Visa Bulletin July 2025
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES (Use Table B)
- First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
- Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
- A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
- B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
- Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
- Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
*Positive numbers: number of days progressed compared to the previous month.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES (Use Table A)
- First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
- Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.
- Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to “*Other Workers”.
- Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.
- Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, of which 32% are reserved as follows: 20% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a rural area; 10% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a high unemployment area; and 2% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. The remaining 68% are unreserved and are allotted for all other qualified immigrants.
*C: Current
Our Insights
USCIS has confirmed that Table B remains in effect for Family-Based categories this month.
As we enter the first month of Q4 in Fiscal Year 2025, it’s becoming clear that most of this year’s available green cards have already been allocated. Unsurprisingly, the priority date movements are minimal and likely to stay this way for the next two months.
For Employment-Based cases, Table A is still in use.
Last month, EB2 advanced by nearly two months; this time, EB3 sees some forward movement instead.
After months of stagnation, we’re seeing some catch-up; however, the continued lack of progress in most categories indicates that this fiscal year’s green card quota is close to being exhausted.
While Trump-era interview requirements for all cases have not returned, we’ve seen a growing number of visa holders being denied entry to the U.S. without clear cause.
👉 We strongly urge anyone who hasn’t filed yet or is unsure about their application strategy to consult an immigration attorney or licensed consultant IMMEDIATELY.
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