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April 2025

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

Across the whole bulletin
62moved
2moved back
88held
Bulletin day

What changed in the April 2025 bulletin

Family-sponsored

  1. F3 Most countries · China · IndiaF3, Most countries · China · India: advanced 9 months+9 moLargest in our archive The same move for most countries, China, and India.
  2. F2B MexicoF2B, Mexico: advanced 6 months+6 mo Cutoff now January 1, 2006.
  3. F1 Most countries · China · India · the PhilippinesF1, Most countries · China · India · the Philippines: advanced 4 months+4 mo The same move for most countries, China, India, and the Philippines.
  4. F2B the PhilippinesF2B, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now January 22, 2012.
  5. F4 the PhilippinesF4, the Philippines: advanced 3 months+3 mo Cutoff now January 1, 2005.
  6. F4 IndiaF4, India: advanced 2 months+2 moLargest since 2021 Cutoff now June 15, 2006.

Employment-based

  1. EB-4 All countriesEB-4, All countries: was paused○ U No visa numbers authorized in this bulletin.
  2. EB-4 Religious Workers All countriesEB-4 Religious Workers, All countries: was paused○ U No visa numbers authorized in this bulletin.
  3. EB-5 ChinaEB-5, China: moved back 2 years 6 months−2 yr 6 mo Cutoff now January 22, 2014.
14 more approval date moves · 4 categories unchanged · Approval dates · how stamps are judged