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EB-3 Rest of World priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast

As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Rest of World Final Action Date is 15 May 2024, which lags the bulletin month by about 2.4 years. Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 34 days per month (1.12 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 5 bulletins; the largest move back was 641 days in August 2023.

15 May 2024Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Aug 2024Date for Filing, Oct 2026
2.4 yearscut-off lags bulletin month
+34 d/moavg. movement, last 12 bulletins

Chart: where the cut-off has been

EB-3 Rest of World: Final Action Date and Date for Filing, last 10 yearsLine chart of the cut-off date by bulletin month from November 2016 to October 2026. The dashed diagonal marks a cut-off equal to the bulletin month, i.e. no wait. Latest Final Action Date: 15 May 2024.20162018202020222024202620182020202220242026Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthForecast range (80%)Final Action Date 2016-11: 1 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2017-01: 1 Aug 2016Final Action Date 2017-02: 1 Oct 2016Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Feb 2017Final Action Date 2017-05: 15 Mar 2017Final Action Date 2017-06: 15 Apr 2017Final Action Date 2017-07: 8 Jun 2017Final Action Date 2017-08: CurrentFinal Action Date 2018-09: 1 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2018-10: CurrentFinal Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2019-10: CurrentFinal Action Date 2020-03: 1 Jan 2017Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 Nov 2017Final Action Date 2020-07: 15 Apr 2018Final Action Date 2020-08: 1 Apr 2019Final Action Date 2020-10: CurrentFinal Action Date 2023-05: 1 Jun 2022Final Action Date 2023-07: 1 Feb 2022Final Action Date 2023-08: 1 May 2020Final Action Date 2023-10: 1 Dec 2021Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Aug 2022Final Action Date 2024-02: 1 Sep 2022Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Sep 2022Final Action Date 2024-04: 22 Nov 2022Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Dec 2021Final Action Date 2024-09: 1 Dec 2020Final Action Date 2024-10: 15 Nov 2022Final Action Date 2025-01: 1 Dec 2022Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Jan 2023Final Action Date 2025-06: 8 Feb 2023Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Apr 2023Final Action Date 2025-12: 15 Apr 2023Final Action Date 2026-01: 22 Apr 2023Final Action Date 2026-02: 1 Jun 2023Final Action Date 2026-03: 1 Oct 2023Final Action Date 2026-04: 1 Jun 2024Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Aug 2024Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Sep 2024Final Action Date 2026-10: 15 May 2024Date for Filing 2016-11: CurrentDate for Filing 2020-01: 1 Jan 2019Date for Filing 2020-05: 1 Apr 2019Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Apr 2020Date for Filing 2020-10: CurrentDate for Filing 2023-05: 1 May 2023Date for Filing 2023-10: 1 Feb 2023Date for Filing 2024-10: 1 Mar 2023Date for Filing 2025-07: 1 May 2023Date for Filing 2025-10: 1 Jul 2023Date for Filing 2026-02: 1 Oct 2023Date for Filing 2026-03: 15 Jan 2024Date for Filing 2026-04: CurrentDate for Filing 2026-10: 1 Aug 2024
Hover or focus points for values. Priority dates below the line are not yet reached; the vertical gap to the dashed diagonal is the backlog age.
EB-3 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full historyEB-3 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001.2005201020152020202520052010201520202025Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthFinal Action Date 2001-12: CurrentFinal Action Date 2005-07: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2005-08: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2005-09: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2005-10: 1 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2005-12: 15 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2006-01: 1 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2006-02: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2006-03: 1 May 2001Final Action Date 2006-06: 1 Jul 2001Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 Oct 2001Final Action Date 2006-09: 1 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 May 2002Final Action Date 2006-11: 1 Jul 2002Final Action Date 2006-12: 1 Aug 2002Final Action Date 2007-05: 1 Aug 2003Final Action Date 2007-06: 1 Jun 2005Final Action Date 2007-07: CurrentFinal Action Date 2007-08: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2007-09: 1 Aug 2002Final Action Date 2007-12: 1 Sep 2002Final Action Date 2008-01: 15 Oct 2002Final Action Date 2008-02: 1 Nov 2002Final Action Date 2008-03: 1 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2008-04: 1 Jul 2005Final Action Date 2008-05: 1 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2008-07: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2008-08: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2008-09: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2008-10: 1 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2008-11: 1 May 2005Final Action Date 2009-04: 1 Mar 2003Final Action Date 2009-05: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2009-06: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2009-07: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2009-08: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2009-09: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2009-10: 1 Jun 2002Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Aug 2002Final Action Date 2010-02: 22 Sep 2002Final Action Date 2010-03: 15 Dec 2002Final Action Date 2010-04: 1 Feb 2003Final Action Date 2010-05: 22 Apr 2003Final Action Date 2010-06: 22 Jun 2003Final Action Date 2010-07: 15 Aug 2003Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2010-09: 15 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2010-10: 8 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2010-11: 22 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2010-12: 22 Feb 2005Final Action Date 2011-01: 22 Mar 2005Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2011-03: 1 Jul 2005Final Action Date 2011-04: 22 Jul 2005Final Action Date 2011-05: 22 Aug 2005Final Action Date 2011-06: 15 Sep 2005Final Action Date 2011-07: 8 Oct 2005Final Action Date 2011-08: 1 Nov 2005Final Action Date 2011-09: 22 Nov 2005Final Action Date 2011-10: 8 Dec 2005Final Action Date 2011-11: 22 Dec 2005Final Action Date 2011-12: 15 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2012-01: 1 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2012-02: 22 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2012-03: 15 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2012-04: 8 Apr 2006Final Action Date 2012-05: 1 May 2006Final Action Date 2012-06: 8 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2012-07: 22 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2012-08: 8 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2012-09: 1 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2012-10: 22 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2012-11: 22 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2012-12: 22 Dec 2006Final Action Date 2013-01: 1 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2013-03: 1 May 2007Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2013-05: 1 Dec 2007Final Action Date 2013-06: 1 Sep 2008Final Action Date 2013-07: 1 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2013-09: 1 Jul 2010Final Action Date 2013-11: 1 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2013-12: 1 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 Apr 2012Final Action Date 2014-02: 1 Jun 2012Final Action Date 2014-03: 1 Sep 2012Final Action Date 2014-04: 1 Oct 2012Final Action Date 2014-06: 1 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2014-10: 1 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2014-11: 1 Jun 2012Final Action Date 2014-12: 1 Nov 2012Final Action Date 2015-01: 1 Jun 2013Final Action Date 2015-02: 1 Jan 2014Final Action Date 2015-03: 1 Jun 2014Final Action Date 2015-04: 1 Oct 2014Final Action Date 2015-05: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2015-06: 15 Feb 2015Final Action Date 2015-07: 1 Apr 2015Final Action Date 2015-08: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2015-12: 1 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2016-01: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2016-03: 1 Jan 2016Final Action Date 2016-04: 15 Feb 2016Final Action Date 2016-07: 1 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2016-08: 15 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2016-09: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2016-11: 1 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2017-01: 1 Aug 2016Final Action Date 2017-02: 1 Oct 2016Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Feb 2017Final Action Date 2017-05: 15 Mar 2017Final Action Date 2017-06: 15 Apr 2017Final Action Date 2017-07: 8 Jun 2017Final Action Date 2017-08: CurrentFinal Action Date 2018-09: 1 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2018-10: CurrentFinal Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2019-10: CurrentFinal Action Date 2020-03: 1 Jan 2017Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 Nov 2017Final Action Date 2020-07: 15 Apr 2018Final Action Date 2020-08: 1 Apr 2019Final Action Date 2020-10: CurrentFinal Action Date 2023-05: 1 Jun 2022Final Action Date 2023-07: 1 Feb 2022Final Action Date 2023-08: 1 May 2020Final Action Date 2023-10: 1 Dec 2021Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Aug 2022Final Action Date 2024-02: 1 Sep 2022Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Sep 2022Final Action Date 2024-04: 22 Nov 2022Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Dec 2021Final Action Date 2024-09: 1 Dec 2020Final Action Date 2024-10: 15 Nov 2022Final Action Date 2025-01: 1 Dec 2022Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Jan 2023Final Action Date 2025-06: 8 Feb 2023Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Apr 2023Final Action Date 2025-12: 15 Apr 2023Final Action Date 2026-01: 22 Apr 2023Final Action Date 2026-02: 1 Jun 2023Final Action Date 2026-03: 1 Oct 2023Final Action Date 2026-04: 1 Jun 2024Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Aug 2024Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Sep 2024Final Action Date 2026-10: 15 May 2024
Final Action Date since December 2001.

Final Action DateDate for FilingNo wait (cut-off = bulletin month)○ Current   ✕ Unavailable   shaded: forecast range

EB-3 Rest of World: days the Final Action Date moved each month, with 12-month averageBars show monthly movement in days (green = advance, red = retrogression); the line is the 12-month average.-420-360-300-240-180-120-6006012018024030036042020182020202220242026Days moved per month2016-11: +302017-01: +312017-02: +612017-03: +612017-04: +762017-05: +282017-06: +312017-07: +542020-06: +3112020-07: +1582020-08: +3512023-07: -1202023-08: -6412023-10: +5792024-01: +2432024-02: +312024-03: +72024-04: +752024-07: -3562024-09: -3652024-10: +7142025-01: +162025-04: +312025-06: +382025-07: +522025-12: +142026-01: +72026-02: +402026-03: +1222026-04: +2442026-07: +612026-08: +312026-10: -109
Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge.

Forecast for EB-3 Rest of World

HorizonCentral estimateLikely range (80%)Bulletin month
3 monthsJul 2024May 2024 – Feb 2025Jan 2027
6 monthsAug 2024Mar 2024 – Sep 2025Apr 2027
12 monthsDec 2024Mar 2024 – Aug 2026Oct 2027

Extrapolates the recent pace with a damping factor of 0.5; the range is the 10th–90th percentile of this method’s past errors across all categories. It is a rough guide, not a prediction, and cannot foresee policy changes. How it works and how accurate it was.

Retrogression and advance history

7 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:

BulletinEventBeforeAfterMove
Oct 2026Retrogressed1 Sep 202415 May 2024−109 d
Sep 2024Retrogressed1 Dec 20211 Dec 2020−365 d
Jul 2024Retrogressed22 Nov 20221 Dec 2021−356 d
Aug 2023Retrogressed1 Feb 20221 May 2020−641 d
Jul 2023Retrogressed1 Jun 20221 Feb 2022−120 d
May 2023Left CurrentCurrent1 Jun 2022
Oct 2020Became Current1 Apr 2019Current
Mar 2020Left CurrentCurrent1 Jan 2017
Oct 2019Became Current1 Jul 2016Current
Aug 2019Left CurrentCurrent1 Jul 2016
Oct 2018Became Current1 Nov 2016Current
Sep 2018Left CurrentCurrent1 Nov 2016

Fiscal-year view

Fiscal yearFirst bulletin (Oct)Last bulletin (Sep)Net move (days)Retrogression months
FY2027 (to Oct 2026)15 May 202415 May 2024+01
FY20261 Apr 20231 Sep 2024+5190
FY202515 Nov 20221 Apr 2023+1370
FY20241 Dec 20211 Dec 2020-3652
FY2023Current1 May 2020—2
FY2022CurrentCurrent—0
FY2021CurrentCurrent—0
FY2020Current1 Apr 2019—0
FY2019Current1 Jul 2016—0
FY2018Current1 Nov 2016—0
FY20171 Jun 2016Current—0
FY201615 Aug 20151 May 2016+2600

Seasonal pattern

Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+202 days) and the weakest in September (-45 days). Retrogressions were most common in July and August. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.

JanJan: +65 d+65FebFeb: +26 d+26MarMar: +56 d+56AprApr: +78 d+78MayMay: +5 d+5JunJun: +54 d+54JulJul: -19 d-19AugAug: -41 d-41SepSep: -45 d-45OctOct: +202 d+202NovNov: +6 d+6DecDec: +6 d+6

Recent bulletins

Last 24 bulletins (table)
BulletinFinal Action DateDate for FilingFAD move (days)
Oct 202615 May 20241 Aug 2024−109
Sep 20261 Sep 2024Current0
Aug 20261 Sep 2024Current+31
Jul 20261 Aug 2024Current+61
Jun 20261 Jun 2024Current0
May 20261 Jun 2024Current0
Apr 20261 Jun 2024Current+244
Mar 20261 Oct 202315 Jan 2024+122
Feb 20261 Jun 20231 Oct 2023+40
Jan 202622 Apr 20231 Jul 2023+7
Dec 202515 Apr 20231 Jul 2023+14
Nov 20251 Apr 20231 Jul 20230
Oct 20251 Apr 20231 Jul 20230
Sep 20251 Apr 20231 May 20230
Aug 20251 Apr 20231 May 20230
Jul 20251 Apr 20231 May 2023+52
Jun 20258 Feb 20231 Mar 2023+38
May 20251 Jan 20231 Mar 20230
Apr 20251 Jan 20231 Mar 2023+31
Mar 20251 Dec 20221 Mar 20230
Feb 20251 Dec 20221 Mar 20230
Jan 20251 Dec 20221 Mar 2023+16
Dec 202415 Nov 20221 Mar 20230
Nov 202415 Nov 20221 Mar 20230

About this category

EB-3 is the preference category for: skilled workers, professionals. The “All other countries” column applies to applicants chargeable to any country that is not listed separately in the bulletin.

For EB-3, Mexico have had the same cut-off as “all other countries” over the last 10 years, so they share this page.

Check the priority-date calculator to compare your date, the FAQ for how to read these dates, and the official October 2026 bulletin. Informational only, not legal advice.

EB-3 in other countries: EB-3 China · EB-3 India · EB-3 Philippines

Other categories for Rest of World: EB-1 Rest of World · EB-2 Rest of World · F1 Rest of World · F2A Rest of World · F2B Rest of World · F3 Rest of World · F4 Rest of World