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January 2025

Effective January 1, 2025 · Fiscal Year 2025 · data verified October 22, 2026

Across the whole bulletin
40moved
0moved back
110held
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What changed in the January 2025 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F4 the PhilippinesF4, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now May 1, 2004.
  2. F3 Most countries · China · IndiaF3, Most countries · China · India: advanced 3 months+3 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  3. F3 the PhilippinesF3, the Philippines: advanced 2 months+2 mo Cutoff now November 8, 2002.
  4. F1 Most countries · China · IndiaF1, Most countries · China · India: advanced 1 month+1 mo The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  5. F3 MexicoF3, Mexico: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now November 22, 2000.
  6. F4 IndiaF4, India: advanced 1 month+1 mo Cutoff now April 8, 2006.

Employment-based

  1. EB-4 Religious Workers All countriesEB-4 Religious Workers, All countries: was paused○ U No visa numbers authorized in this bulletin.
  2. EB-2 IndiaEB-2, India: advanced 2 months+2 mo Cutoff now October 1, 2012.
  3. EB-3 ChinaEB-3, China: advanced 2 months+2 mo Cutoff now June 1, 2020.
9 more approval date moves · 6 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged