August 2025 - Visa Bulletin
Author: Angelita Chavez
August 2025 Visa Bulletin
The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the Visa Bulletin for August 2025, outlining the priority dates for family-based and employment-based immigrant visa categories. Below is a discussion of the Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Immigrant Visa Petitions and Employment-Based Immigrant Worker Petitions.
Family-Based Categories
F1 (Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens):
Mexico current priority date is April 22, 2005
China current priority date is July 15, 2016
India current priority date is July 15, 2016
Philippines current priority date is July 15, 2012
All Chargeability Areas current priority date is July 15, 2016
F2A (Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents):
Mexico current priority date is February 1, 2022
China current priority date is September 1, 2022
India current priority date is September 1, 2022
Philippines current priority date is September 1, 2022
All Chargeability Areas current priority date is September 1, 2022
F2B (Unmarried Adult Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents):
Mexico current priority date is January 1, 2022
China current priority date is October 15, 2016
India current priority date is October 15, 2016
Philippines current priority date is April 15, 2022
All Chargeability Areas current priority date is October 15, 2016
F3 (Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens)
Mexico current priority date is April 22, 2005
China current priority date is July 15, 2016
India current priority date is July 15, 2016
Philippines current priority date is July 15, 2012
All Chargeability Areas current priority date is July 15, 2016
F4 (Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens):
Mexico current priority date is April 22, 2005
China current priority date is July 15, 2016
India current priority date is July 15, 2016
Philippines current priority date is July 15, 2012
All Chargeability Areas current priority date is July 15, 2016
Employment-Based Categories
EB-1 (Priority Workers): All countries remain current, maintaining visa availability.
EB-2 (Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability):
All chargeability areas except India and China remain current.
India: Priority date is October 1, 2017.
China: Priority date is November 1, 2020.
EB-3 (Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers):
All chargeability areas except India and China remain current.
India: Priority date is April 1, 2016.
China: Priority date is July 1, 2019.
EB-4 (Certain Special Immigrants): Priority date is January 1, 2020.
EB-5 (Immigrant Investors): Priority date is January 15, 2022.
Notes and Insights
The family-sponsored categories continue to see modest forward movement, particularly in the F2B category.
EB-2 and EB-3 India categories show slight advancement, reflecting steady visa processing despite historically significant backlogs.
EB-1 remains current across all countries, underscoring high visa availability for priority workers.
Applicants should monitor their specific chargeability area and category, as fluctuations can occur monthly.
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