December 2025 Visa Bulletin

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the December 2025 Visa Bulletin. There is a bit of forward movement since the previous month’s bulletin. All cutoff dates listed below refer to the final action chart (i.e., Chart A), unless otherwise specified.

Visa Bulletin Summary

Employment-Based, First Preference (EB1) Category

In the EB1 category, China’s cutoff date advances to 22.Jan.2023. The EB1 cutoff date for India moves to 15.Mar.2022. The EB1 category remains current for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB2) Category

In the EB2 category, India’s cutoff date pushes forward to 15.May.2013. EB2 China has a cutoff date of 01.Jun.2021. The EB2 cutoff date for all other countries moves up to 01.Feb.2024.

Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB3) Category

EB3 India’s cutoff date progresses to 22.Sep.2013. China’s EB3 cutoff date is 01.Apr.2021. The EB3 cutoff date for all other countries of chargeability is set at 15.Apr.2023.

EB3 Other Workers

In the EB3 Other Workers category, India’s cutoff date aligns with the standard EB3 cutoff of 22.Sep.2013. For China, the cutoff date is 08.Dec.2017. The EB3 other workers category carries a cutoff date of 01.Aug.2021 for all other countries of chargeability.

Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB4) Category

In the EB4 category, the cutoff date moves to 01.Sep.2020. This cutoff date also applies to the EB4 program for certain religious workers, which has been renewed through January 29, 2026.

Employment-Based, Fifth Preference (EB5) Category

The EB5 unreserved category for India advances to 01.Jul.2021. Meanwhile, China’s unreserved cutoff date moves to 15.Jul.2016. The EB5 category remains current for all other chargeability areas and for the three EB5 set-aside categories (rural, high unemployment, and infrastructure) across all countries.

Conclusion

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