
August 2025 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 Worldwide Final Action Dates Retrogress, EB-3 India Advances
The U.S. Department of State retrogressed the final action date for the employment-based second preference category (EB-2) for all countries except China and India by six weeks, from October 15, 2023, to September 1, 2023, according to the August 2025 Visa Bulletin. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will accept employment-based adjustment of status applications from individuals with priority dates earlier than the final action dates listed in the August 2025 Visa Bulletin.