U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE · VISA BULLETIN
July 2025
Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing as published in the Visa Bulletin for July 2025. Changes are against June 2025.
What changed from June 2025
Final Action Dates: 31 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 (all other countries) advanced 37 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 15 JUL 2016.
- F1 China advanced 37 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 15 JUL 2016.
- F1 India advanced 37 days, from 08 JUN 2016 to 15 JUL 2016.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- F2A China advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- F2A India advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- F2A Mexico advanced 9 months, from 15 MAY 2021 to 01 FEB 2022.
- F2A Philippines advanced 8 months, from 01 JAN 2022 to 01 SEP 2022.
- F2B (all other countries) advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 2016 to 15 OCT 2016.
- F2B China advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 2016 to 15 OCT 2016.
- F2B India advanced 23 days, from 22 SEP 2016 to 15 OCT 2016.
- F2B Mexico advanced 12 months, from 01 JAN 2006 to 01 JAN 2007.
- F2B Philippines advanced 2 months, from 08 FEB 2012 to 15 APR 2012.
- F3 (all other countries) advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 2011 to 01 AUG 2011.
- F3 China advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 2011 to 01 AUG 2011.
- F3 India advanced 40 days, from 22 JUN 2011 to 01 AUG 2011.
- F3 Mexico advanced 17 days, from 15 JAN 2001 to 01 FEB 2001.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2003 to 01 DEC 2003.
- F4 India advanced 23 days, from 15 JUN 2006 to 08 JUL 2006.
- F4 Philippines advanced 7 months, from 01 JUN 2005 to 01 JAN 2006.
- EB-1 China advanced 7 days, from 08 NOV 2022 to 15 NOV 2022.
- EB-2 China advanced 14 days, from 01 DEC 2020 to 15 DEC 2020.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 52 days, from 08 FEB 2023 to 01 APR 2023.
- EB-3 China advanced 9 days, from 22 NOV 2020 to 01 DEC 2020.
- EB-3 India advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2013 to 22 APR 2013.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 52 days, from 08 FEB 2023 to 01 APR 2023.
- EB-3 Other Workers (all other countries) advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2021 to 08 JUL 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers China advanced 30 days, from 01 APR 2017 to 01 MAY 2017.
- EB-3 Other Workers India advanced 7 days, from 15 APR 2013 to 22 APR 2013.
- EB-3 Other Workers Mexico advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2021 to 08 JUL 2021.
- EB-3 Other Workers Philippines advanced 16 days, from 22 JUN 2021 to 08 JUL 2021.
Dates for Filing: 13 moved forward, 0 moved back
- F1 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 APR 2006 to 01 JUN 2006.
- F2A (all other countries) advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2025 to 01 MAR 2025.
- F2A China advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2025 to 01 MAR 2025.
- F2A India advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2025 to 01 MAR 2025.
- F2A Mexico advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2025 to 01 MAR 2025.
- F2A Philippines advanced 28 days, from 01 FEB 2025 to 01 MAR 2025.
- F2B Mexico advanced 12 months, from 01 APR 2007 to 01 APR 2008.
- F3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 22 SEP 2004 to 01 DEC 2004.
- F4 (all other countries) advanced 3 months, from 01 JUN 2008 to 08 SEP 2008.
- F4 China advanced 3 months, from 01 JUN 2008 to 08 SEP 2008.
- EB-3 (all other countries) advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2023 to 01 MAY 2023.
- EB-3 Mexico advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2023 to 01 MAY 2023.
- EB-3 Philippines advanced 2 months, from 01 MAR 2023 to 01 MAY 2023.
Compared cell by cell with the June 2025 bulletin, for the family and employment categories and the five chargeability columns shown on this site (75 Final Action cells this month). "Advanced" means the published date moved later; "retrogressed" means it moved earlier. This is a description of the two published bulletins, not a forecast.
The July 2025 charts
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 15 JUL 2016+37 d | 15 JUL 2016+37 d | 15 JUL 2016+37 d | 22 APR 2005no change | 15 JUL 2012no change |
| F2A | 01 SEP 2022+8 mo | 01 SEP 2022+8 mo | 01 SEP 2022+8 mo | 01 FEB 2022+9 mo | 01 SEP 2022+8 mo |
| F2B | 15 OCT 2016+23 d | 15 OCT 2016+23 d | 15 OCT 2016+23 d | 01 JAN 2007+12 mo | 15 APR 2012+2 mo |
| F3 | 01 AUG 2011+40 d | 01 AUG 2011+40 d | 01 AUG 2011+40 d | 01 FEB 2001+17 d | 01 DEC 2003+2 mo |
| F4 | 01 JAN 2008no change | 01 JAN 2008no change | 08 JUL 2006+23 d | 15 MAR 2001no change | 01 JAN 2006+7 mo |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 15 NOV 2022+7 d | 15 FEB 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 OCT 2023no change | 15 DEC 2020+14 d | 01 JAN 2013no change | 15 OCT 2023no change | 15 OCT 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 01 APR 2023+52 d | 01 DEC 2020+9 d | 22 APR 2013+7 d | 01 APR 2023+52 d | 08 FEB 2023no change |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 08 JUL 2021+16 d | 01 MAY 2017+30 d | 22 APR 2013+7 d | 08 JUL 2021+16 d | 08 JUL 2021+16 d |
| EB-4 | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change | UNAVAILABLEno change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 22 JAN 2014no change | 01 MAY 2019no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 SEP 2017no change | 01 JUN 2006+2 mo | 22 APR 2015no change |
| F2A | 01 MAR 2025+28 d | 01 MAR 2025+28 d | 01 MAR 2025+28 d | 01 MAR 2025+28 d | 01 MAR 2025+28 d |
| F2B | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 JAN 2017no change | 01 APR 2008+12 mo | 01 OCT 2013no change |
| F3 | 22 JUL 2012no change | 22 JUL 2012no change | 22 JUL 2012no change | 15 JUN 2001no change | 01 DEC 2004+2 mo |
| F4 | 08 SEP 2008+3 mo | 08 SEP 2008+3 mo | 01 DEC 2006no change | 30 APR 2001no change | 01 JAN 2008no change |
| Category | Rest of world | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 | CURRENTno change | 01 JAN 2023no change | 15 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
| EB-2 | 15 NOV 2023no change | 01 JAN 2021no change | 01 FEB 2013no change | 15 NOV 2023no change | 15 NOV 2023no change |
| EB-3 | 01 MAY 2023+2 mo | 22 DEC 2020no change | 08 JUN 2013no change | 01 MAY 2023+2 mo | 01 MAY 2023+2 mo |
| EB-3 Other Workers | 22 JUL 2021no change | 01 JAN 2018no change | 08 JUN 2013no change | 22 JUL 2021no change | 22 JUL 2021no change |
| EB-4 | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change | 01 FEB 2021no change |
| EB-5 | CURRENTno change | 01 OCT 2016no change | 01 APR 2022no change | CURRENTno change | CURRENTno change |
Source: Visa Bulletin for July 2025, U.S. Department of State. Archived October 17, 2026. The bulletin also contains notes, diversity-visa numbers and categories not shown here; read the full bulletin at the source.