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EB-3 Mexico priority date

EB-3 is for skilled workers and professionals. Applicants born in Mexico have their own cutoff because demand from Mexico exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-3 Mexico final action date is Jun 15, 2024 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Aug 1, 2024). It advanced 31 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 2.4 years ago.
Final action date
Jun 15, 2024
November 2026
Date for filing
Aug 1, 2024
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+14.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
7
months of dates per year

EB-3 Mexico cutoff history

EB-3 Mexico final action date and date for filing by bulletin 20012005200920132017202120252029 20012005200920132016202020232026 2024 Date for filing 2024 Final action 2024 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 Mexico: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2 yr4 yr6 yr8 yr10 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 2.4 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 25 months in the June 2007 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 21 months in August 2023.

Pending EB-3 Mexico green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 3,387 EB-3 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
Earlier173173
201910183
202030213
202115228
202247275
20231,0411,316
20241,9843,300
2025523,352
2026353,387

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 15, 2024+31 dAug 1, 2024
Oct 2026May 15, 2024-109 dAug 1, 2024
Sep 2026Sep 1, 2024—Current
Aug 2026Sep 1, 2024+31 dCurrent
Jul 2026Aug 1, 2024+61 dCurrent
Jun 2026Jun 1, 2024—Current
May 2026Jun 1, 2024—Current
Apr 2026Jun 1, 2024+244 dCurrent
Mar 2026Oct 1, 2023+122 dJan 15, 2024
Feb 2026Jun 1, 2023+40 dOct 1, 2023
Jan 2026Apr 22, 2023+7 dJul 1, 2023
Dec 2025Apr 15, 2023+14 dJul 1, 2023
Nov 2025Apr 1, 2023—Jul 1, 2023
Oct 2025Apr 1, 2023—Jul 1, 2023
Sep 2025Apr 1, 2023—May 1, 2023
Aug 2025Apr 1, 2023—May 1, 2023
Jul 2025Apr 1, 2023+52 dMay 1, 2023
Jun 2025Feb 8, 2023+38 dMar 1, 2023
May 2025Jan 1, 2023—Mar 1, 2023
Apr 2025Jan 1, 2023+31 dMar 1, 2023
Mar 2025Dec 1, 2022—Mar 1, 2023
Feb 2025Dec 1, 2022—Mar 1, 2023
Jan 2025Dec 1, 2022+16 dMar 1, 2023
Dec 2024Nov 15, 2022—Mar 1, 2023
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-3 Mexico priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Mexico final action date is Jun 15, 2024 and the date for filing is Aug 1, 2024.

How fast is EB-3 Mexico moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 14.5 months. Average forward movement: 14.5 months/year (last year), 7 months/year (5 years), 9.5 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-3 Mexico priority date in Jun 2025 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 months/year, that takes about 1.7 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 Mexico green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 3,387 pending EB-3 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.