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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

June 2025 Visa Bulletin: Significant Advances Across Most Categories


The June Visa Bulletin shows progress in several categories, with most seeing an advance of 2 to 3 months compared to last month.

The cut-off dates for most countries, including China and India, in the Family 1st to 3rd categories advance by at least 2 months. For Employment-based cases, the EB-2 and EB-3 categories worldwide (except India) also advance notably. 

In June, USCIS will continue to accept family-based immigration adjustment of status (I-485) applications based on the Filing Dates table. Employment-based adjustment will be accepted based on the Final Action Dates table.


AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)  

FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

Family-based   

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

F1

AD

06/08/2016

06/08/2016

06/08/2016

04/22/2005

07/15/2012

FD

09/01/2017

09/01/2017

09/01/2017

04/01/2006

04/22/2015

F2A

AD

01/01/2022

01/01/2022

01/01/2022

05/15/2021

01/01/2022

FD

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

02/01/2025

F2B

AD

09/22/2016

09/22/2016

09/22/2016

01/01/2006

 02/08/2012

FD

01/01/2017

01/01/2017

01/01/2017

04/01/2007

10/01/2013

F3

AD

 06/22/2011

06/22/2011

06/22/2011

01/15/2001

09/22/2003

FD

07/22/2012

07/22/2012

07/22/2012

06/15/2001

09/22/2004

F4

AD

01/01/2008

01/01/2008

06/15/2006

03/15/2001

06/01/2005

FD

06/01/2008

06/01/2008

12/01/2006

04/30/2001

01/01/2008


1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).
2A: The 2 “A” preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 “B” Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)


Employment-based

Other Countries

China

India

Mexico

Philippines

EB-1

AD

C

11/08/2022

 02/15/2022

C

C

FD

C

01/01/2023

04/15/2022

C

C

EB-2

AD

10/15/2023

12/01/2020

01/01/2013

10/15/2023

10/15/2023

FD

11/15/2023

01/01/2021

02/01/2013

11/15/2023

11/15/2023

EB-3

AD

02/08/2023

11/22/2020

04/15/2013

02/08/2023

02/08/2023

FD

03/01/2023

12/22/2020

06/08/2013

03/01/2023

03/01/2023

Other Workers

AD

06/22/2021

04/01/2017

04/15/2013

06/22/2021

06/22/2021

FD

07/22/2021

01/01/2018

06/08/2013

07/22/2021

07/22/2021

EB-4*

AD

Unavailable

Unavailable

Unavailable

Unavailable

Unavailable

FD

02/01/2021

02/01/2021

02/01/2021

  02/01/2021

02/01/2021

EB-5

AD

C

01/22/2014

05/01/2019

C

C

FD

C

10/01/2016

04/01/2022

C

C


1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies' executives/managers, outstanding prof./researchers)
2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)
4th: “Special Immigrants” (Religious & others)
*Visa numbers for EB-4 category become “Unavailable” due to the exhaustion of annual visa numbers. 
5th: Employment Creation (Investors)
*China and India EB-5 visa numbers for rural, high unemployment & infrastructure areas/projects are current.

(Immigration laws and policies change regularly.  If you have any questions regarding this article, please visit www.1visa1.com to schedule a legal consultation.)  


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