The U.S. Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for June 2025, showing the status of immigrant visa numbers for family and job-based categories. There are minor changes, but significant backlogs remain for countries like India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Overview of Visa Availability for June 2025
The June 2025 Visa Bulletin details the Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing Applications, which determine when immigrants can either complete their case processing or prepare their documentation for the National Visa Center. Unless otherwise indicated by USCIS, applicants must rely on the Final Action Dates chart when planning adjustment of status filings.
For countries with excessive demand, per-country caps remain in effect, creating delays for applicants from China, India, Mexico, and the Philippines.
Family-Sponsored Immigration Updates
The fiscal cap for family-sponsored preference categories remains 226,000 for FY 2025, with each country subject to a 7% limit (25,620 visas). Key highlights include:
- F1: Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
- F2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents
- F2B: Unmarried sons and daughters (21+) of permanent residents
- F3: Married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens
- F4: Siblings of adult U.S. citizens
Dates for Filing Applications show progress:
- F2A has a February 1, 2025, filing date for all countries, echoing recent adjudication acceleration.
- Other categories, such as F1 and F3, have minor progress but are restrained by high demand in Mexico and the Philippines.
Employment-Based Immigration News
The minimum employment-based immigrant visa cap is 140,000 annually. The five preference categories in this system are:
- EB-1: Priority Workers
- EB-2: Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability
- EB-3: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers
- EB-4: Certain Special Immigrants
- EB-5: Immigrant Investors
Final Action Dates for June 2025:
- EB-1: Current for all countries except China (November 8, 2022) and India (February 15, 2022).
- EB-2: Modest advancement continues; India remains backlogged with a date of January 1, 2013, and China on December 1, 2020.
- EB-3: Significant delays remain for Indian and Chinese nationals – India was on April 15, 2013, and China on November 22, 2020.
- EB-4 and Religious Workers: Unavailable (“U”) across all countries.
- EB-5: Unreserved categories are current, except for China (January 22, 2014) and India (May 1, 2019). All set-aside categories (rural, high-unemployment, infrastructure) remain current.
Notably, visa availability under the “Other Workers” subcategory is still reduced due to NACARA provisions, which limit the annual cap to approximately 5,000 visas for FY 2025.
Dates for Filing Applications reflect continued processing readiness:
- Most EB categories remain open for filing across all chargeability areas.
- India’s EB-1 filing date is April 15, 2022; for China, it is January 1, 2023.
- EB-2 and EB-3 for India remain in 2013–2014 levels, indicating serious backlog problems.
Diversity Visa Program News
Around 52,000 visas remain available under the Diversity Visa (DV) Program for fiscal year 2025 after accounting for statutory reductions.
The bulletin emphasizes that DV numbers must be used by September 30, 2025, and no visas will be issued after that date. Due to country-specific limitations, applicants from countries like Egypt, Nepal, and Iran should act promptly if eligible.
What’s Next?
Applicants are advised to monitor the USCIS Visa Bulletin page at uscis.gov/visabulletininfo to determine whether they can use the Dates for Filing chart instead of the Final Action Dates chart when submitting adjustments of status applications.
Timely action is essential as demand continues to exceed supply in multiple-preference categories. Those with current priority dates should gather documentation and proceed swiftly to avoid delays or missed opportunities.
Stay informed by checking our Visa Bulletin Updates section monthly or visit https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2025/visa-bulletin-for-june-2025.html
