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EB-3 · India · employment-based

EB-3: skilled workers and professionals for India

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 150 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 India is 1 Jan 2014 and the date for filing is 15 Jan 2015.

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 8 months (254 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 22 Apr 2013, so the date moved forward by 254 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 Jan 2014final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin
15 Jan 2015date for filing
+8 monet movement, last twelve bulletins6 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 6 held
22 Apr 2013final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

2003-012009-012015-01CurrentUnavail.201520172019202120232025Oct 2015 bulletin: final action 8 Mar 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Nov 2015 bulletin: final action 1 Apr 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Dec 2015 bulletin: final action 22 Apr 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Jan 2016 bulletin: final action 15 May 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Feb 2016 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Mar 2016 bulletin: final action 15 Jul 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Apr 2016 bulletin: final action 8 Aug 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005May 2016 bulletin: final action 1 Sep 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Jun 2016 bulletin: final action 22 Sep 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Jul 2016 bulletin: final action 22 Oct 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Aug 2016 bulletin: final action 8 Nov 2004; filing 1 Jul 2005Sep 2016 bulletin: final action 15 Feb 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Oct 2016 bulletin: final action 1 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Nov 2016 bulletin: final action 8 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Dec 2016 bulletin: final action 15 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Jan 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Feb 2017 bulletin: final action 22 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Mar 2017 bulletin: final action 22 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005Apr 2017 bulletin: final action 24 Mar 2005; filing 1 Jul 2005May 2017 bulletin: final action 25 Mar 2005; filing 22 Apr 2006Jun 2017 bulletin: final action 15 May 2005; filing 22 Apr 2006Jul 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Feb 2006; filing 1 Oct 2006Aug 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Jul 2006; filing 1 Jan 2007Sep 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Oct 2006; filing 1 Jan 2007Oct 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Oct 2006; filing 1 Jan 2008Nov 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Oct 2006; filing 1 Jan 2008Dec 2017 bulletin: final action 15 Oct 2006; filing 1 Jan 2008Jan 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Nov 2006; filing 1 Jan 2008Feb 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Dec 2006; filing 1 Jan 2008Mar 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2007; filing 1 Jan 2008Apr 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Feb 2008; filing 1 Apr 2008May 2018 bulletin: final action 1 May 2008; filing 1 Sep 2008Jun 2018 bulletin: final action 1 May 2008; filing 1 Sep 2008Jul 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Nov 2008; filing 1 May 2009Aug 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 May 2009Sep 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2003; filing 1 May 2009Oct 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Oct 2009Nov 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Oct 2009Dec 2018 bulletin: final action 1 Mar 2009; filing 1 Jan 2010Jan 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Mar 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010Feb 2019 bulletin: final action 22 Apr 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010Mar 2019 bulletin: final action 22 May 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010Apr 2019 bulletin: final action 22 Jun 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010May 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010Jun 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010Jul 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2009; filing 1 Apr 2010Aug 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2006; filing 1 Apr 2010Sep 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2005; filing 1 Apr 2010Oct 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Nov 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Dec 2019 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Jan 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Feb 2020 bulletin: final action 8 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Mar 2020 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Apr 2020 bulletin: final action 22 Jan 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010May 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Mar 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Jun 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Apr 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Jul 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Jun 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Aug 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Oct 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Sep 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Oct 2009; filing 1 Feb 2010Oct 2020 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2010; filing 1 Jan 2015Nov 2020 bulletin: final action 1 Mar 2010; filing 1 Jan 2015Dec 2020 bulletin: final action 15 Mar 2010; filing 1 Jan 2014Jan 2021 bulletin: final action 22 Mar 2010; filing 1 Jan 2014Feb 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Apr 2010; filing 1 Jan 2014Mar 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2010; filing 1 Jan 2014Apr 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Sep 2010; filing 1 Jan 2014May 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Feb 2011; filing 1 Jan 2014Jun 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Nov 2011; filing 1 Jan 2014Jul 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2013; filing 1 Feb 2014Aug 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2013; filing 1 Feb 2014Sep 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2014; filing 1 Mar 2014Oct 2021 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2014; filing 8 Jan 2014Nov 2021 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Dec 2021 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Jan 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Feb 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Mar 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Apr 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012May 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Jun 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Jul 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jan 2012; filing 22 Jan 2012Aug 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Feb 2012; filing 22 Feb 2012Sep 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Feb 2012; filing 22 Feb 2012Oct 2022 bulletin: final action 1 Apr 2012; filing 1 Jul 2012Nov 2022 bulletin: final action 1 Apr 2012; filing 1 Jul 2012Dec 2022 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Jan 2023 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Feb 2023 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Mar 2023 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Apr 2023 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012May 2023 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Jun 2023 bulletin: final action 15 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Jul 2023 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Aug 2012Aug 2023 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Aug 2012Sep 2023 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2009; filing 1 Aug 2012Oct 2023 bulletin: final action 1 May 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Nov 2023 bulletin: final action 1 May 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Dec 2023 bulletin: final action 1 May 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Jan 2024 bulletin: final action 1 Jun 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Feb 2024 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Mar 2024 bulletin: final action 1 Jul 2012; filing 1 Aug 2012Apr 2024 bulletin: final action 15 Aug 2012; filing 15 Sep 2012May 2024 bulletin: final action 15 Aug 2012; filing 15 Sep 2012Jun 2024 bulletin: final action 22 Aug 2012; filing 15 Sep 2012Jul 2024 bulletin: final action 22 Sep 2012; filing 1 Oct 2012Aug 2024 bulletin: final action 22 Oct 2012; filing 1 Nov 2012Sep 2024 bulletin: final action 22 Oct 2012; filing 1 Nov 2012Oct 2024 bulletin: final action 1 Nov 2012; filing 8 Jun 2013Nov 2024 bulletin: final action 1 Nov 2012; filing 8 Jun 2013Dec 2024 bulletin: final action 8 Nov 2012; filing 8 Jun 2013Jan 2025 bulletin: final action 1 Dec 2012; filing 8 Jun 2013Feb 2025 bulletin: final action 15 Dec 2012; filing 8 Jun 2013Mar 2025 bulletin: final action 1 Feb 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013Apr 2025 bulletin: final action 1 Apr 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013May 2025 bulletin: final action 15 Apr 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013Jun 2025 bulletin: final action 15 Apr 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013Jul 2025 bulletin: final action 22 Apr 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013Aug 2025 bulletin: final action 22 May 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013Sep 2025 bulletin: final action 22 May 2013; filing 8 Jun 2013Oct 2025 bulletin: final action 22 Aug 2013; filing 15 Aug 2014Nov 2025 bulletin: final action 22 Aug 2013; filing 15 Aug 2014Dec 2025 bulletin: final action 22 Sep 2013; filing 15 Aug 2014Jan 2026 bulletin: final action 15 Nov 2013; filing 15 Aug 2014Feb 2026 bulletin: final action 15 Nov 2013; filing 15 Aug 2014Mar 2026 bulletin: final action 15 Nov 2013; filing 15 Aug 2014Apr 2026 bulletin: final action 15 Nov 2013; filing 15 Jan 2015May 2026 bulletin: final action 15 Nov 2013; filing 15 Jan 2015Jun 2026 bulletin: final action 15 Dec 2013; filing 15 Jan 2015Jul 2026 bulletin: final action 1 Jan 2014; filing 15 Jan 2015

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-3, India, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-3, Jul 2026 bulletinFinal actionDate for filingNet movement, twelve bulletins
India1 Jan 201415 Jan 2015+254 days
All chargeability areas except those listed1 Aug 2024Current+488 days
China (mainland born)22 Dec 20211 Jan 2022+386 days
Mexico1 Aug 2024Current+488 days
Philippines1 Aug 20231 Jan 2024+174 days
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras———
Vietnam———

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

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

BulletinFinal action dateChangeDate for filingChange
Jul 20261 Jan 2014+17 d15 Jan 2015held
Jun 202615 Dec 2013+30 d15 Jan 2015held
May 202615 Nov 2013held15 Jan 2015held
Apr 202615 Nov 2013held15 Jan 2015+153 d
Mar 202615 Nov 2013held15 Aug 2014held
Feb 202615 Nov 2013held15 Aug 2014held
Jan 202615 Nov 2013+54 d15 Aug 2014held
Dec 202522 Sep 2013+31 d15 Aug 2014held
Nov 202522 Aug 2013held15 Aug 2014held
Oct 202522 Aug 2013+92 d15 Aug 2014+433 d
Sep 202522 May 2013held8 Jun 2013held
Aug 202522 May 2013+30 d8 Jun 2013held
Jul 202522 Apr 2013+7 d8 Jun 2013held
Jun 202515 Apr 2013held8 Jun 2013held
May 202515 Apr 2013+14 d8 Jun 2013held
Apr 20251 Apr 2013+59 d8 Jun 2013held
Mar 20251 Feb 2013+48 d8 Jun 2013held
Feb 202515 Dec 2012+14 d8 Jun 2013held
Jan 20251 Dec 2012+23 d8 Jun 2013held
Dec 20248 Nov 2012+7 d8 Jun 2013held
Nov 20241 Nov 2012held8 Jun 2013held
Oct 20241 Nov 2012+10 d8 Jun 2013+219 d
Sep 202422 Oct 2012held1 Nov 2012held
Aug 202422 Oct 2012+30 d1 Nov 2012+31 d
Jul 202422 Sep 2012+31 d1 Oct 2012+16 d
Jun 202422 Aug 2012+7 d15 Sep 2012held
May 202415 Aug 2012held15 Sep 2012held
Apr 202415 Aug 2012+45 d15 Sep 2012+45 d
Mar 20241 Jul 2012held1 Aug 2012held
Feb 20241 Jul 2012+30 d1 Aug 2012held
Jan 20241 Jun 2012+31 d1 Aug 2012held
Dec 20231 May 2012held1 Aug 2012held
Nov 20231 May 2012held1 Aug 2012held
Oct 20231 May 2012+1216 d1 Aug 2012held
Sep 20231 Jan 2009held1 Aug 2012held
Aug 20231 Jan 2009—1 Aug 2012—

"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 India

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for EB-3 (India)?

1 Jan 2014 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 15 Jan 2015.

How did the EB-3 (India) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 254 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 30 Sep 2026. See corrections.