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January 2025 Visa Bulletin

Every category and country of chargeability this bulletin published, reproduced exactly as printed. Nothing here is estimated or filled in; Current and Unavailable are the bulletin's own designations.

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Family-sponsored preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
F1All OtherNov 22, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaNov 22, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaNov 22, 2015Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoNov 22, 2004Oct 1, 2005
F1PhilippinesMar 8, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2022Jul 15, 2024
F2AChinaJan 1, 2022Jul 15, 2024
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2022Jul 15, 2024
F2AMexicoMay 15, 2021Jul 15, 2024
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2022Jul 15, 2024
F2BAll OtherMay 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaMay 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaMay 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoJul 1, 2005Oct 1, 2006
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherJul 1, 2010Jul 22, 2012
F3ChinaJul 1, 2010Jul 22, 2012
F3IndiaJul 1, 2010Jul 22, 2012
F3MexicoNov 22, 2000Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesNov 8, 2002May 8, 2004
F4All OtherAug 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaAug 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaApr 8, 2006Aug 15, 2006
F4MexicoMar 1, 2001Apr 30, 2001
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 2004Jan 1, 2008

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaNov 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaFeb 1, 2022Apr 15, 2022
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherApr 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2ChinaApr 22, 2020Oct 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaOct 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013
EB-2MexicoApr 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesApr 1, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaJun 1, 2020Nov 15, 2020
EB-3IndiaDec 1, 2012Jun 8, 2013
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 8, 2020May 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 1, 2012Jun 8, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 8, 2020May 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 8, 2020May 22, 2021
EB-4All OtherJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4ChinaJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4IndiaJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4PhilippinesJan 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-5 High UnemploymentAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 High UnemploymentPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructureMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 InfrastructurePhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralChinaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralIndiaCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 RuralPhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedAll OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedChinaJul 15, 2016Oct 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaJan 1, 2022Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since December 2024

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherOct 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F1ChinaOct 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F1IndiaOct 22, 2015Nov 22, 2015▲ +31 days
F1PhilippinesMar 1, 2012Mar 8, 2012▲ +7 days
F2AMexicoApr 15, 2021May 15, 2021▲ +30 days
F2BAll OtherMay 1, 2016May 22, 2016▲ +21 days
F2BChinaMay 1, 2016May 22, 2016▲ +21 days
F2BIndiaMay 1, 2016May 22, 2016▲ +21 days
F3All OtherApr 15, 2010Jul 1, 2010▲ +77 days
F3ChinaApr 15, 2010Jul 1, 2010▲ +77 days
F3IndiaApr 15, 2010Jul 1, 2010▲ +77 days
F3MexicoOct 22, 2000Nov 22, 2000▲ +31 days
F3PhilippinesSep 8, 2002Nov 8, 2002▲ +61 days
F4IndiaMar 8, 2006Apr 8, 2006▲ +31 days
F4PhilippinesFeb 1, 2004May 1, 2004▲ +90 days
EB-2All OtherMar 15, 2023Apr 1, 2023▲ +17 days
EB-2ChinaMar 22, 2020Apr 22, 2020▲ +31 days
EB-2IndiaAug 1, 2012Oct 1, 2012▲ +61 days
EB-2MexicoMar 15, 2023Apr 1, 2023▲ +17 days
EB-2PhilippinesMar 15, 2023Apr 1, 2023▲ +17 days
EB-3All OtherNov 15, 2022Dec 1, 2022▲ +16 days
EB-3ChinaApr 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020▲ +61 days
EB-3IndiaNov 8, 2012Dec 1, 2012▲ +23 days
EB-3MexicoNov 15, 2022Dec 1, 2022▲ +16 days
EB-3PhilippinesNov 15, 2022Dec 1, 2022▲ +16 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 1, 2020Dec 8, 2020▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaNov 8, 2012Dec 1, 2012▲ +23 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 1, 2020Dec 8, 2020▲ +7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 1, 2020Dec 8, 2020▲ +7 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2021Unavailablechanged designation

41 rows unchanged, 5 retrogressions. Dates for filing movement is not shown here; both charts are in the tables above.

Where these numbers come from

Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the January 2025 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. This page reproduces that bulletin's own record for every category and country it printed; for the full history of a single category and country, see its green card wait time page.

Source

Every date on this page comes from the January 2025 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.

This bulletin as published, archived copy of the page.

These figures were recovered from an archived capture of the bulletin rather than read from the live State Department page.

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