--- title: EB-5 Visa Bulletin November 2025 description: The November 2025 EB-5 Visa Bulletin shows no change from October. All rural, high-unemployment, and infrastructure set-aside categories remain current, while India and China hold steady at prior cutoffs. image: https://blog.eb5visainvestors.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/november-2025-eb5-visa-bulletin.png --- ![](https://blog.eb5visainvestors.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/november-2025-eb5-visa-bulletin.png?width=657&height=432&name=november-2025-eb5-visa-bulletin.png) EB-5 Retrogression # EB-5 Visa Bulletin November 2025: Rural, High-Unemployment, and Infrastructure Visas Remain Current for All Countries ![EB5 Visa Investors](https://blog.eb5visainvestors.com/hs-fs/hubfs/eb5%20visa%20investors%20favicon%20(2026_03_28%2019_48_32%20UTC).png?width=48&height=48&name=eb5%20visa%20investors%20favicon%20(2026_03_28%2019_48_32%20UTC).png) EB5 Visa Investors October 16, 2025 The **U.S. Department of State** has published the **November 2025 Visa Bulletin**, marking the **third consecutive month** of stability for EB-5 visa categories. All set-aside categories created under the **EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA)** — **Rural**, **High-Unemployment**, and **Infrastructure** — remain **Current** across all countries. The **Unreserved** category for China and India holds steady compared with **October 2025**, showing **no change** in Final Action or Filing Dates. However, looking one step further back to **September 2025**, the data shows that India still retains the forward movement it gained in October, and China continues to hold its slight filing-date retrogression from that month. [***Are you new to the EB-5 program? Click here to read our EB-5 Visa Investment Guide. ***](https://www.eb5visainvestors.com/eb5-visa-investment) --- ## **EB-5 Final Action Dates (Chart A): October → November 2025** | EB-5 Category | October 2025 | November 2025 | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Unreserved – China** | Dec 8, 2015 | Dec 8, 2015 | ➖ None | | **Unreserved – India** | Feb 1, 2021 | Feb 1, 2021 | ➖ None | | **Unreserved – All Other Countries** | Current | Current | ➖ None | | **Rural (20%)** | Current | Current | ➖ None | | **High-Unemployment (10%)** | Current | Current | ➖ None | | **Infrastructure (2%)** | Current | Current | ➖ None | ✅ **Summary:** The November bulletin **mirrors October exactly**. China and India remain the only backlogged countries in the **unreserved** pool, while **all set-aside categories** continue to show **immediate visa availability** worldwide. --- ## **EB-5 Dates for Filing (Chart B): October → November 2025** | EB-5 Category | October 2025 | November 2025 | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **Unreserved – China** | Jul 1, 2016 | Jul 1, 2016 | ➖ None | | **Unreserved – India** | Apr 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 | ➖ None | | **Unreserved – All Other Countries** | Current | Current | ➖ None | | **Rural (20%)** | Current | Current | ➖ None | | **High-Unemployment (10%)** | Current | Current | ➖ None | | **Infrastructure (2%)** | Current | Current | ➖ None | 📊 **Interpretation:** For the **second straight month**, all EB-5 Filing Dates remain unchanged. The plateau reinforces the Department of State’s intent to maintain a consistent allocation pace and avoid mid-year retrogressions. --- ## **What Changed Since September 2025** Although the **October and November bulletins** are identical, it’s helpful to note the **baseline shift** that occurred from **September → October** (which still applies today): - **India (Unreserved)** advanced from **Nov 15, 2019 → Feb 1, 2021**, where it remains. - **China (Unreserved)** saw its **filing date tighten** from **Oct 1, 2016 → Jul 1, 2016**, with no further change since. - **Set-aside categories** became and have stayed **Current**, showing consistent under-utilization of reserved visa allocations. In other words, the market reached equilibrium in October, and November simply **extended that stability**. --- ## **Why the Set-Asides Remain the Sweet Spot** Since the **EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022**, 32 percent of EB-5 visas are reserved for specific project types: - **20 % Rural** - **10 % High-Unemployment** - **2 % Infrastructure** Three months into Fiscal Year 2026, these categories **continue to have Current priority dates** for every country, meaning: > **Qualified investors can file immediately and skip the waiting line.** The lack of movement in either direction indicates that demand remains moderate and far below the annual quota. For global investors — especially from China and India — these categories remain the fastest path to U.S. residency. --- ## **Regional-Center and Investor Analysis** 1. **Unreserved India** — holding steady at Feb 2021 after last month’s forward move — suggests DOS and USCIS are successfully absorbing backlog without creating new ones. 2. **China’s static December 2015 cutoff** highlights its persistent legacy queue from pre-RIA petitions, but it has at least avoided new retrogressions. 3. **Set-Aside Stability** — for three consecutive months — signals that few investors are yet competing for the new rural and infrastructure allocations. --- ## **Investor Takeaways** ### 1. **Rural Projects Offer the Fastest Processing Path** Rural EB-5 petitions benefit from both **Current visa status** and **priority adjudication** under USCIS policy, typically resulting in faster approvals and green-card issuance. ### 2. **India’s Progress Is Holding** While the February 2021 date still represents a wait for legacy investors, it’s notably stronger than the pre-October 2019–2020 cutoffs. New RIA investors should continue to file under **set-aside categories** for faster outcomes. ### 3. **China Remains the Longest Queue** China’s cutoff has not advanced in three months, and filing remains limited to investors with priority dates before mid-2016 — unless they invest in rural or infrastructure projects. ### 4. **All Other Countries** For investors from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, **everything remains Current**, meaning there’s no waiting line at all. --- ## **Market Outlook** - **Short-term (Dec 2025–Q1 2026):** Expect continued flat movement. - **Medium-term:** If filings in rural projects rise sharply, DOS may introduce cutoff dates by mid-2026, but for now supply still exceeds demand. - **Long-term:** India and China unreserved categories may advance slightly as older petitions clear, though significant jumps are unlikely until FY-2027. The current pattern represents a stable, predictable environment — a rarity in the EB-5 world. --- ## **Conclusion** The **November 2025 Visa Bulletin** reinforces October’s status quo: - **No new movement** in EB-5 Final Action or Filing Dates. - **Rural, High-Unemployment, and Infrastructure set-asides** remain the **best options** for immediate visa availability. - **India’s forward movement from September** continues to hold, while **China’s filing window** remains slightly narrower than before. In short, EB-5 investors and regional centers can plan confidently knowing that **November brings continued stability** heading into the winter months of FY-2026. 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