filing under Chart B puts your case in the queue while you wait for the Final Action Date to reach your priority date.
2. Consider category strategy only if your facts allow
   Some EB-2 India applicants compare EB-2 with EB-3 because EB-3 India’s Final Action Date (22AUG13) is slightly ahead of EB-2 India (01APR13) in both months. Any category decision should consider:

• Job requirements
• History of your Form I-140 (the immigrant petition for a worker)
• Wage level

• Your employer’s posture

  Review petition form details on the USCIS Form I-140 page. The November data does not create a new incentive to switch; it simply repeats October’s gap.

1. Document your status and wait if needed
   If you’re not current and not eligible to file based on the month’s chart usage, save a snapshot of the month’s EB-2 India lines for your records and continue to check the next bulletin. The cutoffs for October and November 2025 match exactly, so the queue position is the same at the turn of the month.

What “no movement” means in practice

• Case completion remains gated by the same Final Action Date. A priority date after 01APR13 remains outside the allocation window in both months.
• The potential filing window stays fixed at 01DEC21. If USCIS authorizes Chart B in either month, the eligible group to submit Form I-485 doesn’t change from October to November.
• EB-2 versus EB-3 decisions don’t get “new math.” EB-3 India’s Final Action at 22AUG13 stays slightly ahead of EB-2 India’s 01APR13, but neither series advances.
• EB-1 remains far ahead for India at 15FEB22 (Final Action), with no change month over month, underscoring EB-2’s tight backlog.

The core reality: demand reports, monthly caps, and per-country proration steer the dates. With no added headroom shown for EB-2 India in November’s tables, outcomes for applicants are the same as they were in October.

Context across categories: how EB-2 India compares

EB-2 Final Action in both months
– All chargeability areas: 01DEC23
– China (mainland-born): 01APR21
– India: 01APR13
– Mexico: 01DEC23
– Philippines: 01DEC23

EB-2 Dates for Filing in both months
– All chargeability areas: Current (C)
– China (mainland-born): 15JUL24
– India: 01DEC21
– Philippines: Current (C)

Adjacent categories for India, Final Action (both months)
– EB-1 India: 15FEB22
– EB-3 India: 22AUG13

Adjacent categories for India, Dates for Filing (both months)
– EB-1 India: 15APR23
– EB-3 India: 01JAN22
– EB-2 India: 01DEC21

This layout shows the long-standing gap facing EB-2 India at final action, the slight advantage for EB-3 India at final action, and the much more favorable position of EB-1 India. It also shows that the Filing Date for EB-2 India is more generous than its Final Action Date, but does not shift between October and November.

Scenarios: what to expect based on your priority date

• Priority date in March 2013 or earlier
  You’re current at Final Action in both October and November. If your case was otherwise ready in October, November doesn’t change the outcome—you remain current.

• Priority date of 01APR13 exactly
  You’re not current in either month. The Final Action Date is the priority date of the first applicant who could not be reached within that month’s limit. With the line set at 01APR13, applicants on that date are outside the allocation window in both months.

• Priority date between 02APR13 and 30NOV21
  You’re not current at Final Action in either month. If USCIS authorizes Chart B, and your date is before 01DEC21, you can file Form I-485 in either month. If USCIS keeps Chart A in effect, you can’t file based on these dates.

• Priority date on or after 01DEC21
  You’re not current at Final Action, and even if USCIS permits Chart B, you’re outside the filing window in both months because the EB-2 India filing line stays at 01DEC21.

These examples underline the steady state from October to November: each scenario yields the same result in both months.

What the government emphasizes about cutoffs

The Visa Bulletin text highlights a few operational points that apply in both months:

• Allocations happen strictly in priority-date order from the demand reported.
• If demand increases during the month, a retrogression can happen mid-month; supplemental number requests are honored only if the priority date falls within the new, tighter cutoff.
• If a category hits its annual limit, it becomes “unavailable” immediately.
• Per-country proration can control movement for China (mainland-born), India, Mexico, and the Philippines—factors that remain in place for EB-2 India across both months.

For applicants, a flat month doesn’t imply relief the next month. Movement depends on how many cases are ready and reported, and how those cases stack up against monthly and annual caps.

Decision guide for November 2025

• If you’re current under Chart A (PD earlier than 01APR13)
  Expect case movement consistent with October’s conditions, since the line hasn’t shifted. Keep your documentation in order and respond promptly to any case-specific steps.

• If you can file only under Chart B (PD earlier than 01DEC21)
  Watch for USCIS’s monthly choice. If the agency authorizes Chart B for November, the same group allowed in October can file in November. If the agency sticks with Chart A, no filing is possible based on the filing chart.

• If your PD is on or after 01DEC21
  November does not add filing eligibility under EB-2 India. Nothing in the November charts creates a new route to file or finalize compared to October.

• If you’re weighing EB-2 versus EB-3
  EB-3 India’s final action date of 22AUG13 is slightly ahead of EB-2 India’s 01APR13 in both months. Since none of the dates moved, the October calculus stands in November. Any switch analysis should reflect your job’s requirements, your Form I-140 history, wage level, and your employer’s readiness.

Practical checklist for long-waiting EB-2 India applicants

• Confirm the month’s EB-2 India lines: Final Action 01APR13; Filing 01DEC21.
• Check whether USCIS allows Chart B. The Visa Bulletin doesn’t decide this; USCIS does it month by month.
• If eligible to file under Chart B, prepare your Form I-485 package following the official guidance on the USCIS I-485 page.
• Keep a copy of your Form I-140 approval and job details handy if you’re evaluating category options; petition form guidance is on the USCIS I-140 page.
• Track per-country proration notes and any State Department comments about demand, as these are the levers that can hold dates flat or push them backward.

Across all of this, the headline for November 2025 is clear: EB-2 India is unchanged from October—no new approvals triggered by the Visa Bulletin, and no new filing opportunities opened by the dates themselves. The Final Action Date remains 01APR13, the Dates for Filing stays at 01DEC21, and the broader employment-based tables confirm a hold-steady month.