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October 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 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1ChinaNov 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1IndiaNov 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017
F1MexicoNov 22, 2005Oct 8, 2006
F1PhilippinesJan 22, 2013Apr 22, 2015
F2AAll OtherFeb 1, 2024Sep 22, 2025
F2AChinaFeb 1, 2024Sep 22, 2025
F2AIndiaFeb 1, 2024Sep 22, 2025
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2023Sep 22, 2025
F2APhilippinesFeb 1, 2024Sep 22, 2025
F2BAll OtherNov 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BChinaNov 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BIndiaNov 22, 2016Jan 1, 2017
F2BMexicoDec 15, 2007Dec 15, 2008
F2BPhilippinesOct 1, 2012Oct 1, 2013
F3All OtherSep 8, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3ChinaSep 8, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3IndiaSep 8, 2011Jul 22, 2012
F3MexicoApr 15, 2001Jun 15, 2001
F3PhilippinesSep 22, 2004Aug 1, 2005
F4All OtherJan 8, 2008Mar 1, 2009
F4ChinaJan 8, 2008Mar 1, 2009
F4IndiaNov 1, 2006Dec 15, 2006
F4MexicoApr 8, 2001Apr 30, 2001
F4PhilippinesMar 22, 2006Jan 1, 2008

Employment-based preferences

CategoryCountryFinal action dateDate for filing
EB-1All OtherCurrentCurrent
EB-1ChinaDec 22, 2022May 15, 2023
EB-1IndiaFeb 15, 2022Apr 15, 2023
EB-1MexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-1PhilippinesCurrentCurrent
EB-2All OtherDec 1, 2023Jul 15, 2024
EB-2ChinaApr 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
EB-2IndiaApr 1, 2013Dec 1, 2013
EB-2MexicoDec 1, 2023Jul 15, 2024
EB-2PhilippinesDec 1, 2023Jul 15, 2024
EB-3All OtherApr 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
EB-3ChinaMar 1, 2021Jan 1, 2022
EB-3IndiaAug 22, 2013Aug 15, 2014
EB-3MexicoApr 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
EB-3PhilippinesApr 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 15, 2021Dec 1, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaDec 1, 2017Oct 1, 2018
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaAug 22, 2013Aug 15, 2014
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 15, 2021Dec 1, 2021
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 15, 2021Dec 1, 2021
EB-4All OtherJul 1, 2020Feb 15, 2021
EB-4ChinaJul 1, 2020Feb 15, 2021
EB-4IndiaJul 1, 2020Feb 15, 2021
EB-4MexicoJul 1, 2020Feb 15, 2021
EB-4PhilippinesJul 1, 2020Feb 15, 2021
EB-4 Religious WorkersAll OtherUnavailableUnavailable
EB-4 Religious WorkersChinaUnavailableUnavailable
EB-4 Religious WorkersIndiaUnavailableUnavailable
EB-4 Religious WorkersMexicoUnavailableUnavailable
EB-4 Religious WorkersPhilippinesUnavailableUnavailable
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, 2015Jul 1, 2016
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaFeb 1, 2021Apr 1, 2022
EB-5 UnreservedMexicoCurrentCurrent
EB-5 UnreservedPhilippinesCurrentCurrent

What changed since September 2025

CategoryCountryPreviousThis bulletinMovement
F1All OtherJul 15, 2016Nov 8, 2016+116 days
F1ChinaJul 15, 2016Nov 8, 2016+116 days
F1IndiaJul 15, 2016Nov 8, 2016+116 days
F1MexicoApr 22, 2005Nov 22, 2005+214 days
F1PhilippinesJul 15, 2012Jan 22, 2013+191 days
F2AAll OtherSep 1, 2022Feb 1, 2024+518 days
F2AChinaSep 1, 2022Feb 1, 2024+518 days
F2AIndiaSep 1, 2022Feb 1, 2024+518 days
F2AMexicoFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2023+365 days
F2APhilippinesSep 1, 2022Feb 1, 2024+518 days
F2BAll OtherOct 15, 2016Nov 22, 2016+38 days
F2BChinaOct 15, 2016Nov 22, 2016+38 days
F2BIndiaOct 15, 2016Nov 22, 2016+38 days
F2BMexicoApr 1, 2007Dec 15, 2007+258 days
F2BPhilippinesMay 1, 2012Oct 1, 2012+153 days
F3All OtherAug 1, 2011Sep 8, 2011+38 days
F3ChinaAug 1, 2011Sep 8, 2011+38 days
F3IndiaAug 1, 2011Sep 8, 2011+38 days
F3MexicoFeb 1, 2001Apr 15, 2001+73 days
F3PhilippinesMay 1, 2004Sep 22, 2004+144 days
F4All OtherJan 1, 2008Jan 8, 2008+7 days
F4ChinaJan 1, 2008Jan 8, 2008+7 days
F4MexicoMar 15, 2001Apr 8, 2001+24 days
F4PhilippinesJan 1, 2006Mar 22, 2006+80 days
EB-1ChinaNov 15, 2022Dec 22, 2022+37 days
EB-2All OtherSep 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023+91 days
EB-2ChinaDec 15, 2020Apr 1, 2021+107 days
EB-2IndiaJan 1, 2013Apr 1, 2013+90 days
EB-2MexicoSep 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023+91 days
EB-2PhilippinesSep 1, 2023Dec 1, 2023+91 days
EB-3ChinaDec 1, 2020Mar 1, 2021+90 days
EB-3IndiaMay 22, 2013Aug 22, 2013+92 days
EB-3PhilippinesFeb 8, 2023Apr 1, 2023+52 days
EB-3 Other WorkersAll OtherJul 8, 2021Jul 15, 2021+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersChinaMay 1, 2017Dec 1, 2017+214 days
EB-3 Other WorkersIndiaMay 22, 2013Aug 22, 2013+92 days
EB-3 Other WorkersMexicoJul 8, 2021Jul 15, 2021+7 days
EB-3 Other WorkersPhilippinesJul 8, 2021Jul 15, 2021+7 days
EB-4All OtherUnavailableJul 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4ChinaUnavailableJul 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4IndiaUnavailableJul 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4MexicoUnavailableJul 1, 2020changed designation
EB-4PhilippinesUnavailableJul 1, 2020changed designation
EB-5 UnreservedIndiaNov 15, 2019Feb 1, 2021+444 days

31 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 October 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 October 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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