We are pleased to report that today the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs published the August 2025 Visa Bulletin.
In this blog post, we breakdown the movement of the employment-based and family-sponsored categories in the coming month.
USCIS Adjustment of Status
For employment-based preference categories, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has confirmed it will continue to use the Final Action Dates chart to determine filing eligibility for adjustment of status to permanent residence in the month of August.
For family-sponsored preference categories, USCIS will also continue to use the Dates for Filing chart to determine filing eligibility for adjustment of status to permanent residence in the month of August.
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Highlights of the August 2025 Visa Bulletin
At a Glance
What can we expect to see in the month of August?
Employment-Based Categories
Final Action Advancements
EB-2 Members of the Professions and Aliens of Exceptional Ability
- EB-2 Worldwide, Mexico, Philippines retrogressed by 1.4 months to September 1, 2023
EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers and Other Workers
- EB-3 India will advance by 1 month to May 22, 2013
EB-5 Unreserved Categories (C5, T5, I5, and R5)
- India will advance by 6.5 months to November 15, 2019
- China will advance by 22.5 months to December 08, 2015