Visa bulletin for October 2025: what changed

27 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with September 2025.

Source: Visa Bulletin for October 2025 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.

Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.

Family-sponsored

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in October 2025, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.

Family-sponsored: final action date · October 2025
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F108NOV1608NOV1608NOV1622NOV0522JAN13
F2A01FEB2401FEB2401FEB2401FEB2301FEB24
F2B22NOV1622NOV1622NOV1615DEC0701OCT12
F308SEP1108SEP1108SEP1115APR0122SEP04
F408JAN0808JAN0801NOV0608APR0122MAR06

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Family-sponsored: date for filing · October 2025
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
F101SEP1701SEP1701SEP1708OCT0622APR15
F2A22SEP2522SEP2522SEP2522SEP2522SEP25
F2B01JAN1701JAN1701JAN1715DEC0801OCT13
F322JUL1222JUL1222JUL1215JUN0101AUG05
F401MAR0901MAR0915DEC0630APR0101JAN08

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Employment-based

For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in October 2025, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for employment-based cases.

Employment-based: final action date · October 2025
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C22DEC2215FEB22CC
EB-201DEC2301APR2101APR1301DEC2301DEC23
EB-301APR2301MAR2122AUG1301APR2301APR23
EB-3 Other Workers15JUL2101DEC1722AUG1315JUL2115JUL21
EB-401JUL2001JUL2001JUL2001JUL2001JUL20
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
EB-5C08DEC1501FEB21CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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Employment-based: date for filing · October 2025
CategoryAll countriesChina (mainland-born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
EB-1C15MAY2315APR23CC
EB-215JUL2401DEC2101DEC1315JUL2415JUL24
EB-301JUL2301JAN2215AUG1401JUL2301JUL23
EB-3 Other Workers01DEC2101OCT1815AUG1401DEC2101DEC21
EB-415FEB2115FEB2115FEB2115FEB2115FEB21
EB-4 Certain Religious WorkersUUUUU
EB-5C01JUL1601APR22CC
EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%)CCCCC
EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%)CCCCC

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What the State Department says

Official notes published with the bulletin, quoted as written. They describe what the State Department expects, not a guarantee.

Scheduled expiration of the employment fourth religious workers (SR) category

H.R. 1968, signed on March 15, 2025, extended the Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers (SR) category until September 30, 2025. No SR visas may be issued overseas, or final action taken on adjustment of status cases, after midnight September 29, 2025. Visas issued prior to that date will be valid only until September 29, 2025, and all individuals seeking admission in the non-minister special immigrant category must be admitted (repeat admitted) into the United States no later than midnight September 29, 2025.

The SR category is listed as “Unavailable” for all countries for October. In the event there is legislative action extending the category, it is likely it will become available effective immediately. If extended, the category will be subject to the same dates for filing and final action dates as the other Employment Fourth Preference categories per applicable foreign state of chargeability.