U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
December 2025
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for December 2025. Changes are against November 2025.
What changed from November 2025
Final Action Dates: 29 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 3 months, from 22 NOV 2005 to 01 MAR 2006.
- F2B Mexico advanced 5 months, from 15 DEC 2007 to 15 MAY 2008.
- F2B Philippines advanced 7 days, from 01 OCT 2012 to 08 OCT 2012.
- F3 Philippines advanced 40 days, from 22 SEP 2004 to 01 NOV 2004.
- F4 Philippines advanced 4 months, from 22 MAR 2006 to 15 JUL 2006.
- EB-1 China advanced 31 days, from 22 DEC 2022 to 22 JAN 2023.
- EB-1 India advanced 28 days, from 15 FEB 2022 to 15 MAR 2022.
- EB-2 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 DEC 2023 to 01 FEB 2024.
- EB-2 China advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2021 to 01 JUN 2021.
- EB-2 India advanced 44 days, from 01 APR 2013 to 15 MAY 2013.
- EB-2 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 DEC 2023 to 01 FEB 2024.
- EB-2 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 DEC 2023 to 01 FEB 2024.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2023 to 15 APR 2023.
- EB-3 China advanced 31 days, from 01 MAR 2021 to 01 APR 2021.
- EB-3 India advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2013 to 22 SEP 2013.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2023 to 15 APR 2023.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 14 days, from 01 APR 2023 to 15 APR 2023.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 17 days, from 15 JUL 2021 to 01 AUG 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 7 days, from 01 DEC 2017 to 08 DEC 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 31 days, from 22 AUG 2013 to 22 SEP 2013.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 JUL 2021 to 01 AUG 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 17 days, from 15 JUL 2021 to 01 AUG 2021.
- EB-4 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-4 China advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-4 India advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-4 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-4 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 JUL 2020 to 01 SEP 2020.
- EB-5 China advanced 7 months, from 08 DEC 2015 to 15 JUL 2016.
- EB-5 India advanced 5 months, from 01 FEB 2021 to 01 JUL 2021.
Dates for Filing: 6 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2025 to 22 NOV 2025.
- F2A China advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2025 to 22 NOV 2025.
- F2A India advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2025 to 22 NOV 2025.
- F2A Mexico advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2025 to 22 NOV 2025.
- F2A Philippines advanced 31 days, from 22 OCT 2025 to 22 NOV 2025.
- EB-5 China advanced 21 days, from 01 JUL 2016 to 22 JUL 2016.
Compared cell by cell with the November 2025 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The December 2025 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 08 NOV 2016no change | 08 NOV 2016no change | 08 NOV 2016no change | 01 MAR 2006+3 mo | 22 JAN 2013no change |
| F2A | 01 FEB 2024no change | 01 FEB 2024no change | 01 FEB 2024no change | 01 FEB 2023no change | 01 FEB 2024no change |
| F2B | 01 DEC 2016no change | 01 DEC 2016no change | 01 DEC 2016no change | 15 MAY 2008+5 mo | 08 OCT 2012+7 d |
| F3 | 08 SEP 2011no change | 08 SEP 2011no change | 08 SEP 2011no change | 01 MAY 2001no change | 01 NOV 2004+40 d |
| F4 | 08 JAN 2008no change | 08 JAN 2008no change | 01 NOV 2006no change | 08 APR 2001no change | 15 JUL 2006+4 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 22 JAN 2023+31 d | 15 MAR 2022+28 d | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 01 FEB 2024+2 mo | 01 JUN 2021+2 mo | 15 MAY 2013+44 d | 01 FEB 2024+2 mo | 01 FEB 2024+2 mo |
| EB-3 | 15 APR 2023+14 d | 01 APR 2021+31 d | 22 SEP 2013+31 d | 15 APR 2023+14 d | 15 APR 2023+14 d |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 AUG 2021+17 d | 08 DEC 2017+7 d | 22 SEP 2013+31 d | 01 AUG 2021+17 d | 01 AUG 2021+17 d |
| EB-4 | 01 SEP 2020+2 mo | 01 SEP 2020+2 mo | 01 SEP 2020+2 mo | 01 SEP 2020+2 mo | 01 SEP 2020+2 mo |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 15 JUL 2016+7 mo | 01 JUL 2021+5 mo | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 MAR 2007no change | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 22 NOV 2025+31 d | 22 NOV 2025+31 d | 22 NOV 2025+31 d | 22 NOV 2025+31 d | 22 NOV 2025+31 d |
| F2B | 08 MAR 2017no change | 08 MAR 2017no change | 08 MAR 2017no change | 15 MAY 2009no change | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 22 JUL 2012no change | 22 JUL 2012no change | 22 JUL 2012no change | 01 JUL 2001no change | 01 NOV 2005no change |
| F4 | 01 MAR 2009no change | 01 MAR 2009no change | 15 DEC 2006no change | 30 APR 2001no change | 01 JAN 2008no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 15 MAY 2023no change | 15 APR 2023no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 JUL 2024no change | 01 DEC 2021no change | 01 DEC 2013no change | 15 JUL 2024no change | 15 JUL 2024no change |
| EB-3 | 01 JUL 2023no change | 01 JAN 2022no change | 15 AUG 2014no change | 01 JUL 2023no change | 01 JUL 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 01 DEC 2021no change | 01 OCT 2018no change | 15 AUG 2014no change | 01 DEC 2021no change | 01 DEC 2021no change |
| EB-4 | 15 FEB 2021no change | 15 FEB 2021no change | 15 FEB 2021no change | 15 FEB 2021no change | 15 FEB 2021no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 JUL 2016+21 d | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for December 2025, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.