The U.S. Department of State has released its August 2025 Visa Bulletin which summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers for “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing Applications” for August to notify the immigrant visa applicants to submit their required documentation to the National Visa Center (NVC).
Final Action Cut-off Dates
The recent visa bulletin shows minimal changes. All mentioned cutoff dates pertain to the final action chart, commonly known as Chart A, unless stated differently.
Employment-Based
All Chargeability Areas Except those listed
China-Mainland born
India
Mexico
Philippines
1st (EB-1: Extraordinary People, Outstanding Researchers and Professors, and Multinational Executives, and Managers)
C
15NOV22
15FEB22
C
C
2nd (EB-2: Exceptional People and Advanced Degree Holders)
01SEP23
15DEC20
01JAN13
01SEP23
01SEP23
3rd (EB-3: Bachelor’s Degree Holders, Skilled Workers, and Unskilled Workers)
01APR23
01DEC20
22MAY13
01APR23
08FEB23
Other Workers
08JUL21
01MAY17
22MAY13
08JUL21
08JUL21
Employment-Based First Preference (EB1)
The EB1 cut off date for China and India will remain November 15, 2022 and February 15, 2022, respectively. While all other chargeable countries are currently up-to-date in the EB1 category.
Employment-Based Second Preference (EB2)
The EB2 cutoff dates for Mexico, Philippines, and other chargeable countries will retrogress to September 1, 2023. Meanwhile, China and India will remain on December 15, 2020 and January 1, 2013, respectively.
Employment-Based Third Preference (EB3)
The EB-3 cut off date for China will stay at December 1, 2020, while India will move forward to May 22, 2013. Likewise, the cut off dates for Mexico and other chargeable countries will remain April 1, 2023, while the Philippines will stay at February 8, 2023.
Other Workers
China will stay at May 1, 2017, while India will move forward to May 22, 2013. Meanwhile, Mexico, Philippines, and other chargeable countries will remain July 8, 2021.
Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications
To be eligible to file an EB adjustment application for August 2025, a foreign individual should possess a priority date that is earlier than the date listed below for their designated country and category. The “C” listing denotes a current category, thus allowing submissions without concern for the priority date of the individual. The listing of a date for any category indicates that only applicants with a priority date that is earlier than the listed date may file their applications.
Employment-Based
All Chargeability Areas Except those listed
China-Mainland born
India
Mexico
Philippines
1st (EB-1: Extraordinary People, Outstanding Researchers and Professors, and Multinational Executives, and Managers)
C
01JAN23
15APR22
C
C
2nd (EB-2: Exceptional People and Advanced Degree Holders)
15NOV23
01JAN21
01FEB13
15NOV23
15NOV23
3rd (EB-3: Bachelor’s Degree Holders, Skilled Workers, and Unskilled Workers)
01MAY23
22DEC20
08JUN13
01MAY23
01MAY23
Other Workers
22JUL21
01JAN18
08JUN13
22JUL21
22JUL21
Employment-Based First Preference (EB-1)
All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and Philippines’ EB-1 remain current along with China which will remain January 1, 2023.
Likewise, India will remain on April 15, 2022. This means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before January 1, 2023 and April 15, 2022 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
Employment-Based Second Preference (EB-2)
The EB-2 cutoff application date for All Chargeability Areas, Mexico, and the Philippines will remain November 15, 2023 which means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before November 15, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
In addition, the EB-2 cut-off date for India and China will remain February 1, 2013 and January 1, 2021, respectively.
Employment-Based Third Preference (EB-3)
The EB-3 cutoff dates for All Chargeability Areas and Mexico and the Philippines will remain May 1, 2023 which means that all applicants who are chargeable to these areas whose I-485 applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before May 1, 2023 can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
In addition, the EB3 cut-off dates for China and India will remain December 22, 2020 and June 8, 2013, respectively.
Other Workers
The cut off dates for Mexico, All Chargeability areas, and the Philippines will remain July 22, 2021. This means that those applications have not yet been filed and have a priority date before July 22, 2021, respectively can file their I-485 applications with the USCIS.
In addition, the cutoff dates for China and India will remain on January 1, 2018 and June 8, 2013, respectively.
