Department of State Releases August 2025 Visa Bulletin

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July 16, 2025

The DOS released its August 2025 Visa Bulletin. For August 2025, USCIS determines that for all family-sponsored preference categories, you must use the Dates for Filing chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for August 2025. For all employment-based preference categories, you must use the Final Action Dates chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for August 2025.

Next month’s charts appear below. A date listed for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed. “C” means current (i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants). “U” means unauthorized (i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance).

Importantly, warnings in the upcoming visa bulleting are issued for specific EB (Employment-Based) preference visa categories.

Specifically:

EB-2 Category for “Rest of World Countries”: Due to the increased number use within this category, the annual limit is projected to be reached in August. Therefore, the final action date will retrogress (September 1, 2023) to slow the issuance rate and not reach the annual limit. Once the annual limit is reached the preference category will be listed as unauthorized (“U”), and no further visas will be issued at that time.

EB-3 and Other Workers (EW) Categories: Due to demand and number use, annual limits for these visa categories are close to being reached. The DOS projects that these categories will either retrogress or be listed as “U” by September, if not sooner.

To discuss what the dates in the August Visa Bulletin and the specific category warnings may mean for your case, please contact the attorney at LHSCD working on your case. Alternatively, you may set up a consultation with one of our attorneys by filling out our Consultation Request Form.

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA-mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15JUL16	15JUL16	15JUL16	22APR05	15JUL12
F2A	01SEP22	01SEP22	01SEP22	01FEB22	01SEP22
F2B	15OCT16	15OCT16	15OCT16	01JAN07	15APR12
F3	01AUG11	01AUG11	01AUG11	01FEB01	01DEC03
F4	01JAN08	01JAN08	01NOV06	15MAR01	01JAN06

DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS

Family- Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	01JUN06	22APR15
F2A	01APR25	01APR25	01APR25	01APR25	01APR25
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01APR08	01OCT13
F3	22JUL12	22JUL12	22JUL12	15JUN01	01DEC04
F4	01JAN09	01JAN09	01DEC06	30APR01	01JAN08

FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	15NOV22	15FEB22	C	C
2nd	01SEP23	15DEC20	01JAN13	01SEP23	01SEP23
3rd	01APR23	01DEC20	22MAY13	01APR23	08FEB23
Other Workers	08JUL21	01MAY17	22MAY13	08JUL21	08JUL21
4th	U	U	U	U	U
Certain Religious Workers	U	U	U	U	U
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5, NU, RU)	C	08DEC15	15NOV19	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%, including NR, RR)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%, including NH, RH)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%, including RI)	C	C	C	C	C

DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS

Employment- based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	01JAN23	15APR22	C	C
2nd	15NOV23	01JAN21	01FEB13	15NOV23	15NOV23
3rd	01MAY23	22DEC20	08JUN13	01MAY23	01MAY23
Other Workers	22JUL21	01JAN18	08JUN13	22JUL21	22JUL21
4th	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21
Certain Religious Workers	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21	01FEB21
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	01OCT16	01APR22	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Rural: NR, RR – 20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment: NH, RH – 10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure: RI – 2%)	C	C	C	C	C