Department of State Releases April 2025 Visa Bulletin

March 12, 2025

The DOS has released its April 2025 Visa Bulletin. For April 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. The listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed; “C” means current (i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants); and “U” means unauthorized (i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance).

To discuss what the dates in April’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	15MAR16	15MAR16	15MAR16	01JAN05	15JUL12
F2A	01JAN22	01JAN22	01JAN22	15May21	01JAN22
F2B	22JUL16	22JUL16	22JUL16	01JAN06	22JAN12
F3	01APR11	01APR11	01APR11	15JAN01	22MAR03
F4	01AUG07	01AUG07	15JUN06	15MAR01	01JAN05

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	01APR06	22APR15
F2A	15OCT24	15OCT24	15OCT24	15OCT24	15OCT24
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01APR07	01OCT13
F3	22JUL12	22JUL12	22JUL12	15JUN01	22SEP04
F4	01APR08	01APR08	01OCT06	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	15FEB22	C	C
2nd	22JUN23	01OCT20	01JAN13	22JUN23	22JUN23
3rd	01JAN23	01NOV20	01APR13	01JAN23	01JAN23
Other Workers	22MAY21	01APR17	01APR13	22MAY21	22MAY21
4th	U	U	U	U	U
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	22JAN14	01NOV19	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	01NOV20	01FEB13	01AUG23	01AUG23
3rd	01MAR23	15NOV20	08JUN13	01MAR23	01MAR23
Other Workers	22JUN21	01JAN18	08JUN13	22JUN21	22JUN21
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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