The US visa bulletin for February has been released, which tells when immigrant visa applicants must submit the necessary paperwork to the National Visa Center. It summarizes the immigrant numbers available during February for Final Action Dates and Filing Applications.

The dates for the filing chart and the final action dates chart were not altered in the February US visa bulletin for the Family-Based categories. However, the bulletin indicated movement in the final action chart for the EB-2 and EB-3 Employment-Based categories.

India’s EB-2 category and both China’s and India’s EB-3 categories saw some minor movement. The chart of filing dates showed no changes. Applications for adjustment of status will be accepted by USCIS in accordance with the final action dates chart.

For the majority of nations, the EB-1 category for first-priority workers—such as multinational CEOs and individuals with outstanding abilities—remains unchanged, and China and India are not an exception.

The EB-5 category has remained unchanged. Under the EB-5 Unreserved categories, China is still on July 15, 2016, and India is still on January 1, 2022. All other countries and the designated categories (Rural, High Unemployment, and Infrastructure) are still up to date.

To find out when they can submit petitions for adjustment of status with USCIS, foreign nationals must consult the Final Action Dates charts. Applicants may instead use the Bulletin’s Dates for Filing Visa Applications charts if USCIS finds that there are more immigrant visas available for the fiscal year than there are known applicants for such visas.

The fiscal year 2025 limit for family-sponsored preference immigrants is 226,000. The worldwide level for annual employment-based preference immigrants is at least 140,000. The per-country limit for preference immigrants is set at 7% of the total annual family-sponsored and employment-based preference limits, i.e., 25,620. The dependent area limit is set at 2%, or 7,320.

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

Allocations in the charts below were made, to the extent possible, in chronological order of reported priority dates, for demand received by January 6th.

According to USCIS regulations, the category or foreign state with the highest demand was considered oversubscribed if not all of the demand could be met. The priority date of the first applicant, which was not achievable within the numerical constraints, is the final action date for an oversubscribed category.

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS