July 2025 Visa Bulletin: Mostly steady, scattered progress forward

The Department of State has just issued the July 2025 Visa Bulletin. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin

Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these priority dates or earlier may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment:

Table B: Dates for Filing

USCIS will continue to use the Table A Final Action Dates chart for I-485 employment-based filings in July 2025. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates

MU Law Analysis

EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 China all moved forward 1-2 weeks in July 2025.

EB-3 All Other and EB-3 Mexico moved forward nearly 2 months.

EB-3 India moved forward 1 week.

All remaining categories stayed steady and made no progress.

As we approach the end of the fiscal year in September, the visa bulletin is unlikely to make significant progress forward and is expected to slow down or remain steady.

In 2024, EB-3 categories retrogressed significantly in July 2024 and September 2024, so the lack of retrogression in this month’s visa bulletin is a positive sign toward a steady conclusion of the fiscal year.

May 2025 Visa Bulletin: Only EB-3 India Moves Forward

The Department of State has just issued the May 2025 Visa Bulletin. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin

Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these priority dates or earlier may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment:

Table B: Dates for Filing

USCIS will continue to use the Table A Final Action Dates chart for I-485 employment-based filings in May 2025. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates

MU Law Analysis

The only category to move forward is EB-3 India, with progress of 2 weeks.

All other categories made no progress in any chargeability area.

April 2025 Visa Bulletin: Finally - Movement Forward for ALL EB-2 and EB-3 Categories

The Department of State has just issued the April 2025 Visa Bulletin. This blog post analyzes this month's Visa Bulletin.

Visa Bulletin

Table A: Final Action Dates -- Applications with these priority dates or earlier may be approved for their Green Card (Permanent Residency card) or Immigrant Visa appointment:

Table B: Dates for Filing

USCIS will continue to use the Table A Final Action Dates chart for I-485 employment-based filings in April 2025. See: USCIS Visa Bulletin Dates

MU Law Analysis

EB-2 China progressed 5 months, the most progress for any category since the start of the fiscal year in October 2024.

EB-3 Philippines and Rest of World moved forward 1 month, the most progress in that category since the start of the fiscal year in October 2024.

EB-2: EB-2 categories in all chargeability areas made progress forward in April 2025:

• EB-2 China: 5 months
• EB-2 India: 1 month
• EB-2 Rest of World, Mexico and the Philippines: 5 weeks

EB-3: EB-3 categories in all chargeability areas made progress forward in April 2025:

• EB-3 China: 3 months
• EB-3 India: 2 months
• EB-3 Rest of World, Mexico and the Philippines: 1 month

EB-1: EB-1 categories made no progress in any chargeability area. Rest of World, Mexico and the Philippines remain current in the EB-1 category.