September 2025 Visa Bulletin

2025-08-13

The U.S. Department of State has released the Visa Bulletin for September 2025, marking the final visa availability update of the fiscal year. While most categories remain unchanged from August, there are small but important developments for certain family-sponsored visas, and a steady status for employment-based categories as the annual visa allocation nears its limit.

Check out the tables below for detailed changes this Month:

Employment-Based Green Card Updates

For most applicants globally, Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing in employment-based categories have shown little change this month. Below is a summary of the September 2025 Final Action Dates for key categories:

EB-1 (Priority Workers)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	Current	Current	No Change
China	15-Nov-22	15-Nov-22	No Change
India	15-Feb-22	15-Feb-22	No Change
Mexico	Current	Current	No Change
Philippines	Current	Current	No Change

EB-2 (Advanced Degree Holders)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Sept-23	1-Sept-23	No Change
China	15-Dec-20	15-Dec-20	No Change
India	1-Jan-13	1-Jan-13	No Change
Mexico	1-Sept-23	1-Sept-23	No Change
Philippines	1-Sept-23	1-Sept-23	No Change

EB-3 (Skilled Workers & Professionals)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-April-23	1-April-23	No Change
China	1-Dec-20	1-Dec-20	No Change
India	22-May-13	22-May-13	No Change
Mexico	1-April-23	1-April-23	No Change
Philippines	8-Feb-23	8-Feb-23	No change

EB-3 (Unskilled/ Other workers)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	8-July-21	8-July-21	No Change
China	1-May-17	1-May-17	No Change
India	22-May-13	22-May-13	No Change
Mexico	8-July-21	8-July-21	No Change
Philippines	8-July-21	8-July-21	No Change

EB-5 (Investors - Unreserved)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	Current	Current	No Change
China	8-Dec-15	8-Dec-15	No Change
India	15-Nov-19	15-Nov-19	No Change
Mexico	Current	Current	No Change
Philippines	Current	Current	No Change

Family-Sponsored Green Card Categories

F-1: Unmarried Children (Age 21 & Older) of U.S. Citizens

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Sep-17	1-Sep-17	No Change
China	1-Sep-17	1-Sep-17	No Change
India	1-Sep-17	1-Sep-17	No Change
Mexico	1-June-06	1-June-06	No Change
Philippines	22-April-15	22-April-15	No Change

F-2A: Spouses & Unmarried Children (Below 21 Years Old) of U.S. Green Card Holders

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-April-25	1-April-25	2 months
China	1-June-25	1-April-25	2 months
India	1-June-25	1-April-25	2 months
Mexico	1-June-25	1-April-25	2 months
Philippines	1-June-25	1-April-25	2 months

F-2B: Unmarried Children (Age 21 Years or Old) of U.S. Green Card Holders

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	No Change
China	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	No Change
India	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	No Change
Mexico	1-April-08	1-April-08	No Change
Philippines	1-Oct-13	1-Oct-13	No Change

F-3: Married Children of U.S. Green Card Holders

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	22-July-12	22-July-12	No Change
China	22-July-12	22-July-12	No Change
India	22-July-12	22-July-12	No Change
Mexico	15-June-01	15-June-01	No Change
Philippines	1-May-05	1-Dec-04	5 Months

F-4: Siblings of U.S. Citizens

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Jan-09	1-Jan-09	No Change
China	1-Jan-09	1-Jan-09	No Change
India	1-Dec-06	1-Dec-06	No Change
Mexico	30-April-01	30-April-01	No Change
Philippines	1-Jan-08	1-Jan-08	No Change

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