The US State Department released the April 2025 visa bulletin, which announced a significant update employment-based (EB) for immigrant visa categories. According to the bulletin, India will face a regressive of more than two years in the EB -5 unreserved category.
Bulletin said that China would be regressive for about two and a half years, but all other countries will remain in the EB -5 category.
What is the regress of visa
The visa is retrograde when the US State Department increases priority dates that determines visa availability rather than in visa bulletin, later the green card causes delays for applicants. A priority date is a date when American citizenship and immigration services receive an immigrant petition.
Originally, the visa regressive means that applicants will have to wait longer to apply for a green card. While it is only temporary, it greatly increases waiting time for applicants.
Why does this happen
The US issues limited number of immigrant visas or green cards every year. The number of applications from a country or category is applied at the time when more than the visa limit is implemented. Even the eligible applicants will have to wait longer to get their priority date to proceed in advance.
How regressive green card affects applicants
Applicants in the US are different from the regressive compared to the US. If you are in the US and applied for a green card, your priority date will stop until your priority date turns on.
If you are outside the US, you cannot schedule the visa interview until the date starts. If you have already filed for a green card and have received an Employment Authority document (EAD) or Advance Parole (AP), you can continue working while waiting.
If the priority of an applicant has become reflected, it does not mean that the application has been abolished.
In February this year, US President Donald Trump announced a new route for Residency and Citizenship: a “Gold Card” for a heavy $ 5 million price tag. While the EB-5 was a popular route for high-net-world individuals looking for US Green Card, many expressed concern over the possible replacement of the program by “Gold Card”.
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