EB-3: skilled workers and professionals for All chargeability areas except those listed

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 23 months behind the bulletin month

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State. Dates shown are as printed in each bulletin; which chart (final action or dates for filing) applies in a month is announced separately. This page records past bulletins only and makes no projection about future ones.

In the Visa Bulletin for July 2026, the final action date for EB-3 for All chargeability areas except those listed is 1 Aug 2024 and the date for filing is Current.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 6 and held in 6 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 16 months (488 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 1 Apr 2023, so the date moved forward by 488 days over the year. The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin (130 bulletins carry a value).

These are the dates as printed in each month's bulletin. The page records movement that has already happened and does not project future bulletins.

1 Aug 2024final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

Currentdate for filing

+16 monet movement, last twelve bulletins6 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 6 held

1 Apr 2023final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-3, All chargeability areas except those listed, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-3, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
All chargeability areas except those listed	1 Aug 2024	Current	+488 days
China (mainland born)	22 Dec 2021	1 Jan 2022	+386 days
India	1 Jan 2014	15 Jan 2015	+254 days
Mexico	1 Aug 2024	Current	+488 days
Philippines	1 Aug 2023	1 Jan 2024	+174 days
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras	—	—	—
Vietnam	—	—	—

Other areas link from the Visa Bulletin index: China (mainland born) · India · Mexico · Philippines · El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras · Vietnam.

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

Bulletin	Final action date	Change	Date for filing	Change
Jul 2026	1 Aug 2024	+61 d	Current	—
Jun 2026	1 Jun 2024	held	Current	—
May 2026	1 Jun 2024	held	Current	—
Apr 2026	1 Jun 2024	+244 d	Current	changed
Mar 2026	1 Oct 2023	+122 d	15 Jan 2024	+106 d
Feb 2026	1 Jun 2023	+40 d	1 Oct 2023	+92 d
Jan 2026	22 Apr 2023	+7 d	1 Jul 2023	held
Dec 2025	15 Apr 2023	+14 d	1 Jul 2023	held
Nov 2025	1 Apr 2023	held	1 Jul 2023	held
Oct 2025	1 Apr 2023	held	1 Jul 2023	+61 d
Sep 2025	1 Apr 2023	held	1 May 2023	held
Aug 2025	1 Apr 2023	held	1 May 2023	held
Jul 2025	1 Apr 2023	+52 d	1 May 2023	+61 d
Jun 2025	8 Feb 2023	+38 d	1 Mar 2023	held
May 2025	1 Jan 2023	held	1 Mar 2023	held
Apr 2025	1 Jan 2023	+31 d	1 Mar 2023	held
Mar 2025	1 Dec 2022	held	1 Mar 2023	held
Feb 2025	1 Dec 2022	held	1 Mar 2023	held
Jan 2025	1 Dec 2022	+16 d	1 Mar 2023	held
Dec 2024	15 Nov 2022	held	1 Mar 2023	held
Nov 2024	15 Nov 2022	held	1 Mar 2023	held
Oct 2024	15 Nov 2022	+714 d	1 Mar 2023	+28 d
Sep 2024	1 Dec 2020	-365 d	1 Feb 2023	held
Aug 2024	1 Dec 2021	held	1 Feb 2023	held
Jul 2024	1 Dec 2021	-356 d	1 Feb 2023	held
Jun 2024	22 Nov 2022	held	1 Feb 2023	held
May 2024	22 Nov 2022	held	1 Feb 2023	held
Apr 2024	22 Nov 2022	+75 d	1 Feb 2023	held
Mar 2024	8 Sep 2022	+7 d	1 Feb 2023	held
Feb 2024	1 Sep 2022	+31 d	1 Feb 2023	held
Jan 2024	1 Aug 2022	+243 d	1 Feb 2023	held
Dec 2023	1 Dec 2021	held	1 Feb 2023	held
Nov 2023	1 Dec 2021	held	1 Feb 2023	held
Oct 2023	1 Dec 2021	+579 d	1 Feb 2023	-89 d
Sep 2023	1 May 2020	held	1 May 2023	held
Aug 2023	1 May 2020	—	1 May 2023	—

"C" in a bulletin means current (no backlog); "U" means unavailable. Day changes are computed only between two dated values.

Other employment-based categories for All chargeability areas except those listed

EB-1: priority workers: final action Current
EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability: final action Current
EB-3 other workers: final action 1 Mar 2022
EB-4: certain special immigrants: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-4 certain religious workers: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5): final action Current
EB-5 regional center: final action —
EB-5 set aside: rural: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: high unemployment: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: infrastructure: final action Current

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for EB-3 (All chargeability areas except those listed)?

1 Aug 2024 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is Current.

How did the EB-3 (All chargeability areas except those listed) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 488 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 6 advances, 0 retrogressions and 6 months unchanged.

What is the difference between the final action date and the date for filing?

The Visa Bulletin prints two charts. The final action chart shows the dates on or before which a visa number is available for a case with that priority date; the dates for filing chart shows when applicants may begin assembling and submitting documents. Which chart applies in a given month is announced by USCIS and the Department; this site only records the printed dates.

Where does this data come from?

Each month's Visa Bulletin as published by the State Department, October 2015 to July 2026. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin, monthly editions Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 (index), public domain. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed. Site generated 1 Oct 2026. See corrections.