July 2025 Visa Bulletin

2025-06-11

The U.S. Department of State has officially published the Visa Bulletin for July 2025, offering moderate advancement in select employment-based green card categories but leaving many applicants still waiting for meaningful progress.

While some categories, such as EB-3 for All Chargeability Areas, have moved forward by a few months, critical categories like EB-2 for India and EB-5 for India remain unchanged—continuing the trend of deep backlogs for high-demand countries.

Employment-Based Green Card Updates

For most applicants globally, Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing in employment-based categories have shown little change this month. Below is a summary of the July 2025 Final Action Dates for key categories:

EB-1 (Priority Workers)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	Current	Current	No Change
China	15-Nov-22	8-Nov-22	1 Week
India	15-Feb-22	15-Feb-22	No Change
Mexico	Current	Current	No Change
Philippines	Current	Current	No Change

EB-2 (Advanced Degree Holders)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	15-Oct-23	15-Oct-23	No change
China	15-Dec-20	1-Dec-20	2 Weeks
India	1-Jan-13	1-Jan-13	No Change
Mexico	15-Oct-23	15-Oct-23	No change
Philippines	15-Oct-23	15-Oct-23	No change

EB-3 (Skilled Workers & Professionals)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-April-23	8-Feb-23	1 month, 3 week
China	1-Dec-20	22-Nov-20	1 weeks
India	22-April-13	15-April-13	1 Weeks
Mexico	1-April-23	8-Feb-23	1 month, 3 weeks
Philippines	8-Feb-23	8-Feb-23	No change

EB-3 (Unskilled/ Other workers)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	8-July-21	22-June-21	2 weeks
China	1-May-17	1-April-17	1 month
India	22-April-13	15-April-13	1 week
Mexico	8-July-21	22-June-21	2 weeks
Philippines	8-July-21	22-June-21	2 weeks

EB-5 (Investors - Unreserved)

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	Current	Current	No Change
China	22-Jan-14	22-Jan-14	No Change
India	1-May-19	1-May-19	No Change
Mexico	Current	Current	No Change
Philippines	Current	Current	No Change

Family-Sponsored Green Card Categories

The family-sponsored categories remain largely static, with only minor movement reported:

F-2A (Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents):
This category sees a forward movement to March 1, 2025 for all countries, offering a window of opportunity for applicants ready to file.
Other Family Categories (F-1, F-3, F-4):
Minimal to no advancement, particularly for applicants from Mexico and the Philippines, where backlogs remain significant.

F-1: Unmarried Children (Age 21 & Older) of U.S. Citizens

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Sep-17	1-Sep-17	No Change
China	1-Sep-17	1-Sep-17	No Change
India	1-Sep-17	1-Sep-17	No Change
Mexico	1-June-06	1-April-06	2 months
Philippines	22-April-15	22-April-15	No Change

F-2A: Spouses & Unmarried Children (Below 21 Years Old) of U.S. Green Card Holders

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Mar-25	1-Feb-25	1 month
China	1-Mar-25	1-Feb-25	1 month
India	1-Mar-25	1-Feb-25	1 month
Mexico	1-Mar-25	1-Feb-25	1 month
Philippines	1-Mar-25	1-Feb-25	1 month

F-2B: Unmarried Children (Age 21 Years or Old) of U.S. Green Card Holders

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	No Change
China	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	No Change
India	1-Jan-17	1-Jan-17	No Change
Mexico	1-April-08	1-April-07	1 year
Philippines	1-Oct-13	1-Oct-13	No Change

F-3: Married Children of U.S. Green Card Holders

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	22-July-12	22-July-12	No Change
China	22-July-12	22-July-12	No Change
India	22-July-12	22-July-12	No Change
Mexico	15-June-01	15-June-01	No Change
Philippines	1-Dec-04	22-Sept-04	2 months, 1 week

F-4: Siblings of U.S. Citizens

Country	New Cut-off Date	Old Cut-off Date	Change
All Countries	8-Sep-08	1-June-08	3 months, 1 week
China	8-Sep-08	1-June-08	3 months, 1 week
India	1-Dec-06	1-Dec-06	No Change
Mexico	30-April-01	30-April-01	No Change
Philippines	1-Jan-08	1-Jan-08	No Change

Applicants in Mexico and the Philippines continue to experience significant delays due to longstanding backlogs.

USCIS Filing Guidance for June 2025

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed that it will use the Final Action Dates chart for employment-based filings and the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored cases during the month of July.

Applicants are advised to review their priority dates carefully before submitting adjustment of status applications.

Global Implications

The July bulletin reinforces a familiar reality for global applicants — particularly those from high-volume countries like India and China — where movement continues at a slow pace. Despite modest progress in a few categories, significant backlogs persist, especially in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories for India.

For applicants from rest-of-world countries, however, the bulletin may present a timely chance to act, especially in categories like EB-1, EB-3, and F-2A.

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