Jan 21 2025
FEBRUARY 2025 VISA BULLETIN
The Department of State has released the Feb 2025 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.
Note: USCIS has designated the Final Action dates for employment-based adjustment of status applications and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for February 2025.
Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:
Final Action dates for Employment-Sponsored Cases:
- EB1:
- EB1 China remains at 11/08/2022.
- EB1 India remains at 02/01/2022.
- All other EB1 remains current.
- EB2:
- EB2 China remains at 04/22/2020.
- EB2 India moves forward 15 days from 10/01/2012 to 10/15/2012.
- EB2 Mexico remains at 04/01/2023.
- EB2 Philippines remains at 04/01/2023.
- All other EB2 remains at 04/01/2023.
- EB3:
- EB3 China moves forward 1 month from 06/01/2020 to 07/01/2020.
- EB3 India moves forward 15 days from 12/01/2012 to 12/15/2012.
- All other EB3 remains at 12/01/2022.
- EB5:
- EB5 China (Unreserved C5, T5, I5, R5) remains at 07/15/2016.
- EB5 India remains at 01/01/2022.
- All EB5 (Set Aside Rural – 20%) remain current.
- All EB5 (Set Aside High Unemployment – 10%) remains current.
- All EB5 (Set Aside Infrastructure – 2%) remain current.
Below are some key changes for the family-sponsored categories this month:
Dates for Filing for Family-Sponsored Cases:
- F1:
- F1 for China and India remains at 09/01/2017.
- F1 Mexico remains at 10/01/2005.
- F1 Philippines remains at 04/22/2015.
- All other F1 remains at 09/01/2017.
- F2A:
- F2A for China and India remains at 07/15/2024.
- F2A Mexico remains at 07/15/2024.
- F2A Philippines remains at 07/15/2024.
- All other F2A remains at 07/15/2024.
- F2B:
- F2B for China and India remains at 01/01/2017.
- F2B Mexico remains at 07/01/2006.
- F2B Philippines remains at 10/01/2013.
- All other F2B remains at 01/01/2017.
- F3:
- F3 for China and India remains at 07/22/2012.
- F3 Mexico remains at 06/15/2001.
- F3 Philippines remains at 05/08/2004.
- All other F3 remains at 07/22/2012.
- F4:
- F4 China remains at 03/01/2008.
- F4 India remains at 08/15/2006.
- F4 Mexico remains at 04/30/2001.
- F4 Philippines remains at 01/01/2008.
- All other F4 remains at 03/01/2008.
Updated 01/21/2024