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EB-3 Other Workers Mexico priority date

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

The EB-3 Other Workers Mexico final action date is Jun 1, 2022 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Jul 1, 2022). It advanced 151 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 4.4 years ago.
Final action date
Jun 1, 2022
November 2026
Date for filing
Jul 1, 2022
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+10.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
8.3
months of dates per year

EB-3 Other Workers Mexico cutoff history

EB-3 Other Workers Mexico final action date and date for filing by bulletin 1999200320072011201520192023 20012005200920132016202020232026 2022 Date for filing 2022 Final action 2022 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-3 Other Workers Mexico: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2 yr4 yr6 yr8 yr10 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 4.4 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 18 months in the September 2013 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 18 months in June 2014.

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

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 730 EB-3 Other Workers 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
Earlier7676
20172096
201815111
201930141
202055196
2021321517
2022213730

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 2026Jun 1, 2022+151 dJul 1, 2022
Oct 2026Jan 1, 2022-90 dJun 1, 2022
Sep 2026Apr 1, 2022—Aug 1, 2022
Aug 2026Apr 1, 2022+31 dAug 1, 2022
Jul 2026Mar 1, 2022+28 dAug 1, 2022
Jun 2026Feb 1, 2022—Aug 1, 2022
May 2026Feb 1, 2022+92 dAug 1, 2022
Apr 2026Nov 1, 2021—Aug 1, 2022
Mar 2026Nov 1, 2021+61 dJun 22, 2022
Feb 2026Sep 1, 2021—Dec 1, 2021
Jan 2026Sep 1, 2021+31 dDec 1, 2021
Dec 2025Aug 1, 2021+17 dDec 1, 2021
Nov 2025Jul 15, 2021—Dec 1, 2021
Oct 2025Jul 15, 2021+7 dDec 1, 2021
Sep 2025Jul 8, 2021—Jul 22, 2021
Aug 2025Jul 8, 2021—Jul 22, 2021
Jul 2025Jul 8, 2021+16 dJul 22, 2021
Jun 2025Jun 22, 2021+31 dJul 22, 2021
May 2025May 22, 2021—Jun 22, 2021
Apr 2025May 22, 2021+110 dJun 22, 2021
Mar 2025Feb 1, 2021+55 dMay 22, 2021
Feb 2025Dec 8, 2020—May 22, 2021
Jan 2025Dec 8, 2020+7 dMay 22, 2021
Dec 2024Dec 1, 2020—May 22, 2021
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Frequently asked questions

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

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Other Workers Mexico final action date is Jun 1, 2022 and the date for filing is Jul 1, 2022.

How fast is EB-3 Other Workers Mexico moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 10.5 months. Average forward movement: 10.6 months/year (last year), 8.3 months/year (5 years), 7.1 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.7 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-3 Other Workers Mexico priority date in Jun 2023 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 8.3 months/year, that takes about 1.4 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 Mexico green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 730 pending EB-3 Other Workers 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.