On December 4, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a major policy update: The validity period for multiple categories of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) has been formally reduced from 5 years back to 18 months . This update applies to both initial and renewal applications and covers all Form I-765 filings submitted on or after December 5, 2025 , including cases currently pending adjudication. The announcement immediately drew attention from

On November 12, 2025, a U.S. federal court issued a significant ruling:The EB-5 filing fee increases implemented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on April 1, 2024 were deemed invalid due to procedural deficiencies. As a result, EB-5-related filing fees have reverted to the pre-April 2024 rates. USCIS has since updated its official fee schedule (Form G-1055) to reflect the reinstated, lower fee amounts. Until a new final rule takes effect, this period i

The Department of State has posted the December 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 220 days with the priority date of July 15, 2016. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 150 days with the priority date of July 1, 2021. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 21 days

The Department of State has posted the November 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of December 8, 2015. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of February 1, 2021. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the

The Department of State has posted the October 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of December 8, 2015. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 444 days with the priority date of February 1, 2021. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category moved backward 92 day

The Department of State has posted the September 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of December 8, 2015. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of November 15, 2019. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with th

The Department of State has posted the August 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 685 days with the priority date of December 8, 2015. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category moved forward 198 days with the priority date of November 15, 2019. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the sam

The Department of State has posted the July 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of January 22, 2014. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of May 1, 2019. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority

The Department of State has posted the June 2025 Visa Bulletin. The Employment-Based Fifth Preference (EB-5) visa categories are as below: Chart A: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of January 22, 2014. · India - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority date of May 1, 2019. · All EB-5 set aside categories remain CURRENT. Chart B: · Mainland China - EB-5 Unreserved category remains the same with the priority