Department of State Releases March 2025 Visa Bulletin

February 12, 2025

The DOS has released its March 2025 Visa Bulletin. For March 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 March’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	22JAN03
F4	01AUG07	01AUG07	08APR06	01MAR01	15OCT04

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	15May23	08MAY20	01DEC12	15MAY23	15MAY23
3rd	01DEC22	01AUG20	01FEB13	01DEC22	01DEC22
Other Workers	01FEB21	01JAN17	01FEB13	01FEB21	15JAN21
4th	01AUG19	01AUG19	01AUG19	01AUG19	01AUG19
Certain Religious Workers	01AUG19	01AUG19	01AUG19	01AUG19	01AUG19
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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