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EB-3 Other Workers India priority date

EB-3 Other Workers is for unskilled workers (EW3). Applicants born in India have their own cutoff because demand from India exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-3 Other Workers India final action date is Jan 22, 2014 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Jan 15, 2015). It advanced 21 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 12.8 years ago.
Final action date
Jan 22, 2014
November 2026
Date for filing
Jan 15, 2015
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
4.8
months of dates per year

EB-3 Other Workers India cutoff history

EB-3 Other Workers India final action date and date for filing by bulletin 1999200320072011201520192023 20012005200920132016202020232026 2022 All countries 2015 Date for filing 2014 Final action
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-3 Other Workers India: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr5 yr10 yr15 yr20 yr 20012006200920132016202020232026 12.8 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 72 months in the October 2018 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 72 months in September 2018.

Pending EB-3 Other Workers India green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 30 EB-3 Other Workers cases chargeable to India 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
Earlier3030

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 2026Jan 22, 2014+21 dJan 15, 2015
Oct 2026Jan 1, 2014—Jan 15, 2015
Sep 2026Jan 1, 2014—Jan 15, 2015
Aug 2026Jan 1, 2014—Jan 15, 2015
Jul 2026Jan 1, 2014+17 dJan 15, 2015
Jun 2026Dec 15, 2013+30 dJan 15, 2015
May 2026Nov 15, 2013—Jan 15, 2015
Apr 2026Nov 15, 2013—Jan 15, 2015
Mar 2026Nov 15, 2013—Aug 15, 2014
Feb 2026Nov 15, 2013—Aug 15, 2014
Jan 2026Nov 15, 2013+54 dAug 15, 2014
Dec 2025Sep 22, 2013+31 dAug 15, 2014
Nov 2025Aug 22, 2013—Aug 15, 2014
Oct 2025Aug 22, 2013+92 dAug 15, 2014
Sep 2025May 22, 2013—Jun 8, 2013
Aug 2025May 22, 2013+30 dJun 8, 2013
Jul 2025Apr 22, 2013+7 dJun 8, 2013
Jun 2025Apr 15, 2013—Jun 8, 2013
May 2025Apr 15, 2013+14 dJun 8, 2013
Apr 2025Apr 1, 2013+59 dJun 8, 2013
Mar 2025Feb 1, 2013+48 dJun 8, 2013
Feb 2025Dec 15, 2012+14 dJun 8, 2013
Jan 2025Dec 1, 2012+23 dJun 8, 2013
Dec 2024Nov 8, 2012+7 dJun 8, 2013
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-3 Other Workers India priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Other Workers India final action date is Jan 22, 2014 and the date for filing is Jan 15, 2015. For most other countries it is Jun 1, 2022.

How fast is EB-3 Other Workers India moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 5 months. Average forward movement: 5 months/year (last year), 4.8 months/year (5 years), 10.7 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.4 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-3 Other Workers India priority date in Jan 2015 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 4.8 months/year, that takes about 2.5 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-3 Other Workers India green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 30 pending EB-3 Other Workers adjustment-of-status applications for India 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.