Visa bulletin for July 2025: what changed
20 final action dates moved forward and 0 moved back compared with June 2025.
- F2B Mexico: January 1, 2006 → January 1, 2007 (advanced 1 year)
- F2A Mexico: May 15, 2021 → February 1, 2022 (advanced 9 months)
- F2A (all countries): January 1, 2022 → September 1, 2022 (advanced 8 months)
- F4 Philippines: June 1, 2005 → January 1, 2006 (advanced 7 months)
- F3 Philippines: September 22, 2003 → December 1, 2003 (advanced 2 months)
- F2B Philippines: February 8, 2012 → April 15, 2012 (advanced 2 months)
- EB-3 (all countries): February 8, 2023 → April 1, 2023 (advanced 2 months)
- F3 (all countries): June 22, 2011 → August 1, 2011 (advanced 1 month)
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2025 (U.S. Department of State) · Checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm with the official bulletin and USCIS. Independent site. Not affiliated with the U.S. Department of State, USCIS or any government agency.
Dates are written as in the bulletin (22AUG25 = August 22, 2025). C = current, U = unavailable. ▲ moved forward and ▼ moved back since the previous bulletin; no symbol = no change.
Family-sponsored
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in July 2025, USCIS says to use the dates for filing chart for family-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15JUL16Advanced 1 month | 15JUL16Advanced 1 month | 15JUL16Advanced 1 month | 22APR05 | 15JUL12 |
| F2A | 01SEP22Advanced 8 months | 01SEP22Advanced 8 months | 01SEP22Advanced 8 months | 01FEB22Advanced 9 months | 01SEP22Advanced 8 months |
| F2B | 15OCT16Advanced 1 month | 15OCT16Advanced 1 month | 15OCT16Advanced 1 month | 01JAN07Advanced 1 year | 15APR12Advanced 2 months |
| F3 | 01AUG11Advanced 1 month | 01AUG11Advanced 1 month | 01AUG11Advanced 1 month | 01FEB01Advanced 1 month | 01DEC03Advanced 2 months |
| F4 | 01JAN08 | 01JAN08 | 08JUL06Advanced 1 month | 15MAR01 | 01JAN06Advanced 7 months |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01SEP17 | 01JUN06Advanced 2 months | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01MAR25Advanced 1 month | 01MAR25Advanced 1 month | 01MAR25Advanced 1 month | 01MAR25Advanced 1 month | 01MAR25Advanced 1 month |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01APR08Advanced 1 year | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 22JUL12 | 22JUL12 | 22JUL12 | 15JUN01 | 01DEC04Advanced 2 months |
| F4 | 08SEP08Advanced 3 months | 08SEP08Advanced 3 months | 01DEC06 | 30APR01 | 01JAN08 |
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Employment-based
For adjustment of status inside the U.S. in July 2025, USCIS says to use the final action dates chart for employment-based cases.
| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 15NOV22Advanced 7 days | 15FEB22 | C | C |
| EB-2 | 15OCT23 | 15DEC20Advanced 14 days | 01JAN13 | 15OCT23 | 15OCT23 |
| EB-3 | 01APR23Advanced 2 months | 01DEC20Advanced 9 days | 22APR13Advanced 7 days | 01APR23Advanced 2 months | 08FEB23 |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08JUL21Advanced 1 month | 01MAY17Advanced 1 month | 22APR13Advanced 7 days | 08JUL21Advanced 1 month | 08JUL21Advanced 1 month |
| EB-4 | U | U | U | U | U |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
| EB-5 | C | 22JAN14 | 01MAY19 | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
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| Category | All countries | China (mainland-born) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | C | 01JAN23 | 15APR22 | C | C |
| EB-2 | 15NOV23 | 01JAN21 | 01FEB13 | 15NOV23 | 15NOV23 |
| EB-3 | 01MAY23Advanced 2 months | 22DEC20 | 08JUN13 | 01MAY23Advanced 2 months | 01MAY23Advanced 2 months |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22JUL21 | 01JAN18 | 08JUN13 | 22JUL21 | 22JUL21 |
| EB-4 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 |
| EB-4 Certain Religious Workers | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 |
| EB-5 | C | 01OCT16 | 01APR22 | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: rural (20%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: high unemployment (10%) | C | C | C | C | C |
| EB-5 set-aside: infrastructure (2%) | C | C | C | C | C |
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