U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
January 2025
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for January 2025. Changes are against December 2024.
What changed from December 2024
Final Action Dates: 29 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2015 to 22 NOV 2015.
- F1 China advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2015 to 22 NOV 2015.
- F1 India advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2015 to 22 NOV 2015.
- F1 Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 MAR 2012 to 08 MAR 2012.
- F2A Mexico advanced 30 days, from 15 APR 2021 to 15 MAY 2021.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2016 to 22 MAY 2016.
- F2B China advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2016 to 22 MAY 2016.
- F2B India advanced 21 days, from 01 MAY 2016 to 22 MAY 2016.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2010 to 01 JUL 2010.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2010 to 01 JUL 2010.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 15 APR 2010 to 01 JUL 2010.
- F3 Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2000 to 22 NOV 2000.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 SEP 2002 to 08 NOV 2002.
- F4 India advanced 31 days, from 08 MAR 2006 to 08 APR 2006.
- F4 Philippines advanced 3 months, from 01 FEB 2004 to 01 MAY 2004.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2023 to 01 APR 2023.
- EB-2 China advanced 31 days, from 22 MAR 2020 to 22 APR 2020.
- EB-2 India advanced 2 months, from 01 AUG 2012 to 01 OCT 2012.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2023 to 01 APR 2023.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 MAR 2023 to 01 APR 2023.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 15 NOV 2022 to 01 DEC 2022.
- EB-3 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2020 to 01 JUN 2020.
- EB-3 India advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2012 to 01 DEC 2012.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 16 days, from 15 NOV 2022 to 01 DEC 2022.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 16 days, from 15 NOV 2022 to 01 DEC 2022.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2020 to 08 DEC 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 23 days, from 08 NOV 2012 to 01 DEC 2012.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2020 to 08 DEC 2020.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2020 to 08 DEC 2020.
Dates for Filing: 6 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2B Mexico advanced 3 months, from 01 JUL 2006 to 01 OCT 2006.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 22 APR 2012 to 22 JUL 2012.
- F3 China advanced 3 months, from 22 APR 2012 to 22 JUL 2012.
- F3 India advanced 3 months, from 22 APR 2012 to 22 JUL 2012.
- F4 India advanced 14 days, from 01 AUG 2006 to 15 AUG 2006.
- F4 Philippines advanced 5 months, from 22 JUL 2007 to 01 JAN 2008.
Compared cell by cell with the December 2024 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The January 2025 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 22 NOV 2015+31 d | 22 NOV 2015+31 d | 22 NOV 2015+31 d | 22 NOV 2004no change | 08 MAR 2012+7 d |
| F2A | 01 JAN 2022no change | 01 JAN 2022no change | 01 JAN 2022no change | 15 MAY 2021+30 d | 01 JAN 2022no change |
| F2B | 22 MAY 2016+21 d | 22 MAY 2016+21 d | 22 MAY 2016+21 d | 01 JUL 2005no change | 22 OCT 2011no change |
| F3 | 01 JUL 2010+3 mo | 01 JUL 2010+3 mo | 01 JUL 2010+3 mo | 22 NOV 2000+31 d | 08 NOV 2002+2 mo |
| F4 | 01 AUG 2007no change | 01 AUG 2007no change | 08 APR 2006+31 d | 01 MAR 2001no change | 01 MAY 2004+3 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 08 NOV 2022no change | 01 FEB 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 APR 2023+17 d | 22 APR 2020+31 d | 01 OCT 2012+2 mo | 01 APR 2023+17 d | 01 APR 2023+17 d |
| EB-3 | 01 DEC 2022+16 d | 01 JUN 2020+2 mo | 01 DEC 2012+23 d | 01 DEC 2022+16 d | 01 DEC 2022+16 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 DEC 2020+7 d | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 DEC 2012+23 d | 08 DEC 2020+7 d | 08 DEC 2020+7 d |
| EB-4 | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 JAN 2021no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2016no change | 01 JAN 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 OCT 2005no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 15 JUL 2024no change | 15 JUL 2024no change | 15 JUL 2024no change | 15 JUL 2024no change | 15 JUL 2024no change |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 OCT 2006+3 mo | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 22 JUL 2012+3 mo | 22 JUL 2012+3 mo | 22 JUL 2012+3 mo | 15 JUN 2001no change | 08 MAY 2004no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2008no change | 01 MAR 2008no change | 15 AUG 2006+14 d | 30 APR 2001no change | 01 JAN 2008+5 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 15 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 AUG 2023no change | 01 OCT 2020no change | 01 JAN 2013no change | 01 AUG 2023no change | 01 AUG 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAR 2023no change | 15 NOV 2020no change | 08 JUN 2013no change | 01 MAR 2023no change | 01 MAR 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 MAY 2021no change | 01 JAN 2018no change | 08 JUN 2013no change | 22 MAY 2021no change | 22 MAY 2021no change |
| EB-4 | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2016no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for January 2025, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.