The USCIS Visa Bulletin is a monthly publication that provides information on the availability of immigrant visas for each employment-based and family-sponsored preference category. The January 2025 Visa Bulletin will be released in December 2024 and will provide information on the availability of immigrant visas for the fiscal year 2025.
The Visa Bulletin is an important tool for both prospective immigrants and their employers. It provides information on the priority dates for each preference category, which are used to determine when an immigrant visa will become available. The priority date is the date that a petition for an immigrant visa was filed with USCIS. The Visa Bulletin also provides information on the number of visas that are available in each preference category, as well as the cutoff dates for each category. The cutoff date is the date that an immigrant visa petition must be filed in order to be eligible for a visa in that fiscal year.
