August 2025 Visa Bulletin: EB-5 India and China Advance

 

In August, EB-2 cutoff dates remain the same for China and India, while the rest of the world retrogresses by 1.5 months. EB-5 India advances by over 6 months, and EB-5 China advances by 685 days.  

The State Department expects that, due to continued high demand for visa numbers, priority dates for EB-2, EB-3, and other worker categories from some countries may retrogress in September.

USCIS will continue to honor filing dates for Family-based adjustment applications, and final action dates for Employment-based applications. 

AD: Dates for Final Action (Green Card Approval)  

FD: Dates for Filing Applications Only

Family-based		Other Countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	AD	07/15/2016	07/15/2016	07/15/2016	04/22/2005	07/15/2012
	FD	09/01/2017	09/01/2017	09/01/2017	06/01/2006	04/22/2015
F2A	AD	09/01/2022	09/01/2022	09/01/2022	02/01/2022	09/01/2022
	FD	04/01/2025	04/01/2025	04/01/2025	04/01/2025	04/01/2025
F2B	AD	10/15/2016	10/15/2016	10/15/2016	01/01/2007	04/15/2012
	FD	01/01/2017	01/01/2017	01/01/2017	04/01/2008	10/01/2013
F3	AD	08/01/2011	08/01/2011	08/01/2011	02/01/2001	12/01/2003
	FD	07/22/2012	07/22/2012	07/22/2012	06/15/2001	12/01/2004
F4	AD	01/01/2008	01/01/2008	11/01/2006	03/15/2001	01/01/2006
	FD	01/01/2009	01/01/2009	12/01/2006	04/30/2001	01/01/2008

1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year).
2A: The 2 “A” preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 “B” Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,400 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens. (about 65,000 per year)

Employment-based		Other Countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
EB-1	AD	C	11/15/2022	02/15/2022	C	C
	FD	C	01/01/2023	04/15/2022	C	C
EB-2	AD	09/01/2023	12/15/2020	01/01/2013	09/01/2023	09/01/2023
	FD	11/15/2023	01/01/2021	02/01/2013	11/15/2023	11/15/2023
EB-3	AD	04/01/2023	12/01/2020	05/22/2013	04/01/2023	02/08/2023
	FD	05/01/2023	12/22/2020	06/08/2013	05/01/2023	05/01/2023
Other Workers	AD	07/08/2021	05/01/2017	04/22/2013	07/08/2021	07/08/2021
	FD	07/22/2021	01/01/2018	06/08/2013	07/22/2021	07/22/2021
EB-4*	AD	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
	FD	02/01/2021	02/01/2021	02/01/2021	02/01/2021	02/01/2021
EB-5	AD	C	12/08/2015	11/15//2019	C	C
	FD	C	10/01/2016	04/01/2022	C	C

1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies' executives/managers, outstanding prof./researchers)
2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)
4th: “Special Immigrants” (Religious & others)

*Visa numbers for Certain Religious Workers will be "Unavailable" in August.

5th: Employment Creation (Investors)

*China and India EB-5 visa numbers for rural, high unemployment & infrastructure areas/projects are current.

(Immigration laws and policies change regularly.  If you have any questions regarding this article, please visit www.1visa1.com to schedule a legal consultation.)