According to the Visa Bulletin for July 2025 , released by the U.S. Department of State (DOS), and the Dates for Filing Adjustment of Status Applications charts , released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), employment-based preference cases have made slight progress overall compared to June 2025, while family-sponsored preference cases have seen great results. Notably, the F2A category has seen substantial progress in the Final Action Dates for Family-Sponsored Preference Cases (Chart A). For July 2025, USCIS will continue to accept filings under the Chart B (Dates for Filing Chart) for family-sponsored preference cases, but will suspend the acceptance under the Chart B for employment-based preference cases. In other words, applicants shall use Chart A (Final Action Chart) to determine when they can file employment-based immigration applications. Moreover, the schedule of the EB-5 category in Chart A, which is of great concern to EB-5 investors under the old policy, has not made progress since the major setback in April.

Summary of key changes in the July schedule

Concerning the Schedule for July 2025, no category has experienced a setback. However, employment-based fourth preference (EB-4) cases remain unavailable.

In terms of family-sponsored immigration, Chart A has seen overall progress, particularly in the F2A category, which has advanced 242 days.

In terms of employment-based immigration, the schedules of EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 categories in Chart A have all advanced slightly compared with June.

Changes to the schedule of Chart A for family-sponsored immigration in July

• F1 category: advanced by 37 days, from June 8, 2016 to July 15, 2016.

• F2A category: advanced significantly by 242 days, from January 1, 2022 to September 1, 2022.

• F2B category: advanced by 23 days, from September 22, 2016 to October 15, 2016.

• F3 category: advanced by 40 days, from June 22, 2011 to August 1, 2011.

There are no changes to other categories in Chart A for family-sponsored immigration.

Changes to the schedule of Chart B for family-sponsored immigration in July

• F2A category: advanced by 28 days, from February 1, 2025 to March 1, 2025.

• F4 category: advanced by 99 days, from June 1, 2008 to September 8, 2008.

There are no changes to other categories in Chart B for family-sponsored immigration.

Changes to the schedule of Chart A for employment-based immigration in July

• EB-1 category: advanced by 7 days, from November 8, 2022 to November 15, 2022.

• EB-2 category: advanced by 14 days, from December 1, 2020 to December 15, 2020.

• EB-3 category: advanced by 11 days, from November 22, 2020 to December 1, 2020.

• EB-3 Other Workers category: advanced by 30 days, from April 1, 2017 to May 1, 2017.

There are no changes to other categories in Chart A for employment-based immigration.

Changes to the schedule of Chart B for employment-based immigration in July

No changes have been made to any categories in Chart B for employment-based immigration.

Others

The Visa Bulletin for July 2025 also refers to the number of Diversity Visas that will be available in each eligible region and country during July 2025. Additionally, the Visa Bulletin for July 2025 presents an alert regarding U.S. Government Employee Special Immigration Visas (SIVs): Current and former employees of the U.S. Government abroad awaiting the issuance of SIVs may be affected by a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that takes effect on December 22, 2023. Applicants who may be affected are advised to contact the consular section at which they filed their Form DS-1884 for further information.