There are major advances in both the employment-based and the family-based categories in October 2025.
Scroll down this page to see the October 2025 Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates and Filing Dates Charts.
When will your priority date become current? See our Visa Bulletin Predictions page.
The US has halted EB-1, EB-2, EB-3 and EB-5 Unreserved green card issuance until October 1, 2025 after reaching its annual visa limit.
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In October, the employment-based Final Action Dates will move as follows:
- EB-1: China will advance by 5 weeks to December 22, 2022, and India will remain frozen at February 15, 2022. All other countries will remain to be current.
- EB-2: China will advance by 3 1/2 months to April 1, 2021. India will move forward by 3 months to April 1, 2013. All other countries will advance by 3 months to December 1, 2023.
- EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers: China will advance by 3 months to March 1, 2021. India will move forward by 3 months to August 22, 2013. The Philippines will advance by 7 weeks to April 1, 2023. All other countries will remain at April 1, 2023.
- EB-5: For the EB-5 Unreserved categories, China will remain frozen at December 8, 2015. India will advance by almost 15 months to February 1, 2021. All other countries will remain current. The EB-5 set-aside categories will also remain current.
The Dates for Filing will advance for all countries in the EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 Professional/Skilled Worker categories, while the EB-5 India date will remain the same. However, the EB-5 China Date for Filing will retrogress by 3 months to July 1, 2016.
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EMPLOYMENT-BASED CATEGORIES
The employment-based (EB) categories in the Visa Bulletin are as follows:
- EB-1 Priority Workers
- EB-2 Advanced Degree Professionals
- EB-3 Professionals & Other Workers
- EB-4 Religious Workers
- EB-4 Special Immigrant Juveniles
- EB-5 Investors
An applicant’s priority date is the day that the government receives the employer’s PERM application. If a PERM application is not required, the priority date is the date the government receives an EB visa petition (Form I-140 or Form I-526).
Watch our EB videos to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.
State Department Visa Bulletin October 2025 – EMPLOYMENT-BASED FINAL ACTION DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Current | 12-22-22 | 2-15-22 | Current | Current |
| 2nd | 12-01-23 | 4-01-21 | 4-01-13 | 12-01-23 | 12-01-23 |
| 3rd | 4-01-23 | 3-01-21 | 8-22-13 | 4-01-23 | 4-01-23 |
| Unskilled | 7-15-21 | 12-01-17 | 8-22-13 | 7-15-21 | 7-15-21 |
| 4th except Religious Workers which are Unavailable | 7-01-20 | 7-01-20 | 7-01-20 | 7-01-20 | 7-01-20 |
| EB-5 Unreserved | Current | 12-08-15 | 2-01-21 | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Set Aside | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Current | 5-15-23 | 4-15-23 | Current | Current |
| 2nd | 7-15-24 | 12-01-21 | 12-01-13 | 7-15-24 | 7-15-24 |
| 3rd | 7-01-23 | 1-01-22 | 8-15-14 | 7-01-23 | 7-01-23 |
| Unskilled | 12-01-21 | 10-01-18 | 8-15-14 | 12-01-21 | 12-01-21 |
| 4th except Religious Workers which are Unavailable | 2-15-21 | 2-15-21 | 2-15-21 | 2-15-21 | 2-15-21 |
| EB-5 Unreserved | Current | 7-01-16 | 4-01-22 | Current | Current |
| EB-5 Set Aside | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
State Department Visa Bulletin October 2025 – EMPLOYMENT-BASED FILING DATE CHART
FAMILY-BASED CATEGORIES
The family-based categories in the visa bulletin are as follows:
- F-1 Unmarried Adult Sons & Daughters of US Citizens
- F-2A Spouses & Children of LPRs
- F-2B Unmarried Adult Sons & Daughters of LPRs
- F-3 Married Sons & Daughters of US citizens
- F-4 Brothers & Sisters of US Citizens
An applicant’s priority date is the day that the government receives the I-130 Petition. Watch our family-based video to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.
The word “Current” in the Visa Bulletin indicates that no backlog presently exists in a particular category. Alternately, “U” or the word “Unavailable” indicates that it is not possible to apply for permanent residence in that category.
In the September 2025 Visa Bulletin, most family-based green card categories remained unchanged, with the exception of the F-2A category, in which all countries advanced by 2 months, and the F-3 category for the Philippines, which shot forward by 5 months.
State Department Visa Bulletin October 2025 – FAMILY-BASED FINAL ACTION DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11-08-16 | 11-08-16 | 11-08-16 | 11-22-05 | 1-22-13 |
| 2A | 2-01-24 | 2-01-24 | 2-01-24 | 2-01-23 | 2-01-24 |
| 2B | 11-22-16 | 11-22-16 | 11-22-16 | 11-15-07 | 10-01-12 |
| 3rd | 9-08-11 | 9-08-11 | 9-08-11 | 4-15-01 | 9-22-04 |
| 4th | 1-08-08 | 1-01-08 | 11-01-06 | 4-08-01 | 3-22-06 |
B. FAMILY-SPONSORED FILING DATE CHART – The chart below reflects dates for filing visa applications within a time frame justifying immediate action in the application process. Applicants for immigrant visas who have a priority date earlier than the application date in the chart may assemble and submit required documents to the Department of State’s National Visa Center, following receipt of notification from the National Visa Center containing detailed instructions.
The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa.
State Department Visa Bulletin October 2025 – FAMILY-BASED FILING DATE CHART
| Category | World | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9-01-17 | 9-01-17 | 9-01-17 | 10-08-06 | 4-22-15 |
| 2A | 9-22-25 | 9-22-25 | 9-22-25 | 9-22-25 | 9-22-25 |
| 2B | 1-01-17 | 1-01-17 | 1-01-17 | 12-15-08 | 10-01-13 |
| 3rd | 7-22-12 | 7-22-12 | 7-22-12 | 6-15-01 | 8-01-05 |
| 4th | 3-01-09 | 3-01-09 | 12-15-06 | 4-30-01 | 1-01-08 |
We link to the State Department Visa Bulletin.
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