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Thursday, July 31, 2025

July 2025 Visa Bulletin: F2A Advances Globally

 


In  July, F2A priority date advanced by eight months globally. F-2B dates also moved forward, with Mexico advancing by one year. 

For Employment-Based , China EB-2 advanced by two weeks, and EB-3 by nine days. India EB-3 advances by 7 days. 

USCIS will continue to accept Family-Based I-485 applications based on filing dates and Employment-Based I-485 applications based on final action dates.


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

03/01/2025

03/01/2025

03/01/2025

03/01/2025

03/01/2025

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

07/08/2006

03/15/2001

01/01/200    6

FD

09/08/2008

09/08/2008

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

10/15/2023

12/15/2020

01/01/2013

10/15/2023

10/15/2023

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

04/22/2013

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

01/22/2014

05/01/2019

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 July.
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.)  

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