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Department of State Releases February 2025 Visa Bulletin

January 15, 2025

The DOS has released its February 2025 Visa Bulletin. For February 2025, USCIS determined that adjustment of status applicants in all family-sponsored preference categories must use the Dates for Filing chart while adjustment of status applicants in all employment-based preference categories must use the Final Action Dates chart. As a reminder, USCIS can approve the Form I-485 Application to Adjust Status (and DOS can approve the immigrant visa application if applying at a U.S. Consulate) once the applicant’s priority date is past the cut-off date in the related family or employment-based preference category under the Final Action Dates chart.

Next month’s charts appear below.  To discuss what the dates in February’s Visa Bulletin may mean for your case, please contact the attorney at LHSCD working on your case.  Alternatively, you may set up a consultation with one of our attorneys by filling out our Consultation Request Form.

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family-
Sponsored 		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES 
F1 22NOV15 22NOV15 22NOV15 22NOV04 08MAR12
F2A 01JAN22 01JAN22 01JAN22 15May21 01JAN22
F2B 22MAY16 22MAY16 22MAY16 01JUL05 22OCT11
F3 01JUL10 01JUL10 01JUL10 22Nov00 08NOV02
F4 01AUG07 01AUG07 08APR06 01MAR01 01MAY04

DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

Family-
Sponsored		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 01SEP17 01SEP17 01SEP17 01OCT05 22APR15
F2A 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24 15JUL24
F2B 01JAN17 01JAN17 01JAN17 01OCT06 01OCT13
F3 22JUL12 22JUL12 22JUL12 15JUN01 08MAY04
F4 01MAR08 01MAR08 15AUG06 30APR01 01JAN08

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment-
based		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO  PHILIPPINES
1st C 08NOV22 01FEB22 C C
2nd 01APR23 22APR20 15Oct12 01APR23 01APR23
3rd 01DEC22 01JUL20 15DEC12 01DEC22 01DEC22
Other Workers 08DEC20 01JAN17 15DEC12 08DEC20 08DEC20
4th 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
Certain Religious Workers 01JAN21  01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21 01JAN21
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) C 15JUL16 01JAN22 C C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%) C C C C C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%) C C C C C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%) C C C C C

DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment-
based		 All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed		 CHINA-
mainland
born		 INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C 01JAN23 15APR22 C C
2nd 01AUG23 01OCT20 01JAN13 01AUG23 01AUG23
3rd 01MAR23 15NOV20 08JUN13 01MAR23 01MAR23
Other Workers 22MAY21 01JAN18 08JUN13 22MAY21 22MAY21
4th 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21
Certain Religious Workers 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21 01FEB21
5th Unreserved
(including C5, T5, I5, R5)		 C 01OCT16 01APR22 C C
5th Set Aside:
(Rural – 20%)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(High Unemployment – 10%)		 C C C C C
5th Set Aside:
(Infrastructure – 2%)		 C C C C C

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