Department of State Releases October 2025 Visa Bulletin

September 16, 2025

The DOS released its October 2025 Visa Bulletin. October begins a new fiscal year for the U.S. government bringing forward movement for priority dates as new visa numbers become available. USCIS has determined that all family-sponsored and employment-based preference categories may use the Dates for Filing charts in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for October 2025 to determine eligibility for filing an Application to Adjust Status.

Next month’s charts appear below. A date listed for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed. “C” means current (i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants). “U” means unauthorized (i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance).

To discuss what the dates in the 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.

**Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications**
Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	08OCT06	22APR15
F2A	22SEP25	22SEP25	22SEP25	22SEP25	22SEP25
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	15DEC08	01OCT13
F3	22JUL12	22JUL12	22JUL12	15JUN01	01AUG05
F4	01MAR09	01MAR09	15DEC06	30APR01	01JAN08

Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Adjustment of Status Applications

Family- Sponsored

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA- mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

01SEP17

08OCT06

22APR15

F2A

22SEP25

F2B

01JAN17

15DEC08

01OCT13

22JUL12

15JUN01

01AUG05

01MAR09

15DEC06

30APR01

01JAN08

**Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications**
Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	15MAY23	15APR23	C	C
2nd	15JUL24	01DEC21	01DEC13	15JUL24	15JUL24
3rd	01JUL23	01JAN22	15AUG14	01JUL23	01JUL23
Other Workers	01DEC21	01OCT18	15AUG14	01DEC21	01DEC21
4th	15FEB21	15FEB21	15FEB21	15FEB21	15FEB21
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)	C	01JUL16	01APR22	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)	C	C	C	C	C

Dates for Filing for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications

Employment- Based

All Chargeability
Areas Except
Those Listed

CHINA-
mainland
born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

1st

15MAY23

15APR23

2nd

15JUL24

01DEC21

01DEC13

15JUL24

3rd

01JUL23

01JAN22

15AUG14

01JUL23

Other Workers

01DEC21

01OCT18

15AUG14

01DEC21

4th

15FEB21

Certain Religious Workers

5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)

01JUL16

01APR22

5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)

5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)

5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)

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