Friday, September 12, 2025

October 2025 Visa Bulletin

For September 2025 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-september-2025.aspx

For analysis of October 2025 Visa Bulletin, please click here: https://www.mygcvisa.com/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-analysis-october-2025.aspx

October 2025 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from October 1 to October 31 only). Please see below for more details.

Family Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 08NOV16 08NOV16 08NOV16 22NOV05 22JAN13
F2A 01FEB24 01FEB24 01FEB24 01FEB23 01FEB24
F2B 22NOV16 22NOV16 22NOV16 15DEC07 01OCT12
F3 08SEP11 08SEP11 08SEP11 15APR01 22SEP04
F4 08JAN08 08JAN08 01NOV06 08APR01 22MAR06
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Family-
Sponsored 
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 01SEP17 01SEP17 01SEP17 08OCT06 22APR15
F2A 22SEP25 22SEP25 22SEP25 22SEP25 22SEP25
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 15DEC08 01OCT13
F3 22JUL12 22JUL12 22JUL12 15JUN01 01AUG05
F4 01MAR09 01MAR09 15DEC06 30APR01 01JAN08

Employment Based:
Final Action Dates
Dates For Filing Applications
"Final Action Date" is the date when when USCIS/DOS may render their final decision on submitted applications. Your priority date should be before this date.
Employment-
based
All Chargeability 
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C 22DEC22 15FEB22 C C
2nd 01DEC23 01APR21 01APR13 01DEC23 01DEC23
3rd 01APR23 01MAR21 22AUG13 01APR23 01APR23
Other Workers 15JUL21 01DEC17 22AUG13 15JUL21 15JUL21
4th 01JUL20 01JUL20 01JUL20 01JUL20 01JUL20
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)
C 08DEC15 01FEB21 C C
5th Set Aside:
Rural (20%, including NR, RR) 
C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)
C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
Infrastructure (2%, including RI)
C C C C C
"Date for Filing Application" is the date when you can submit I-485/NVC applications to USCIS/DOS. Your priority date should be before this date.
Employment-
based
All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed
CHINA-
mainland 
born
INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES 
1st C 15MAY23 15APR23 C C
2nd 15JUL24 01DEC21 01DEC13 15JUL24 15JUL24
3rd 01JUL23 01JAN22 15AUG14 01JUL23 01JUL23
Other Workers 01DEC21 01OCT18 15AUG14 01DEC21 01DEC21
4th 15FEB21 15FEB21 15FEB21 15FEB21 15FEB21
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)
C 01JUL16 01APR22 C C
5th Set Aside:
(Rural: NR, RR - 20%)
C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment: NH, RH - 10%)
C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(Infrastructure: RI - 2%)
C C C C C


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Current Step: If your priority date is not current, then you can calculate when it may become current, check your case status, case processing time, etc: https://www.mygcvisa.com/calculator

Next Steps: If priority date is current and

1. If applicant is inside US, they will have to file I-485: https://blog.mygcvisa.com/2013/04/how-to-file-i-485-application.html

2. If applicant is outside US, it will be sent to NVC: https://www.mygcvisa.com/nvc/overview-after-nvc-petition-approved.aspx

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