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EB-2 Mexico priority date

EB-2 is for advanced-degree professionals, exceptional ability and National Interest Waiver (NIW). Applicants born in Mexico have their own cutoff because demand from Mexico exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-2 Mexico final action date is Apr 1, 2025 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Mar 15, 2026). It advanced 90 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 1.6 years ago.
Final action date
Apr 1, 2025
November 2026
Date for filing
Mar 15, 2026
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+16 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
7.4
months of dates per year

EB-2 Mexico cutoff history

EB-2 Mexico final action date and date for filing by bulletin 20012005200920132017202120252029 20012005200920132016202020232026 2026 Date for filing 2025 Final action 2025 All countries
Cutoff date in each monthly Visa Bulletin since 2001 (Dates for Filing exist since October 2015). Current = plotted at the bulletin month.

How long applicants waited

EB-2 Mexico: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2 yr4 yr6 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 1.6 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 12 months in the September 2019 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 4 months in May 2023.

Pending EB-2 Mexico green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 2,229 EB-2 cases chargeable to Mexico were pending in the October 2026 inventory. The table shows them by the year of the priority date; consular cases abroad are not included.

Priority date yearPending I-485sCumulative
Earlier2525
20171035
2018540
20202060
20212585
202235120
2023250370
20249421,312
20254461,758
20264712,229

Counts below 10 are withheld by USCIS ("D"); they are counted as 5. See the green card backlog page for all categories.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Apr 1, 2025+90 dMar 15, 2026
Oct 2026Jan 1, 2025changedMar 15, 2026
Sep 2026Current—Current
Aug 2026Current—Current
Jul 2026Current—Current
Jun 2026Current—Current
May 2026Current—Current
Apr 2026CurrentchangedCurrent
Mar 2026Oct 15, 2024+197 dCurrent
Feb 2026Apr 1, 2024—Oct 15, 2024
Jan 2026Apr 1, 2024+60 dOct 15, 2024
Dec 2025Feb 1, 2024+62 dJul 15, 2024
Nov 2025Dec 1, 2023—Jul 15, 2024
Oct 2025Dec 1, 2023+91 dJul 15, 2024
Sep 2025Sep 1, 2023—Nov 15, 2023
Aug 2025Sep 1, 2023-44 dNov 15, 2023
Jul 2025Oct 15, 2023—Nov 15, 2023
Jun 2025Oct 15, 2023+115 dNov 15, 2023
May 2025Jun 22, 2023—Aug 1, 2023
Apr 2025Jun 22, 2023+38 dAug 1, 2023
Mar 2025May 15, 2023+44 dAug 1, 2023
Feb 2025Apr 1, 2023—Aug 1, 2023
Jan 2025Apr 1, 2023+17 dAug 1, 2023
Dec 2024Mar 15, 2023—Aug 1, 2023
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Estimate when your EB-2 Mexico date could become current
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Current
EB-3 Mexico
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Jun 1, 2022
EB-4 Mexico
Dec 15, 2022

Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-2 Mexico priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 Mexico final action date is Apr 1, 2025 and the date for filing is Mar 15, 2026.

How fast is EB-2 Mexico moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 16 months. Average forward movement: 16 months/year (last year), 7.4 months/year (5 years), 13 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.6 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-2 Mexico priority date in Apr 2026 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 7.4 months/year, that takes about 1.6 years. This is a projection from past movement, not a forecast by the State Department; demand, visa numbers and policy changes can make it much faster or slower. Try the priority date calculator for your own date.

How many EB-2 Mexico green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 2,229 pending EB-2 adjustment-of-status applications for Mexico in its October 2026 inventory. Applicants who process at a U.S. consulate abroad are not included.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.