Visa Bulletin / History / October 2025
October 2025 Visa Bulletin: what changed
Auto-summary Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin
Compared with the September 2025 bulletin, 17 employment-based Final Action Dates changed: 17 moved forward and 0 moved back.
Biggest moves forward: EB-4 India (reopened); EB-4 China (reopened); EB-4 Mexico (reopened); EB-4 Philippines (reopened).
For the largest backlog, India: EB-2 India 01 Apr 2013, EB-3 India 22 Aug 2013.
Written automatically from the bulletin dates below; nothing here is a prediction. Not legal advice. Months marked Secondary come from a dataset scraped from the official bulletins and are being checked; the official bulletin always wins.
Released in September 2025. Official bulletin page.
Final Action Dates
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 15 Feb 2022 | 22 Dec 2022▲ 37 days | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Apr 2013▲ 3 months | 01 Apr 2021▲ 4 months | — | 01 Dec 2023▲ 3 months | 01 Dec 2023▲ 3 months |
| EB-3 | 22 Aug 2013▲ 3 months | 01 Mar 2021▲ 3 months | — | 01 Apr 2023 | 01 Apr 2023▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 Aug 2013▲ 3 months | 01 Dec 2017▲ 7 months | — | 15 Jul 2021▲ 7 days | 15 Jul 2021▲ 7 days |
| EB-4 | 01 Jul 2020reopened | 01 Jul 2020reopened | — | 01 Jul 2020reopened | 01 Jul 2020reopened |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Feb 2021▲ 15 months | 08 Dec 2015 | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2025 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.
Dates for Filing
| Category | India | China | Rest of world | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | 15 Apr 2023▲ 12 months | 15 May 2023▲ 4 months | — | Current | Current |
| EB-2 | 01 Dec 2013▲ 10 months | 01 Dec 2021▲ 11 months | — | 15 Jul 2024▲ 8 months | 15 Jul 2024▲ 8 months |
| EB-3 | 15 Aug 2014▲ 14 months | 01 Jan 2022▲ 12 months | — | 01 Jul 2023▲ 2 months | 01 Jul 2023▲ 2 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 15 Aug 2014▲ 14 months | 01 Oct 2018▲ 9 months | — | 01 Dec 2021▲ 4 months | 01 Dec 2021▲ 4 months |
| EB-4 | 15 Feb 2021▲ 14 days | 15 Feb 2021▲ 14 days | — | 15 Feb 2021▲ 14 days | 15 Feb 2021▲ 14 days |
| EB-5 unreserved | 01 Apr 2022 | 01 Jul 2016▼ 3 months | — | Current | Current |
▲ ▼ movement since the Sep 2025 bulletin. Click a date for that category's full history.