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December U.S. Visa Bulletin: Rising Hope for Indians in EB1 Status

December U.S. Visa Bulletin: Rising Hope for Indians in EB1 Status

The December U.S. visa bulletin is out. And, it has positive news for Indians in the employment-based categories. This bulletin provides a comprehensive overview of the deadlines for the Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing Applications for immigrant visa applicants. As one of the leading EB-1A consultants, here, we have presented a comprehensive analysis of the status of employment-based categories for Indians, and how to act in accordance with the visa bulletin. Let’s take a glance at the numbers first.

The hopeful number of the EB-1A visa bulletin

Let us first take a glance at the ‘Final Action Date’: For Indian applicants in the EB-1 category, the final action dates have progressed one month, with a cut-off date of March 15, 2022.

Likewise, in the EB-2 category, too, the Final Action Date has advanced one month with a cut-off date of March 15, 2022.

Replicating the first two categories, EB-3 also showed a similar movement of a month with a cut-off date of September 22, 2013.

Now, let us turn to the dates for filing applications, which remain unchanged for all three categories. For instance, for the EB-1A category, the date remains static with a cut-off date of April 15, 2023. For the EB-2 category, the filing dates remain unchanged, with a cut-off date of December 1, 2013. The EB-3 category filing dates also remained unchanged, with a cutoff at August 15, 2014.

How to file in accordance with the bulletin

In the EB-1 visa bulletin, USCIS gave clear instructions on how to file in accordance with the dates. The individuals who are seeking immigrant visas with a priority date that predates the application date listed in the chart can gather and submit the necessary documents to the National Visa Centre of the Department of State. And, they should do so after receiving a notification from the National Visa Center, including a comprehensive instruction.

USCIS has uploaded the following instructions on its website: “If at any time an annual limit were reached, it would be necessary to immediately make the preference category 'unavailable', and no further requests for numbers would be honored.”

If you have any questions regarding the EB-1 visa bulletin and how to file according to the dates, you can get in touch with us directly. For more detailed guidance and sorting out the nuances of your EB-1A profile, feel free to schedule a one-to-one mentorship call with us from our website.

At GCEB1, we are updating regular insights and analytics on all the latest developments in the immigration landscape. Stay tuned to our blog section to read more about our updates, analysis, and thoughts.

Sources and further readings

  1. “U.S. Department of State. Visa Bulletin for December 2025. Number 9, Vol. XI.” Washington, D.C., 2025
  2. Kukreti, Shweta.“December US visa bulletin: Key deadlines for applicants released, relief for Indians as EB-1, EB-2 dates move forward.” Hindustan Times, 15. November 2025, 8:09 pm IST.
  3. “US visa bulletin December: EB-1, EB-2 dates move forward for Indians.” The Times of India, November 16, 2025, 02:17 IST.
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