December 2025 Visa Bulletin Summary-Key Updates & Predictions

The December 2025 Visa Bulletin brings a series of targeted advancements across both Family-Based categories-Sponsored and Employment-Based categories. While many categories remain unchanged from November, notable forward movement is seen in Mexico, the Philippines, and select Employment-Based categories for China and India.

USCIS has confirmed that Dates for Filing (DOF) will continue to apply to all employment-based and family-sponsored I-485 filings in December.

Family Sponsored Cases (Final Action Dates)

CategoryAll CountriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippinesMovement Notes
F108NOV16 → 08NOV1608NOV16 → 08NOV1608NOV16 → 08NOV1622NOV05 → 01MAR0622JAN13 → 22JAN13Mexico +99 days
F2A01FEB24 → 01FEB2401FEB24 → 01FEB2401FEB24 → 01FEB2401FEB23 → 01FEB2301FEB24 → 01FEB24No movement
F2B01DEC16 → 01DEC1601DEC16 → 01DEC1601DEC16 → 01DEC1615DEC07 → 15MAY0801OCT12 → 08OCT12Mexico +152 days; PH +7 days
F308SEP11 → 08SEP1108SEP11 → 08SEP1108SEP11 → 08SEP1101MAY01 → 01MAY0122SEP04 → 01OCT13Philippines +9 days
F408JAN08 → 08JAN0808JAN08 → 08JAN0801NOV06 → 01NOV0608APR01 → 08APR0122MAR06 → 15JUL06PH +115 days

Family-Sponsored Cases (Dates For Filing)

CategoryAll CountriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippinesMovement Notes
F101SEP17 → 01SEP1701SEP17 → 01SEP1701SEP17 → 01SEP1701MAR07 → 01MAR0722APR15 → 22APR15No movement
F2A22OCT25 → 22NOV2522OCT25 → 22NOV2522OCT25 → 22NOV2522OCT25 → 22NOV2522OCT25 → 22NOV25All categories +31 days
F2B08MAR17 → 08MAR1708MAR17 → 08MAR1708MAR17 → 08MAR1715MAY09 → 15MAY0901OCT13 → 01OCT13No movement
F322JUL12 → 22JUL1222JUL12 → 22JUL1222JUL12 → 22JUL1201JUL01 → 01JUL0101NOV05 → 01NOV05No movement
F401MAR09 → 01MAR0901MAR09 → 01MAR0915DEC06 → 15DEC0630APR01 → 30APR0101JAN08 → 01JAN08No movement

Employment-Based Cases (Final Action Dates)

CategoryAll CountriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippinesMovement Notes
EB-1C → C22DEC22 → 22JAN2315FEB22 → 15MAR22C → CC → CChina +31 days; India +28 days; Mexico & Philippines: No movement
EB-201DEC23 → 01FEB2401APR21 → 01JUN2101APR13 → 15MAY1301DEC23 → 01FEB2401DEC23 → 01FEB24All +62 days; China +61 days; India +44 days; Mexico +62 days; Philippines +62 days
EB-301APR23 → 15APR2301MAR21 → 01APR2122AUG13 → 22SEP1301APR23 → 15APR2301APR23 → 15APR23All +14 days; China +31 days; India +31 days; Mexico +14 days; Philippines +14 days
Other Workers15JUL21 → 01AUG2101DEC17 → 08DEC1722AUG13 → 22SEP1315JUL21 → 01AUG2115JUL21 → 01AUG21All +17 days; China +7 days; India +31 days; Mexico +17 days; Philippines +17 days
EB-401JUL20 → 01SEP2001JUL20 → 01SEP2001JUL20 → 01SEP2001JUL20 → 01SEP2001JUL20 → 01SEP20All +62 days; China +62 days; India +62 days; Mexico +62 days; Philippines +62 days
Certain Religious WorkersU → 01SEP20U → 01SEP20U → 01SEP20U → 01SEP20U → 01SEP20Category changed from U to 01SEP20 for ALL countries
EB-5 (Unreserved)C → C08DEC15 → 15JUL1601FEB21 → 01JUL21C → CC → CChina +220 days; India +150 days; Mexico & Philippines: No movement
EB-5 RuralC → CC → CC → CC → CC → CNo movement for any country
EB-5 High UnemploymentC → CC → CC → CC → CC → CNo movement for any country
EB-5 InfrastructureC → CC → CC → CC → CC → CNo movement for any country

Employment-Based Cases (Dates For Filing)

CategoryAll CountriesChinaIndiaMexicoPhilippinesMovement Notes
EB-1C → C15MAY23 → 15MAY2315APR23 → 15APR23C → CC → CNo movement for any country
EB-215JUL24 → 15JUL2401DEC21 → 01DEC2101DEC13 → 01DEC1315JUL24 → 15JUL2415JUL24 → 15JUL24No movement
EB-301JUL23 → 01JUL2301JAN22 → 01JAN2215AUG14 → 15AUG1401JUL23 → 01JUL2301JUL23 → 01JUL23No movement
Other Workers01DEC21 → 01DEC2101OCT18 → 01OCT1815AUG14 → 15AUG1401DEC21 → 01DEC2101DEC21 → 01DEC21No movement
EB-415FEB21 → 15FEB2115FEB21 → 15FEB2115FEB21 → 15FEB2115FEB21 → 15FEB2115FEB21 → 15FEB21No movement
Certain Religious WorkersU → 15FEB21U → 15FEB21U → 15FEB21U → 15FEB21U → 15FEB21Category opened: U → 15FEB21 (all countries)
EB-5 UnreservedC → C01JUL16 → 22JUL1601APR22 → 01APR22C → CC → CChina +21 days; India, MX, PH: No movement
EB-5 Set-Aside: RuralC → CC → CC → CC → CC → CNo movement
EB-5 Set-Aside: High UnemploymentC → CC → CC → CC → CC → CNo movement
EB-5 Set-Aside: InfrastructureC → CC → CC → CC → CC → CNo movement

SUMMARY:

The December 2025 Visa Bulletin brings:

Forward movement in key categories

  • Substantial advancement in EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3, especially for China and India.
  • Significant progress in EB-5 Unreserved, especially in China and India.
  • Notable improvements for Mexico and the Philippines in Family-Sponsored categories.

Stability in many categories

  • Most family categories outside Mexico/Philippines remain unchanged.
  • EB-5 Set-Aside categories remain fully Current.
  • Family DOF is stable, primarily except for F2A.

January 2026 Visa Bulletin Predictions :

Read the Upcoming  visa bulletin prediction 2026  :

Family-Based Categories :

  • Most FB categories to remain flat for All Countries, China, and India.
  • Mexico & Philippines should see continued slight forward movement, similar to December (days to a few weeks).
  • F2A likely stays stable—no significant advancement expected.

 Employment-Based Categories :

EB-1 : 

  • China & India may continue modest monthly advancement (2–4 weeks).
  • All other countries should stay Current.

EB-2 :

  • Slow forward movement likely for China and India (1–2 weeks).
  • All other areas may continue with small monthly advancements.

EB-3 :

  • China and India are likely to see a gradual movement (1–3 weeks).
  • Worldwide could remain stable or advance slightly.

EB-4 :

  • Could see a small monthly advancement until demand stabilizes.

EB-5 (Unreserved) :

  • China & India may continue to progress, but at a slower pace than the significant jump in December.
  • Other countries should remain Current.
Published On: November 15th, 2025 / Categories: US Visa Bulletin News /

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