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March 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
F3PhilippinesJan 22, 2003May 8, 2004
F4All OtherAug 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4ChinaAug 1, 2007Mar 1, 2008
F4IndiaApr 8, 2006Aug 15, 2006
F4MexicoMar 1, 2001Apr 30, 2001
F4PhilippinesOct 15, 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 OtherMay 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2ChinaMay 8, 2020Oct 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaDec 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013
EB-2MexicoMay 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesMay 15, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaAug 1, 2020Nov 15, 2020
EB-3IndiaFeb 1, 2013Jun 8, 2013
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2022Mar 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 1, 2021May 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaFeb 1, 2013Jun 8, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 1, 2021May 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 2021May 22, 2021
EB-4All OtherAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4ChinaAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4IndiaAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4MexicoAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4PhilippinesAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2019Feb 1, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2019Feb 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 February 2025

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F3PhilippinesNov 8, 2002Jan 22, 2003▲ +75 days
F4PhilippinesMay 1, 2004Oct 15, 2004▲ +167 days
EB-2All OtherApr 1, 2023May 15, 2023▲ +44 days
EB-2ChinaApr 22, 2020May 8, 2020▲ +16 days
EB-2IndiaOct 15, 2012Dec 1, 2012▲ +47 days
EB-2MexicoApr 1, 2023May 15, 2023▲ +44 days
EB-2PhilippinesApr 1, 2023May 15, 2023▲ +44 days
EB-3ChinaJul 1, 2020Aug 1, 2020▲ +31 days
EB-3IndiaDec 15, 2012Feb 1, 2013▲ +48 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherDec 8, 2020Feb 1, 2021▲ +55 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaDec 15, 2012Feb 1, 2013▲ +48 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoDec 8, 2020Feb 1, 2021▲ +55 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesDec 8, 2020Jan 15, 2021▲ +38 days
EB-4All OtherJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4ChinaJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4IndiaJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4MexicoJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4PhilippinesJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesJan 1, 2021Aug 1, 2019▼ -519 days

52 rows unchanged, 10 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 March 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 March 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.

Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: data@visabacklog.com.

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