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September 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 OtherJul 15, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaJul 15, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaJul 15, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoApr 22, 2005Jun 1, 2006
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 2012Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherSep 1, 2022Jun 1, 2025
F2AChinaSep 1, 2022Jun 1, 2025
F2AIndiaSep 1, 2022Jun 1, 2025
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2022Jun 1, 2025
F2APhilippinesSep 1, 2022Jun 1, 2025
F2BAll OtherOct 15, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaOct 15, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaOct 15, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoApr 1, 2007Apr 1, 2008
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 2012Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherAug 1, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3ChinaAug 1, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3IndiaAug 1, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3MexicoFeb 1, 2001Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 2004May 1, 2005
F4All OtherJan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2009
F4ChinaJan 1, 2008Jan 1, 2009
F4IndiaNov 1, 2006Dec 1, 2006
F4MexicoMar 15, 2001Apr 30, 2001
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 2006Jan 1, 2008

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaNov 15, 2022Jan 1, 2023
EB-1IndiaFeb 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherSep 1, 2023Nov 15, 2023
EB-2ChinaDec 15, 2020Jan 1, 2021
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2013Feb 1, 2013
EB-2MexicoSep 1, 2023Nov 15, 2023
EB-2PhilippinesSep 1, 2023Nov 15, 2023
EB-3All OtherApr 1, 2023May 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2020Dec 22, 2020
EB-3IndiaMay 22, 2013Jun 8, 2013
EB-3MexicoApr 1, 2023May 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 8, 2023May 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 8, 2021Jul 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2017Jan 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 22, 2013Jun 8, 2013
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 8, 2021Jul 22, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 8, 2021Jul 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 UnreservedChinaDec 8, 2015Oct 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaNov 15, 2019Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since August 2025

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F2BMexicoJan 1, 2007Apr 1, 2007+90 days
F2BPhilippinesApr 15, 2012May 1, 2012+16 days
F3PhilippinesDec 1, 2003May 1, 2004+152 days

72 rows unchanged. 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 September 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 September 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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