India, April 12 -- The US Department of State released its Visa Bulletin for May 2025 and the latest updates are not positive for Indian H-1B and Green card hopefuls. The bulletin mentions significant retrogression in the employment-based fifth preference (EB-5) category for Indians. India will face a retrogression in the EB-5 Unreserved category, moving backward by over six months to May 1, 2019. China, on the other hand, remains on January 22, 2014.

There is no change in the EB1 category. The EB1 cutoff date for India remains at February 2, 2022. EB1 for China is on November 8, 2022. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries.

There is also no change in the EB2 category, with India's cutoff date holding still at January ...