Visa Bulletin
Jun2025

Visa Bulletin

Jun2025

Priority Dates

June 2025
In effect June 1–30, 2025. USCIS: employment-based filers use Final Action Dates, family-sponsored use Dates for Filing.Which chart applies to me?
June 2025 Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates: cut-off dates by preference category and country of chargeability. “C” means current (no backlog); “U” means unavailable.
CategoryAll AreasChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippines
Employment-Based
EB-1First PreferenceC08NOV2215FEB22CC
EB-2Second Preference15OCT23↑01DEC20↑01JAN1315OCT23↑15OCT23↑
EB-3Third Preference08FEB23↑22NOV20↑15APR1308FEB23↑08FEB23↑
EB-3Other Workers22JUN21↑01APR1715APR1322JUN21↑22JUN21↑
EB-4Fourth PreferenceUUUUU
EB-4Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
EB-5UnreservedC22JAN1401MAY19CC
EB-5Set-aside (Rural)CCCCC
EB-5Set-aside (High Unemployment)CCCCC
EB-5Set-aside (Infrastructure)CCCCC
Family-Sponsored
F1Unmarried Sons/Daughters08JUN16↑08JUN16↑08JUN16↑22APR0515JUL12
F2ASpouses/Children01JAN2201JAN2201JAN2215MAY2101JAN22
F2BUnmarried sons/daughters (21+)22SEP16↑22SEP16↑22SEP16↑01JAN0608FEB12
F3Married Sons/Daughters22JUN11↑22JUN11↑22JUN11↑15JAN0122SEP03
F4Brothers/Sisters01JAN0801JAN0815JUN0615MAR0101JUN05

Final Action Dates controls when USCIS or the Department of State can actually approve your green card. If you are processing through a U.S. consulate abroad, DOS always uses this chart. If you are adjusting status in the U.S. and USCIS has not designated Dates for Filing for the month, you must also use this chart. Your priority date must be earlier than the cutoff shown for your case to be approved. Why are there two charts?

Movement by Month

June 2025

Summary

20 of the 75 cut-offs on the Final Action Dates chart moved between May 2025 and June 2025: 20 advanced.

  • EB-2 all other areas advanced 3mo 25d to 15OCT23
  • EB-3 all other areas advanced 1mo 8d to 08FEB23
  • EB-2 China advanced 2mo 1d to 01DEC20

Employment-Based

3 changed

EB-2

All Areas
3mo 25d
China
2mo 1d
India
—
Mexico
3mo 25d
Philippines
3mo 25d

EB-3

All Areas
1mo 8d
China
3w
India
—
Mexico
1mo 8d
Philippines
1mo 8d

EB-3

All Areas
1mo 1d
China
—
India
—
Mexico
1mo 1d
Philippines
1mo 1d

Family-Sponsored

3 changed

F1

All Areas
2mo 25d
China
2mo 25d
India
2mo 25d
Mexico
—
Philippines
—

F2B

All Areas
2mo 2d
China
2mo 2d
India
2mo 2d
Mexico
—
Philippines
—

F3

All Areas
2mo 22d
China
2mo 22d
India
2mo 22d
Mexico
—
Philippines
—

Movement by Year

June 2024 – June 2025
Category

EB-2

Second Preference

Avg pace (24 mo)

30 days

Longest stall

14 mo

Retrogressions

5

Jun '25+No change
Jul '24Jun '25

How the Visa Bulletin Works

What is the Visa Bulletin?

The Visa Bulletin is a monthly U.S. Department of State update that shows when you can move forward in the green card process.

Because a limited number of green cards are issued each year, not everyone can apply at once.

Key terms

Priority dates
: your place in line, set when your petition was filed. If it’s earlier than the listed cutoff, you’re eligible to move ahead.
Final Action Dates
: the chart showing when a green card can actually be approved.
Dates for Filing
: the chart showing when you may submit your application, in months USCIS authorizes its use.
Current (“C”)
: no backlog: you can move ahead regardless of your priority date. A category “becoming current” means the wait has cleared.
Retrogression
: a cutoff date moves backward, so some applicants who were eligible must wait again.
Unavailable (“U”)
: no green cards are available in that category this month.

Frequently Asked Questions

Visa Bulletin
FAQ

Common questions about priority dates and what to do when your date is current.

The Visa Bulletin is a monthly publication from the U.S. Department of State that tells applicants for family- and employment-based green cards whether their priority date is current - i.e., whether they can move forward with the next step of the immigration process.
Final Action Dates control when USCIS or DOS can actually approve a green card. Dates for Filing is usually earlier and controls when you can submit your I-485 or get documentarily qualified at the NVC. Filing under Dates for Filing doesn’t mean approval - it parks your application so you can get an EAD and advance parole while waiting for the Final Action date to become current.
It depends on where you’re filing. Consular processing abroad always uses Final Action Dates. For Adjustment of Status inside the U.S., USCIS decides each month whether family and employment AOS filers may use the more generous Dates for Filing chart. Check uscis.gov/visabulletininfo for the current month’s determination. If your category is “C” (current) on Final Action or the Final Action cutoff is later than the Dates for Filing cutoff, you can use Final Action regardless.
Find your preference category (EB-2, F2A, etc.) in the left column, then find your country of chargeability. The cell is either a date (your priority date must be earlier than this to act), “C” (current - no wait), or “U” (unavailable - no visas in this category).
For employment-based cases, it’s usually the date your PERM labor certification (or I-140 if PERM wasn’t required) was filed. For family cases, it’s the date your I-130 petition was filed. It determines your place in the queue.
Typically between the 8th and 15th of each month, for the following month. The State Department posts it on travel.state.gov. We update this page within minutes of each release.
Per-country annual limits cap how many green cards can be issued to nationals of any single country each year. High-demand categories from India and China often stall or retrogress because demand vastly exceeds those limits.
If you’re in the U.S., you can file an I-485 adjustment of status application. If you’re abroad, the National Visa Center will schedule a consular interview. Either way, act quickly - dates can retrogress in future months.

Data ingested from travel.state.gov

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