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Visa Bulletin – Minimal Movement for December 2025

19 Nov

by Foster, on Immigration Updates

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the monthly Visa Bulletin for December 2025. Until December 1, the November 2025 Visa Bulletin remains in effect.   

The Visa Bulletin contains the DOS’s Final Action Dates chart, which lists the priority dates that are current in each respective category, the categories that are current during the applicable month (i.e., categories that do not have any backlogs), and the categories that are unavailable. The Visa Bulletin also contains the DOS’s Dates for Filing chart, which usually progresses ahead of the Final Action Dates chart, and which U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) sometimes uses to determine the date that Adjustment of Status filings are permitted in each category.   

 For December 2025, USCIS has confirmed that beneficiaries of employment-based immigrant petitions should use the Dates for Filing chart to determine eligibility to file Adjustment of Status applications.   

Key Takeaways:  

Final Action Dates 

  • EB-1 for China and India each advanced one month, while the EB-1 category remains current for all other countries.  
  • Except for India, which advanced 1.5 months, EB-2 advanced two months for all countries. 
  • EB-3 advanced one month for China and India and two weeks for all other countries. 
  • The Other Workers category advanced between one week to one month for all countries.  
  • The EB-4 category advanced two months for all countries.  
  • The Certain Religious Workers category changed from unavailable to available. 
  • The 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU) category advanced about seven months for China and five months for India, while staying current for all other countries.  
  • All other EB-5 categories stayed current.  

Dates for Filing 

  • The Certain Religious Workers category, which was previously unavailable, is now available for all countries.  
  • The 5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) category advanced three weeks for China.  
  • All other Dates for Filing categories remain unchanged from November 2025.  

Final Action Date Chart for December 2025: 

 

Employment- 
based 

All Chargeability  
Areas Except 
Those Listed 

CHINA- 
mainland  
born 

INDIA 

MEXICO 

PHILIPPINES 

1st 

C 

22JAN23 

15MAR22 

C 

C 

2nd 

01FEB24 

01JUN21 

15MAY13 

01FEB24 

01FEB24 

3rd 

15APR23 

01APR21 

22SEP13 

15APR23 

15APR23 

Other Workers 

01AUG21 

08DEC17 

22SEP13 

01AUG21 

01AUG21 

4th 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

Certain Religious Workers 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

01SEP20 

5th Unreserved 
(including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU) 

C 

15JUL16 

01JUL21 

C 

C 

5th Set Aside: 
Rural (20%, including NR, RR)  

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

5th Set Aside: 
High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH) 

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

5th Set Aside: 
Infrastructure (2%, including RI) 

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

 Dates for Filing Chart for December 2025:   

Employment- 
based 

All Chargeability 
Areas Except 
Those Listed 

CHINA- 
mainland  
born 

INDIA 

MEXICO  

PHILIPPINES  

1st 

C 

15MAY23 

15APR23 

C 

C 

2nd 

15JUL24 

01DEC21 

01DEC13 

15JUL24 

15JUL24 

3rd 

01JUL23 

01JAN22 

15AUG14 

01JUL23 

01JUL23 

Other Workers 

01DEC21 

01OCT18 

15AUG14 

01DEC21 

01DEC21 

4th 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

Certain Religious Workers 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

15FEB21 

5th Unreserved 
(including C5, T5, I5, R5) 

C 

22JUL16 

01APR22 

C 

C 

5th Set Aside: 
(Rural: NR, RR – 20%) 

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

5th Set Aside: 
(High Unemployment: NH, RH – 10%) 

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

5th Set Aside: 
(Infrastructure: RI – 2%) 

C 

C 

C 

C 

C 

 

For case-specific guidance or to confirm filing eligibility, please contact a Foster LLP attorney. Foster LLP will continue to track immigrant visa availability and provide updates about any developments via Immigration Updates©, articles, and blogs on our website at www.fosterglobal.com.   

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