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Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin: October 2026 Cutoffs
Other Workers Worldwide 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 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
Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B
Chart A: Final Action Dates
Jan 1, 2022Latest official issue: October 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 170 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 518 days
Chart B: Dates for Filing
Jun 1, 2022Latest official issue: October 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 182 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 533 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, 2022 | Retrogressed 90 days | Jun 1, 2022 | Retrogressed 61 days |
| September 2026 | Apr 1, 2022 | No change | Aug 1, 2022 | No change |
| August 2026 | Apr 1, 2022 | Advanced 31 days | Aug 1, 2022 | No change |
| July 2026 | Mar 1, 2022 | Advanced 28 days | Aug 1, 2022 | No change |
| June 2026 | Feb 1, 2022 | No change | Aug 1, 2022 | No change |
| May 2026 | Feb 1, 2022 | Advanced 92 days | Aug 1, 2022 | No change |
| April 2026 | Nov 1, 2021 | No change | Aug 1, 2022 | Advanced 40 days |
| March 2026 | Nov 1, 2021 | Advanced 61 days | Jun 22, 2022 | Advanced 203 days |
| February 2026 | Sep 1, 2021 | No change | Dec 1, 2021 | No change |
| January 2026 | Sep 1, 2021 | Advanced 31 days | Dec 1, 2021 | No change |
| December 2025 | Aug 1, 2021 | Advanced 17 days | Dec 1, 2021 | No change |
| November 2025 | Jul 15, 2021 | No change | Dec 1, 2021 | No change |
Category background
Understanding Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls
A 10,000-visa pool for the whole world
The Other Workers subcategory takes the jobs the rest of the employment system ignores — caregivers, food processing, hospitality, agriculture support — and gives the entire world roughly 10,000 green cards a year for them. Demand exceeds that by a wide margin, which is why this line carries a cutoff even when EB-3 proper is moving well.
The queue grew sharply after 2021 as labor shortages pushed employers in long-term care and food production to sponsor positions they previously filled with temporary programs.
Reading this page without false hope or false despair
Worldwide Other Workers generally advances slower than worldwide EB-3, and the gap between the two lines in the comparison table is the honest measure of the subcategory's structural penalty. Expect years, plan accordingly, and treat any single-month jump as catch-up rather than acceleration.
If a sponsoring employer can document that the position genuinely requires two years of experience or training, EB-3 skilled-worker classification avoids this line entirely — worth the conversation before the labor certification locks the classification in.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the current Chart A cutoff for Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin?
The Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff for October 2026 is Jan 1, 2022.
What is the current Chart B cutoff for Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin?
The Other Workers Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff for October 2026 is Jun 1, 2022. 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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