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Other Workers India Visa Bulletin: October 2026 Cutoffs
Other Workers India Visa Bulletin October 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.
October 2026 is published. Shown: official October 2026 cutoffs, not a forecast. Check USCIS guidance for the filing month.
Other Workers 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
Other Workers India Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B
Chart A: Final Action Dates
Jan 1, 2014Latest official issue: October 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 132 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 610 days
Chart B: Dates for Filing
Jan 15, 2015Latest official issue: October 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 153 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 897 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Jan 1, 2014 | No change | Jan 15, 2015 | No change |
| September 2026 | Jan 1, 2014 | No change | Jan 15, 2015 | No change |
| August 2026 | Jan 1, 2014 | No change | Jan 15, 2015 | No change |
| July 2026 | Jan 1, 2014 | Advanced 17 days | Jan 15, 2015 | No change |
| June 2026 | Dec 15, 2013 | Advanced 30 days | Jan 15, 2015 | No change |
| May 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | No change | Jan 15, 2015 | No change |
| April 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | No change | Jan 15, 2015 | Advanced 153 days |
| March 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | No change | Aug 15, 2014 | No change |
| February 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | No change | Aug 15, 2014 | No change |
| January 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | Advanced 54 days | Aug 15, 2014 | No change |
| December 2025 | Sep 22, 2013 | Advanced 31 days | Aug 15, 2014 | No change |
| November 2025 | Aug 22, 2013 | No change | Aug 15, 2014 | No change |
Category background
Understanding Other Workers India Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls
The smallest slice of the employment system
Other Workers — positions requiring less than two years of training or experience — share the EB-3 preference but draw from a separate worldwide pool capped at roughly 10,000 visas a year. India's 7% share of that is around 700 visas. That is the entire annual supply for this line.
In practice the India Other Workers cutoff tracks EB-3 India closely, because Indian demand in this subcategory is small: most Indian employment-based filings come through degree-holding professionals in EB-2 and EB-3 proper.
Check your classification before you check this date
The most common confusion on this page: an applicant whose PERM was certified for a skilled position reading the Other Workers line by mistake, or vice versa. The I-140 approval notice states the classification — verify it before treating either cutoff as yours.
When the EB-3 India and Other Workers India lines diverge in the history table, it is almost always the worldwide Other Workers pool tightening rather than anything India-specific. The two lines reconverge once the pressure passes.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the current Chart A cutoff for Other Workers India Visa Bulletin?
The Other Workers India Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff for October 2026 is Jan 1, 2014.
What is the current Chart B cutoff for Other Workers India Visa Bulletin?
The Other Workers India Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff for October 2026 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
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