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April 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 OtherMar 15, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaMar 15, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaMar 15, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoJan 1, 2005Apr 1, 2006
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherJan 1, 2022Oct 15, 2024
F2AChinaJan 1, 2022Oct 15, 2024
F2AIndiaJan 1, 2022Oct 15, 2024
F2AMexicoMay 15, 2021Oct 15, 2024
F2APhilippinesJan 1, 2022Oct 15, 2024
F2BAll OtherJul 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaJul 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaJul 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoJan 1, 2006Apr 1, 2007
F2BPhilippinesJan 22, 2012Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherApr 1, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3ChinaApr 1, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3IndiaApr 1, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3MexicoJan 15, 2001Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesMar 22, 2003Sep 22, 2004
F4All OtherAug 1, 2007Apr 1, 2008
F4ChinaAug 1, 2007Apr 1, 2008
F4IndiaJun 15, 2006Oct 1, 2006
F4MexicoMar 15, 2001Apr 30, 2001
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 2005Jan 1, 2008

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaNov 8, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaFeb 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherJun 22, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2ChinaOct 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2013Feb 1, 2013
EB-2MexicoJun 22, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesJun 22, 2023Aug 1, 2023
EB-3All OtherJan 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaNov 1, 2020Nov 15, 2020
EB-3IndiaApr 1, 2013Jun 8, 2013
EB-3MexicoJan 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesJan 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherMay 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaApr 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaApr 1, 2013Jun 8, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoMay 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesMay 22, 2021Jun 22, 2021
EB-4All OtherUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4ChinaUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4IndiaUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4MexicoUnavailableFeb 1, 2021
EB-4PhilippinesUnavailableFeb 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 UnreservedChinaJan 22, 2014Oct 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaNov 1, 2019Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since March 2025

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherNov 22, 2015Mar 15, 2016+114 days
F1ChinaNov 22, 2015Mar 15, 2016+114 days
F1IndiaNov 22, 2015Mar 15, 2016+114 days
F1MexicoNov 22, 2004Jan 1, 2005+40 days
F1PhilippinesMar 8, 2012Jul 15, 2012+129 days
F2BAll OtherMay 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+61 days
F2BChinaMay 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+61 days
F2BIndiaMay 22, 2016Jul 22, 2016+61 days
F2BMexicoJul 1, 2005Jan 1, 2006+184 days
F2BPhilippinesOct 22, 2011Jan 22, 2012+92 days
F3All OtherJul 1, 2010Apr 1, 2011+274 days
F3ChinaJul 1, 2010Apr 1, 2011+274 days
F3IndiaJul 1, 2010Apr 1, 2011+274 days
F3MexicoNov 22, 2000Jan 15, 2001+54 days
F3PhilippinesJan 22, 2003Mar 22, 2003+59 days
F4IndiaApr 8, 2006Jun 15, 2006+68 days
F4MexicoMar 1, 2001Mar 15, 2001+14 days
F4PhilippinesOct 15, 2004Jan 1, 2005+78 days
EB-1IndiaFeb 1, 2022Feb 15, 2022+14 days
EB-2All OtherMay 15, 2023Jun 22, 2023+38 days
EB-2ChinaMay 8, 2020Oct 1, 2020+146 days
EB-2IndiaDec 1, 2012Jan 1, 2013+31 days
EB-2MexicoMay 15, 2023Jun 22, 2023+38 days
EB-2PhilippinesMay 15, 2023Jun 22, 2023+38 days
EB-3All OtherDec 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023+31 days
EB-3ChinaAug 1, 2020Nov 1, 2020+92 days
EB-3IndiaFeb 1, 2013Apr 1, 2013+59 days
EB-3MexicoDec 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023+31 days
EB-3PhilippinesDec 1, 2022Jan 1, 2023+31 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherFeb 1, 2021May 22, 2021+110 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaJan 1, 2017Apr 1, 2017+90 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaFeb 1, 2013Apr 1, 2013+59 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoFeb 1, 2021May 22, 2021+110 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJan 15, 2021May 22, 2021+127 days
EB-4All OtherAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4ChinaAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4IndiaAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4MexicoAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4PhilippinesAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesAug 1, 2019Unavailablechanged designation
EB-5 UnreservedChinaJul 15, 2016Jan 22, 2014-905 days
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaJan 1, 2022Nov 1, 2019-792 days

29 rows unchanged, 12 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 April 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 April 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: [email protected].

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