Overview

• The State Department published the October 2025 Visa Bulletin with per‑country cutoff dates and the two standard charts that govern filing and approvals.
• USCIS confirmed it will use the Dates for Filing chart for employment-based cases in October 2025, opening adjustment submissions on October 1.
• The FY2026 allotment of 140,000 employment-based immigrant visas becomes available on October 1, increasing who can submit applications this month.
• To file in October, an applicant’s priority date must be earlier than the listed cutoff for the category and country, and a “C” listing means the category is current.
• For EB‑3 India, applicants with priority dates on or before August 15, 2014 may file in October under the filing chart, while approvals will follow the Final Action Dates.