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EB-3 India Visa Bulletin October 2026: Cutoffs & Movement

EB-3 India Visa Bulletin October 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.

Issue: October 2026Data updated: USCIS filing chart

EB-3 India Visa Bulletin tracks the current Chart A and Chart B cutoff dates, USCIS filing-chart source, and recent 12/36-month movement.

Use this page as a crawlable, shareable reference for the category rather than a one-off filter state on the homepage.

Check your priority date against both charts before making a filing plan: Chart A is closer to final approval, while Chart B is only an I-485 filing window when USCIS allows it for the month.

Current official cutoffs

EB-3 India Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B

Chart A: Final Action Dates

Jan 1, 2014Latest official issue: September 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 224 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 1826 days
View DOS source

Chart B: Dates for Filing

Jan 15, 2015Latest official issue: September 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 586 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 897 days
View DOS source

Movement history

Last 12 official cutoff rows

Positive movement means the cutoff advanced. Negative movement means retrogression. Blank movement usually means Current, Unavailable, or no comparable date.

IssueChart AChart A movementChart BChart B movement
September 2026Jan 1, 2014No changeJan 15, 2015No change
August 2026Jan 1, 2014No changeJan 15, 2015No change
July 2026Jan 1, 2014Advanced 17 daysJan 15, 2015No change
June 2026Dec 15, 2013Advanced 30 daysJan 15, 2015No change
May 2026Nov 15, 2013No changeJan 15, 2015No change
April 2026Nov 15, 2013No changeJan 15, 2015Advanced 153 days
March 2026Nov 15, 2013No changeAug 15, 2014No change
February 2026Nov 15, 2013No changeAug 15, 2014No change
January 2026Nov 15, 2013Advanced 54 daysAug 15, 2014No change
December 2025Sep 22, 2013Advanced 31 daysAug 15, 2014No change
November 2025Aug 22, 2013No changeAug 15, 2014No change
October 2025Aug 22, 2013Advanced 92 daysAug 15, 2014Advanced 433 days

Category background

Understanding EB-3 India Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls

The queue that trades places with EB-2

EB-3 India is structurally similar to EB-2 India — the same per-country math, the same multi-decade backlog — but its cutoff often sits in a different year, and the gap regularly flips sign. In 2020 EB-3 India jumped far ahead of EB-2, triggered a famous wave of downgrade filings, then slowed under that imported demand while EB-2 caught back up.

That leapfrogging is the defining feature of this page. The EB-3 India cutoff is not just a date; it is one half of a strategy decision that tens of thousands of families re-run every month.

What the movement table is really telling you

When EB-3 India advances faster than EB-2 India for a few consecutive bulletins, expect downgrade volume to build — and expect that volume to slow EB-3 within a year. The history rows on this page capture both halves of past cycles, which is the best guide to how the current one ends.

Also keep an eye on Other Workers India in the related pages: it shares EB-3's statutory bucket but has its own much smaller carve-out, so divergence between the two lines tells you whether movement is supply-driven (both move) or demand-driven (they split).

FAQ

Common questions

What is the current Chart A cutoff for EB-3 India Visa Bulletin?

The EB-3 India Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff shown for October 2026 is Jan 1, 2014. If October 2026 is not published yet, the page uses the latest official DOS bulletin available.

What is the current Chart B cutoff for EB-3 India Visa Bulletin?

The EB-3 India Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff is Jan 15, 2015. Whether Chart B can be used for I-485 filing still depends on the USCIS filing-chart guidance for the month.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is source-backed Visa Bulletin data and historical movement context from DOS and USCIS sources, not case-specific legal advice. Use it to compare your own priority date against Chart A and Chart B, then confirm the USCIS monthly filing-chart guidance before making a filing decision.

Official sources

DOS and USCIS source links

DOS Visa Bulletin archiveUSCIS Adjustment of Status Filing ChartsUSCIS September 2026 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

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