August 2025 Visa Bulletin

By: Nadine Chen  

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has released the August 2025 Visa Bulletin, which outlines the availability of immigrant visas for family-sponsored and employment-based categories according to applicants’ priority date.

The Visa Bulletin has two different charts per visa preference category

Final Action Dates

• This determines when a visa number is available for issuance based on an applicant’s priority date. If a category shows a specific date (e.g., "01JAN25"), only applicants with a priority date before that date are eligible; if it shows "C" (Current): Visas are available to all applicants regardless of priority date; and if it shows "U" (Unauthorized): Visas are unavailable for issuance.

Dates for Filing

• This indicates when applicants can submit documentation, and only those with a priority date earlier than the listed date are eligible. If the category is marked “C” (Current), applicants may file immediately.

In coordination with DOS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reviews visa availability each month to determine which chart applicants should use to file an adjustment of status application. If USCIS determines that there are enough immigrant visas available to accommodate additional filings, applicants may use the Dates for Filing chart. Otherwise, they must use the Final Action Dates chart. USCIS publishes the applicable chart each month under the When to File page on its website.

For August 2025, USCIS has confirmed that all family-sponsored applicants must use the Dates for Filing chart, while all employment-based applicants must use the Final Action Dates chart.

• Family-Sponsored Filings Applicants:  All applicants must use the “Dates for Filing” chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for August 2025.
• Employment-Based Preference Filings: All applicants must use the “Final Action Dates” chart in the Department of State Visa Bulletin for August 2025.

Visa Bulletin Dates:

Family- Sponsored Visa Dates according to Dates for Filing Chart for August 2025:

• F1 (Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens):
  • Mexico: June 1, 2006
  • Philippines: April 22, 2015
  • For all Countries not listed above: September 1, 2017
• F2A (Spouses and Unmarried Children under 21 of Permanent Residents):
  • All Countries: April 1, 2025
• F2B (Unmarried Sons and Daughters 21 or older of Permanent Residents):
  • Mexico: April 1, 2008
  • Philippines: October 1, 2013
  • For all Countries not listed: January 1, 2017
• F3 (Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens):
  • Mexico: June 15, 2001
  • Philippines:  December 1, 2004
  • For all Countries not listed above: July 22, 2012
• F4 (Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens):
  • India: December 1, 2006
  • Mexico: April 30, 2001
  • Philippines: January 1, 2008
  • For all Countries not listed above: January 1, 2009

Employment-Based Preference Filings Visa Dates according to “Final Action Dates” Chart for August 2025:

• First Preferences (EB-1):
  • China (Mainland Born): November 15, 2022
  • India: February 15, 2022
  • For all Countries not listed above:  Current (numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants)
• Second Preference (EB-2):
  • China (Mainland Born): December 15, 2020
  • India: January 1, 2013
  • For all Countries not listed above: September 1, 2023
• Third Preference (EB-3):
  • China (Mainland Born): December 01, 2020
  •  India: May 22, 2013
  • Philippines: February 08, 2023
  • For all Countries not listed above: April 1, 2023
• Other Workers:
  • China: May 1, 2017
  •  India: May 22, 2013
  • For all Countries not listed above: July 08, 2021
• Fourth Preference (EB-4) and Certain Religious Workers: Unauthorized (numbers are not authorized for issuance)
• Fifth Preference (EB-5 – Unreserved):
  • China (Mainland Born): December 08, 2015
  • India: November 15, 2019
  • For all Countries not listed: Current
• EB-5 Set Asides: Current

If your priority date matches the dates listed in the table for your category, reach out to us for assistance. To stay updated and for full details, refer to the official August 2025 Visa Bulletin USCIS guidelines at www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo to determine which chart applies for filing your Adjustment of Status (AOS) application.