I’ve gathered the Historical Visa Bulletin Numbers from various sources for a few years to give an idea of progression in previous years and I will maintain these numbers as future Visa Bulletins are released.
Knowing visa bulletin progression is sometimes a useful reference, and is certainly interesting. To use the data, click the tab for the region you are interested in and check the cutoff number for the month.
There may be some similarities with number progress from year to year, but there may not. So – don’t rely on these numbers as a predictive guide for this year. One thing that confuses people is that the selected numbers vary each year depending on entries and other factors. For instance, certain countries in the past have had huge entry numbers and once those countries are excluded from the lottery the range of numbers selected changes from one year to the next. That was the case in 2014 to 2015 in AF region when Nigeria was excluded, or in Asia in 2012 to 2013 when Bangladesh was excluded.
To understand how to read the Visa Bulletin works and can be read – please check out this article.
What does CURRENT mean? That is published when KCC believes that there are enough visas for all remaining demand. All case numbers can then be interviewed.
If you prefer a direct link to the data you can see that here.
Historical Visa Bulletin Numbers
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May 18, 2025 at 22:40
Hello,
Can u predict case number for DV2025 go up to over 19,000?
May 19, 2025 at 17:28
There are two visa bulletins left. Obviously it will go up from the 19K we are at today – but I don’t know how high.
May 14, 2025 at 14:23
Hi Simon,
My case number is DV2026EU28XXX, and after submitting the DS-260 forms, I transferred my case from Turkey to Vienna, Austria.
Based on historical data, how likely is it that our case number may not become current, or that the available visas will be exhausted before our turn?
Thanks in advance.
May 14, 2025 at 16:14
It is far too early to know that. You are at least a year away from being current and we will have more info in August of 2025, then even more in January 2026.