US Opens Green Card Filing for Family and Employment-Based Applicants – June 2025 Update

If you’ve been waiting to file your U.S. Green Card application through a family or employment preference category — your time might finally be here! The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) just released the Visa Bulletin Filing Dates for June 2025, and for many applicants across the globe, this could mean a green light to submit Form I-485, the official application to adjust your status and become a U.S. permanent resident.

Whether you’re a skilled worker, a sponsored family member, or part of a backlogged category like India or the Philippines, here’s what this update means for you.

What’s the Big Update?

Each month, USCIS releases a Visa Bulletin, which determines when you can file your adjustment of status (AOS) application if you’re already in the U.S. under a temporary status.

For June 2025, USCIS has confirmed it will use the “Dates for Filing” chart for both family-sponsored and employment-based categories — giving thousands of immigrants the opportunity to finally submit their Green Card applications early.

Who Benefits From This?

The June 2025 bulletin is good news for:

• Family-sponsored visa applicants in categories F1, F2A, F2B, F3, and F4.
• Employment-based applicants in EB-1, EB-2, EB-3, and select EB-5 categories.
• Applicants with approved immigrant visa petitions (Form I-130 or I-140) who have been waiting for their priority date to become current.

Especially good news for:

• Spouses and children of U.S. permanent residents under F2A: Dates are current worldwide!
• Many EB-2 and EB-3 applicants from countries like Mexico, the Philippines, and “All Chargeability Areas”: Green light to file now!

How to Know If You Can File in June 2025?

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Find your visa category (F1, EB-2, etc.).
2. Locate your country of birth in the Visa Bulletin table (https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-processes-and-procedures/visa-availability-priority-dates/when-to-file-your-adjustment-of-status-application-for-family-sponsored-or-employment-based-113).
3. Check the “Dates for Filing” chart:
   1. If your priority date is earlier than the listed date, you can file Form I-485 in June!
   2. If your date is not yet current, you’ll need to wait for a future bulletin.

Your priority date is the day USCIS received your petition (or the date your labor certification was accepted, if required).

Why This Update Matters?

Filing your I-485 form is the last major step in becoming a U.S. permanent resident — but you can’t file until your priority date becomes current.

With this June 2025 update, thousands of applicants stuck in backlog lines now have a real chance to move forward. Filing now means:

• You can lock in your place in line
• Receive work authorization (EAD) and advance parole (travel permit)
• Begin your transition to Green Card status.

Quick Glance at June 2025 Highlights

Family-Sponsored AOS Filing Dates (sample):

Employment-Based Final Action Dates (sample):

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