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EB-3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin October 2026: Cutoffs & Movement
EB-3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin October 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.
EB-3 Worldwide 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 Worldwide Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B
Chart A: Final Action Dates
Sep 1, 2024Latest official issue: September 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 519 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 1584 days
Chart B: Dates for Filing
CurrentLatest official issue: September 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 1219 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 1219 days
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.
| Issue | Chart A | Chart A movement | Chart B | Chart B movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Sep 1, 2024 | No change | Current | Advanced 31 days |
| August 2026 | Sep 1, 2024 | Advanced 31 days | Current | Advanced 31 days |
| July 2026 | Aug 1, 2024 | Advanced 61 days | Current | Advanced 30 days |
| June 2026 | Jun 1, 2024 | No change | Current | Advanced 31 days |
| May 2026 | Jun 1, 2024 | No change | Current | Advanced 30 days |
| April 2026 | Jun 1, 2024 | Advanced 244 days | Current | Advanced 807 days |
| March 2026 | Oct 1, 2023 | Advanced 122 days | Jan 15, 2024 | Advanced 106 days |
| February 2026 | Jun 1, 2023 | Advanced 40 days | Oct 1, 2023 | Advanced 92 days |
| January 2026 | Apr 22, 2023 | Advanced 7 days | Jul 1, 2023 | No change |
| December 2025 | Apr 15, 2023 | Advanced 14 days | Jul 1, 2023 | No change |
| November 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | No change | Jul 1, 2023 | No change |
| October 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | No change | Jul 1, 2023 | Advanced 61 days |
Category background
Understanding EB-3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls
From permanently Current to a real queue
EB-3 for the rest of the world spent most of the 2010s Current. That changed in the early 2020s: pandemic-era consular closures created pent-up demand, two years of inflated employment-based annual limits (unused family numbers spilled over) pulled in a surge of new filings, and when limits normalized the category kept a worldwide cutoff.
Demand here is broad-based in a way the India and China queues are not — healthcare workers, skilled trades, food production, logistics — so movement reflects the whole U.S. labor-certification pipeline rather than one industry.
What to expect month to month
Worldwide EB-3 tends to move in modest, steady steps with occasional October jumps, and DOS sometimes holds it flat for several months while it works through inventory at the current date. Flat is not stuck: a cutoff that doesn't move while thousands of cases at that date complete processing is doing its job.
If your date is within a year of the cutoff, watch the Chart B column and the USCIS filing-chart link above. For rest-of-world EB-3, Chart B eligibility windows have opened and closed on short notice, and catching one is worth months of work authorization.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the current Chart A cutoff for EB-3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin?
The EB-3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff shown for October 2026 is Sep 1, 2024. 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 Worldwide Visa Bulletin?
The EB-3 Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff is Current. 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
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