October 2025 EB1 Bulletin Filing Dates Bring Major Hope for EB-1A Applicants

IRVING, Texas - Sept. 16, 2025 - PRLog -- Irving, Texas, 16/09/2025

The U.S. Department of State's October 2025 Visa Bulletin delivers a meaningful advancement for employment-based filing windows, especially for Indian nationals pursuing the EB-1A green card. Under the "Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications," the EB-1 India filing cutoff advanced from April 15, 2022, to April 15, 2023, a full year forward.

Crucially, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has indicated that for October 2025, employment-based applicants may use the Dates for Filing chart to submit adjustment-of-status applications. This will empower the eligible applicants to file earlier and obtain benefits such as work authorization and advance parole while awaiting final action.

For Indian professionals with extraordinary ability profiles, this change is significant. Earlier filing reduces waiting uncertainty and gives applicants more time to perfect evidence, obtain strong expert letters, and respond quickly to any requests for evidence. The EB-1A pathway, already prized for its direct route to permanent residency for high-achieving professionals, becomes more actionable with this filing window open.

"October's EB-1 bulletin creates a timely opportunity for applicants to move from preparation to filing," said a spokesperson from GCEB1, an EB-1A green card consultancy (https://gceb1.com/). "Professionals from India should review priority dates now and consider filing while the window is open."

The advancement in the October 2025 EB-1A visa bulletin (https://gceb1.com/the-state-of-employment-based-visa-cate...) underscores a positive trend for Indian professionals who have long faced backlogs in the employment-based immigration system. While the movement of one full year does not resolve the entire wait, it opens a critical window to act decisively. With expert guidance from an experienced EB-1A green card consultancy, applicants can prepare their cases strategically and also ensure their petitions align with the highest standards of approval. For many, this filing window could mark the first major step toward securing an EB-1A green card.