United States | EB-4 visa limit reached for FY 2025

The State Department announced that it has issued all EB-4 immigrant visas for fiscal year (FY) 2025.

Key Points:

• All visas available in the Employment-Based Fourth Preference (EB-4) category for FY 2025 have been issued.
• The Immigration and Nationality Act limits the number of EB-4 visas issued annually to 7.1% of the worldwide employment limit.
• Embassies and consulates cannot issue further EB-4 visas until the start of FY 2026 on Oct. 1, 2025, when the annual limits reset.

Additional Information: EB-4 visas allow a wide variety of special immigrants, including religious workers, special immigrant juveniles, certain U.S. government employees, certain international organization retirees and certain international broadcasting employees, among others, to legally reside and work in the United States.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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