The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has released the Visa Bulletin for November 2025, revealing widespread stability in the Final Action Dates for most family-sponsored Green Card categories. This stagnation in the dates—which determine eligibility for an immigrant visa interview abroad—means that the waiting period for thousands of applicants outside the United States will continue to lengthen.
For the majority of family preference categories, the final action priority dates remained identical to those in the October 2025 Visa Bulletin. For instance, the date for F1 (unmarried sons and daughters, age 21 or older, of U.S. citizens) remains November 8, 2016. Similarly, the F2A category (spouses and minor children of Green Card holders) holds firm at February 1, 2024, meaning those who filed their I-130 petition before this date can receive their visa interview or immigrant visa in November.
The F3 category (married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens) is unchanged at September 8, 2011, and the F4 category (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens) is also static at January 8, 2008. The only category showing any advance is F2B (unmarried sons and daughters, age 21 or older, of Green Card holders), which advanced by one week to December 1, 2016.
While the Final Action Dates showed minimal movement, the Dates for Filing Applications—which many U.S.-based applicants use to file for Adjustment of Status (I-485)—experienced more significant, though mixed, changes.
The F2A category saw a one-month advancement for U.S.-based spouses and minor children of Green Card holders, moving to October 22, 2025. The F2B category also saw favorable movement, advancing from January 1, 2017, in October to March 8, 2017, in November.
However, for U.S.-based applicants in the F4 category (brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens), the filing date remains unchanged at March 1, 2009, while the filing dates for F1 and F3 categories are also unchanged at September 1, 2017, and July 22, 2012, respectively.
This overall lack of movement in key filing dates for other categories means the wait for these U.S.-based applicants to file their Green Card applications has also increased.
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Kishor Panthi
View More PostsKishor Panthi is the founder and editor-in-chief of Khasokhas and NepYork. He is the author of three books, “Kampan,” "UNTRANSLATABLE" and “Zero Mile.” He writes about social issues, immigration, and politics.
