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On this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html DOS now has the monthly visa allocation for the entire FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

The family based visa maximum is 226,000, but due to administrative and processing delays the full limit isn't usually used up and the ones that aren't spill over to the employment based categories for the next fiscal year. And the EB limit is 140,000 + spillover, which gives 40,040 + spillover each to EB1/2/3. In FY2024, 215,963 FB visas were used, so the FY2025 EB limit was 150,037.

The visa allocation for FY2025:
10/24: 20,760

11/24: 14,269

12/24: 14,450

01/25: 13,565

02/25: 15,431

03/25: 14,547

04/25: 11,695

05/25: 14,595

06/25: 14,394

07/25: 15,574

08/25: 14,412

09/25: 15,726

TOTAL: 179,418

Now there is a discrepancy between the monthly and yearly (actual) number. The latter we will not know until September. Comparing these numbers for past years:

FY2024: Monthly 218,017/Actual 215,963
FY2023: Monthly 204,775/Actual 205,209
FY2022: Monthly 166,144/Actual 168,909
FY2021: Monthly 67,309/Actual 84,493

So this number is probably not the actual number, but it may be slightly higher or lower. FY2021 was an outlier due to COVID, but otherwise it varies by a few thousand.

Using the 179,418 number, the EB limit for this year (FY2026) would be 186,582 (+46,582). These numbers will/are being used this year (FY2026). EB1/2/3 each would get ~53,362 visas, and the 7% cap for India/China/Philippines would be ~3,735. However, since EB1 and EB2 ROW are current, the true number will be higher, mostly benefiting india, since per 202(a)(5)(A) of the INA unused ROW numbers spill over to the most backlogged countries. For example in FY2022 out of the 281,507 EB numbers India got ~200-250k due to low demand from the other regions and ROW.

This is all speculation and we won't know the true data until the September bulletin. Take this with a grain of salt, but I hope this paints a clearer picture of the movement this year.

On this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html DOS now has the monthly visa allocation for the entire FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

The family based visa maximum is 226,000, but due to administrative and processing delays the full limit isn't usually used up and the ones that aren't spill over to the employment based categories for the next fiscal year. And the EB limit is 140,000 + spillover, which gives 40,040 + spillover each to EB1/2/3. In FY2024, 215,963 FB visas were used, so the FY2025 EB limit was 150,037.

The visa allocation for FY2025:
10/24: 20,760

11/24: 14,269

12/24: 14,450

01/25: 13,565

02/25: 15,431

03/25: 14,547

04/25: 11,695

05/25: 14,595

06/25: 14,394

07/25: 15,574

08/25: 14,412

09/25: 15,726

TOTAL: 179,418

Now there is a discrepancy between the monthly and yearly (actual) number. The latter we will not know until September. Comparing these numbers for past years:

FY2024: Monthly 218,017/Actual 215,963
FY2023: Monthly 204,775/Actual 205,209
FY2022: Monthly 166,144/Actual 168,909
FY2021: Monthly 67,309/Actual 84,493

So this number is probably not the actual number, but it may be slightly higher or lower. FY2021 was an outlier due to COVID, but otherwise it varies by a few thousand.

Using the 179,418 number, the EB limit for this year (FY2026) would be 186,582 (+46,582). These numbers will/are being used this year (FY2026). EB1/2/3 each would get ~53,362 visas, and the 7% cap for India/China/Philippines would be ~3,735. However, since EB1 and EB2 ROW are current, the true number will be higher, mostly benefiting india, since per 202(a)(5)(A) of the INA unused ROW numbers spill over to the most backlogged countries. For example in FY2022 out of the 281,507 EB numbers India got ~200-250k due to low demand from the other regions and ROW.

This is all speculation and we won't know the true data until the September bulletin. Take this with a grain of salt, but I hope this paints a clearer picture of the movement this year.

On this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html DOS now has the monthly visa allocation for the entire FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

The family based visa maximum is 226,000, but due to administrative and processing delays the full limit isn't usually used up and the ones that aren't spill over to the employment based categories for the next fiscal year. And the EB limit is 140,000 + spillover, which gives 40,040 + spillover each to EB1/2/3. In FY2024, 215,963 FB visas were used, so the FY2025 EB limit was 150,037.

The visa allocation for FY2025:
10/24: 20,760

11/24: 14,269

12/24: 14,450

01/25: 13,565

02/25: 15,431

03/25: 14,547

04/25: 11,695

05/25: 14,595

06/25: 14,394

07/25: 15,574

08/25: 14,412

09/25: 15,726

TOTAL: 179,418

Now there is a discrepancy between the monthly and yearly (actual) number. The latter we will not know until September. Comparing these numbers for past years:

FY2024: Monthly 218,017/Actual 215,963
FY2023: Monthly 204,775/Actual 205,209
FY2022: Monthly 166,144/Actual 168,909
FY2021: Monthly 67,309/Actual 84,493

So this number is probably not the actual number, but it may be slightly higher or lower. FY2021 was an outlier due to COVID, but otherwise it varies by a few thousand.

Using the 179,418 number, the EB limit for this year (FY2026) would be 186,582 (+46,582). These numbers will/are being used this year (FY2026). EB1/2/3 each would get ~53,362 visas, and the 7% cap for India/China/Philippines would be ~3,735. However, since EB1 and EB2 ROW are current, the true number will be higher, mostly benefiting india, since per 202(a)(5)(A) of the INA unused ROW numbers spill over to the most backlogged countries. For example in FY2022 out of the 281,507 EB numbers India got ~200-250k due to low demand from the other regions and ROW.

This is all speculation and we won't know the true data until the September bulletin. Take this with a grain of salt, but I hope this paints a clearer picture of the movement this year.

On this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html DOS now has the monthly visa allocation for the entire FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

The family based visa maximum is 226,000, but due to administrative and processing delays the full limit isn't usually used up and the ones that aren't spill over to the employment based categories for the next fiscal year. And the EB limit is 140,000 + spillover, which gives 40,040 + spillover each to EB1/2/3. In FY2024, 215,963 FB visas were used, so the FY2025 EB limit was 150,037.

The visa allocation for FY2025:
10/24: 20,760

11/24: 14,269

12/24: 14,450

01/25: 13,565

02/25: 15,431

03/25: 14,547

04/25: 11,695

05/25: 14,595

06/25: 14,394

07/25: 15,574

08/25: 14,412

09/25: 15,726

TOTAL: 179,418

Now there is a discrepancy between the monthly and yearly (actual) number. The latter we will not know until September. Comparing these numbers for past years:

FY2024: Monthly 218,017/Actual 215,963
FY2023: Monthly 204,775/Actual 205,209
FY2022: Monthly 166,144/Actual 168,909
FY2021: Monthly 67,309/Actual 84,493

So this number is probably not the actual number, but it may be slightly higher or lower. FY2021 was an outlier due to COVID, but otherwise it varies by a few thousand.

Using the 179,418 number, the EB limit for this year (FY2026) would be 186,582 (+46,582). These numbers will/are being used this year (FY2026). EB1/2/3 each would get ~53,362 visas, and the 7% cap for India/China/Philippines would be ~3,735. However, since EB1 and EB2 ROW are current, the true number will be higher, mostly benefiting india, since per 202(a)(5)(A) of the INA unused ROW numbers spill over to the most backlogged countries. For example in FY2022 out of the 281,507 EB numbers India got ~200-250k due to low demand from the other regions and ROW.

This is all speculation and we won't know the true data until the September bulletin. Take this with a grain of salt, but I hope this paints a clearer picture of the movement this year.

On this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html DOS now has the monthly visa allocation for the entire FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

The family based visa maximum is 226,000, but due to administrative and processing delays the full limit isn't usually used up and the ones that aren't spill over to the employment based categories for the next fiscal year. And the EB limit is 140,000 + spillover, which gives 40,040 + spillover each to EB1/2/3. In FY2024, 215,963 FB visas were used, so the FY2025 EB limit was 150,037.

The visa allocation for FY2025:
10/24: 20,760

11/24: 14,269

12/24: 14,450

01/25: 13,565

02/25: 15,431

03/25: 14,547

04/25: 11,695

05/25: 14,595

06/25: 14,394

07/25: 15,574

08/25: 14,412

09/25: 15,726

TOTAL: 179,418

Now there is a discrepancy between the monthly and yearly (actual) number. The latter we will not know until September. Comparing these numbers for past years:

FY2024: Monthly 218,017/Actual 215,963
FY2023: Monthly 204,775/Actual 205,209
FY2022: Monthly 166,144/Actual 168,909
FY2021: Monthly 67,309/Actual 84,493

So this number is probably not the actual number, but it may be slightly higher or lower. FY2021 was an outlier due to COVID, but otherwise it varies by a few thousand.

Using the 179,418 number, the EB limit for this year (FY2026) would be 186,582 (+46,582). These numbers will/are being used this year (FY2026). EB1/2/3 each would get ~53,362 visas, and the 7% cap for India/China/Philippines would be ~3,735. However, since EB1 and EB2 ROW are current, the true number will be higher, mostly benefiting india, since per 202(a)(5)(A) of the INA unused ROW numbers spill over to the most backlogged countries. For example in FY2022 out of the 281,507 EB numbers India got ~200-250k due to low demand from the other regions and ROW.

This is all speculation and we won't know the true data until the September bulletin. Take this with a grain of salt, but I hope this paints a clearer picture of the movement this year.

On this site https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html DOS now has the monthly visa allocation for the entire FY2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).

The family based visa maximum is 226,000, but due to administrative and processing delays the full limit isn't usually used up and the ones that aren't spill over to the employment based categories for the next fiscal year. And the EB limit is 140,000 + spillover, which gives 40,040 + spillover each to EB1/2/3. In FY2024, 215,963 FB visas were used, so the FY2025 EB limit was 150,037.

The visa allocation for FY2025:
10/24: 20,760

11/24: 14,269

12/24: 14,450

01/25: 13,565

02/25: 15,431

03/25: 14,547

04/25: 11,695

05/25: 14,595

06/25: 14,394

07/25: 15,574

08/25: 14,412

09/25: 15,726

TOTAL: 179,418

Now there is a discrepancy between the monthly and yearly (actual) number. The latter we will not know until September. Comparing these numbers for past years:

FY2024: Monthly 218,017/Actual 215,963
FY2023: Monthly 204,775/Actual 205,209
FY2022: Monthly 166,144/Actual 168,909
FY2021: Monthly 67,309/Actual 84,493

So this number is probably not the actual number, but it may be slightly higher or lower. FY2021 was an outlier due to COVID, but otherwise it varies by a few thousand.

Using the 179,418 number, the EB limit for this year (FY2026) would be 186,582 (+46,582). These numbers will/are being used this year (FY2026). EB1/2/3 each would get ~53,362 visas, and the 7% cap for India/China/Philippines would be ~3,735. However, since EB1 and EB2 ROW are current, the true number will be higher, mostly benefiting india, since per 202(a)(5)(A) of the INA unused ROW numbers spill over to the most backlogged countries. For example in FY2022 out of the 281,507 EB numbers India got ~200-250k due to low demand from the other regions and ROW.

This is all speculation and we won't know the true data until the September bulletin. Take this with a grain of salt, but I hope this paints a clearer picture of the movement this year.

For those who filed I-485 or became current in the month of April, please share your timelines so we can track it