Visa Bulletin Predictions 2025
The 2025 Visa Bulletin is an essential document for individuals seeking to immigrate to the United States. It provides information on the availability of immigrant visas and their priority dates. Here, you can read full details about the Visa Bulletins for 2025 and predict what they may contain. It will cover topics such as potential changes to visa categories, possible changes to priority dates, and likely changes to visa processing times. You can get a better understanding of what to expect from the Visa Bulletin for 2025.
Visa Bulletin July 2025 Predictions
Millions of individuals in employment-based and family-based categories eagerly await their turn to get a visa. Visa bulletin predictions provide valuable insights into when applicants can expect to submit and receive green card applications. The State Department has recently released the June 2025 Visa Bulletin, providing vital information on visa availability.
In Fiscal Year 2025, the government projects a decrease in the availability of green cards for individuals in employment categories, from 197,000 in FY 2023 to 165,000. However, this is still 25,000 higher than the legally mandated 140,000 due to the unused 25,000 family-based green cards from FY 2023.
The State Department’s Visa Bulletin for June 2025 indicates significant backlogs in obtaining green cards across family- and employment-based categories. The waiting time for a green card varies depending on your petition category and country of birth. The Visa Bulletin is updated monthly to reflect these changes. You can stay up-to-date with the Visa Bulletin or subscribe to Our Newsletter.
Visa Bulletin July 2025 Predictions is divided into the following subtopics:
- Visa Bulletin July Predictions – Family-Based Categories
- Visa Bulletin July Predictions – Employment-Based Categories
Family-Based Categories- Visa Bulletin Prediction for July 2025
These estimated visa bulletin predictions are based on recent movements in the family-based categories. Please note that they should not be considered as legal advice. These predictions indicate how the Final Action Dates may progress or regress in the upcoming month for visas.
F-1 – Unmarried Adult Sons and Daughters of US Citizens
- Mexico – Little or No Movement
- Philippines – Little or No Movement
- All Other Countries – 4-6 Weeks
F-2A – Spouses & Minor, Unmarried Sons & Daughters of LPRs
- Mexico – Little or No Movement
- All Other Countries – Little or No Movement
F-2B – Unmarried Adult Sons & Daughters of LPRs
- Mexico – Little or No Movement
- Philippines – Little or No Movement
- All Other Countries – 5-6 Weeks
F-3 – Married Adult Sons and Daughters of US Citizens
- Mexico – Little or No Movement
- Philippines – Little or No Movement
- All Other Countries – 4-6 Weeks
F-4 – Brothers & Sisters of US Citizens
- Mexico – Little or No Movement
- India – Little or No Movement
- Philippines – Little or No Movement
- All Other Countries – Little or No Movement
Employment-Based Categories- Visa Bulletin Prediction for July 2025
The following visa bulletin predictions are calculated estimations derived from recent advancements in the employment-based categories. They should not be considered legal advice. Discover more about visas and their updates here.
According to the U.S. State Department: “Due to high demand in the Employment Second category, likely, the worldwide final action date (including Mexico and the Philippines) will retrogress next month to stay within the maximum allowed under the Fiscal Year 20245 annual limit. We will continually monitor the situation and make necessary adjustments.”
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“Due to the high demand in the Employment Third category, it is likely that the worldwide final action date (including for Mexico and the Philippines) will retrogress next month to stay within the maximum usage allowed under the Fiscal Year 2025 annual limit. We will closely monitor this situation and make necessary adjustments.”
EB-1 Priority Workers
- India – Little or No Movement
- China – Little or No Movement
- All Other Countries –Remain Current
EB-2 Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability
- India – Little or No Movement
- China – 2-3 Weeks
- All Other Countries – 1-2 Weeks
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers
- India – Little or No Movement
- China – 1-2 Weeks
- All Other Countries –2-3 Weeks
Although the law imposes a 7% per-country cap on Green Card issuance, demand remains high even at the midpoint of the fiscal year. Over the past two months, we have observed a flattening in data movement across most categories, partly due to administrative delays.
Here are two points to look into:
- Based on our experience over the years, we expect the demand to continue for the rest of the year for most Employment-based categories, and some categories might also become unavailable. If the situation continues, we can expect little to no forward movement for India and China in the upcoming months of the fiscal year, until additional legislative action is taken.
- The situation for applicants from Mexico, the Philippines, and countries other than China or India might improve as we can expect some forward movement in most Green Card categories soon.
** The content above is provided for informational purposes only. It should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. Use of this information does not create an attorney-client relationship. For Legal Advice, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
The 7% Per-Country Cap
There is a legal limit on the number of immigrants from any country who can receive green cards each year for the family and employment preference categories. Specifically, no country can be allocated more than 7% of the total number of employment-based (EB) and family-based (FB) preference visas available annually. However, this restriction does not apply to immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, for whom there are no caps on the number of visas issued per country.
Due to limitations on the number of green cards issued per category and country, prolonged waiting periods exist for specific categories, disproportionately affecting certain nations.
For instance, the average wait time for U.S. citizens seeking to sponsor their siblings exceeds 15 years in most regions. However, applicants from the Philippines face a 20-year wait, while those from Mexico endure a wait of over 22 years.
Millions of people are waiting abroad for family-sponsored green cards, and hundreds of thousands are waiting for employment-sponsored green cards. Many of these individuals currently live in the U.S. on temporary work visas. However, when their children turn 21, these young adults often lose their ability to maintain lawful immigration status, putting them at risk of being separated from their families.
Visa Bulletins for the Fiscal Year 2025
July 2025 Visa Bulletin: Coming Soon…..
June 2025 Visa Bulletin: The U.S. Department of State has released the official Visa Bulletin for June 2025. providing the latest updates on green card availability. Read the Full Visa Bulletin here.
May 2025 Visa Bulletin: The May 2025 Visa Bulletin is out now. According to the U.S. Department of State’s May Visa Bulletin, the Final Action cutoff dates for immigrant visa issuance and adjustment of status applications for Employment-based categories, read the Full Visa Bulletin May 2025 here
April 2025 Visa Bulletin: The April 2025 Visa Bulletin is out now. Let’s look at the key takeaways from the same.EB-1 India Advances: By two weeks to February 15, 2022, China remained unchanged on November 8, 2022. All other countries stay current. Read Full visa Bulletin April 2025.
March 2025 Visa Bulletin: The U.S. Department of State published the Visa Bulletin in March 2025. Next month, USCIS will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from foreign nationals with a priority date earlier than the Final Action Dates listed in the bulletin. Read Full visa Bulletin March 2025.
February 2025 Visa Bulletin: The February 2025 Visa Bulletin presents a mix of advancements across employment-based and family-sponsored categories. Read Full Visa Bulletin February 2025.
January 2025 Visa Bulletin: The January 2025 Visa Bulletin presents a mix of advancements across employment-based and family-sponsored categories. Read Full Visa Bulletin January 2025.
Visa Bulletin December 2024: .The U.S. Department of State published the Visa Bulletin in December 2024. In this December Visa Bulletin 2024, all employment-based categories will see no changes in the Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing, with two exceptions: the Final Action Date for EB-2 India will progress by two weeks to August 1, 2012, and EB-3 India will move forward by one week to November 8, 2012. The Final Action Dates and Filing for family-based categories will remain unchanged from the previous month.. Read the Full Visa Bulletin for December 2024 Here.
November 2024 Visa Bulletin: The U.S. Department of State published the Visa Bulletin in November 2024. In the November Visa Bulletin 2024, there were updates in all family-based immigration categories except for the F-2A category. Read Full Visa Bulletin for November 2024 Here.
October 2024 Visa Bulletin: The Department of State has recently released the October 2024 Visa Bulletin, which contains positive news for the new Reform and Integrity Act EB-5 program and for Chinese and Indian nationals who were in line under the previous EB-5 program. Read the Full Visa Bulletin for October 2024 Here.
