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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world priority date: Jan 1, 2022 in October 2026

The EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world final action date is Jan 1, 2022, the date for filing Jun 1, 2022. It retrogressed 3.0 mo this month. Below: the real wait of every filing year, the months in which this line moves, and every bulletin since 2003.

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Final action dateJan 1, 2022−3.0 mo
Date for filingJun 1, 2022reaches final action in ~3 mo
Wait at the front4.7 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years7.3months of dates per year
Since 2003

EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world: final action date and date for filing

200020102020200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Final action dateDate for filing

Cut-off date (y) in each month's bulletin (x). The gap between the lines is how early you can file before approval is possible.

Real waits

How long people with each priority date waited

Priority dateBecame currentWait
January 2004January 2004no wait
January 2005January 2005no wait
January 2006January 20126.0 years
January 2007January 20136.0 years
January 2008June 20135.4 years
January 2009September 20134.7 years
January 2010September 20133.7 years
January 2011December 20132.9 years
January 2012January 20142.0 years
January 2013January 20152.0 years
January 2014March 20151.2 years
January 2015June 20150.4 years
January 2016April 20160.2 years
January 2017April 20170.2 years
January 2018January 2018no wait
January 2019January 2019no wait
January 2020January 2020no wait
January 2021January 2021no wait
January 2022January 2022no wait
January 2023still waiting3.7 years so far
January 2024still waiting2.7 years so far
January 2025still waiting1.7 years so far

The first bulletin in which the final action date passed 1 January of that year. Counted from the filing date: a line that was current when the petition was filed shows “no wait”.

By month of the year

When EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October56 %6 %6.0 mo18
November36 %0 %2.0 mo22
December35 %0 %47 d23
January48 %0 %31 d23
February32 %5 %2.0 mo22
March48 %9 %2.0 mo23
April43 %4 %59 d23
May35 %5 %3.0 mo20
June35 %15 %45 d20
July53 %0 %54 d19
August50 %6 %3.4 mo18
September33 %11 %3.0 mo18

Share of bulletins for that month, since 2003, in which the final action date advanced or went back; typical advance = the median of the months it moved. In fiscal-year order (October first).

36 months

EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Jan 1, 2022−3.0 moJun 1, 20224.7 yr
September 2026Apr 1, 2022Aug 1, 20224.4 yr
August 2026Apr 1, 2022+31 dAug 1, 20224.3 yr
July 2026Mar 1, 2022+28 dAug 1, 20224.3 yr
June 2026Feb 1, 2022Aug 1, 20224.3 yr
May 2026Feb 1, 2022+3.0 moAug 1, 20224.2 yr
April 2026Nov 1, 2021Aug 1, 20224.4 yr
March 2026Nov 1, 2021+2.0 moJun 22, 20224.3 yr
February 2026Sep 1, 2021Dec 1, 20214.4 yr
January 2026Sep 1, 2021+31 dDec 1, 20214.3 yr
December 2025Aug 1, 2021+17 dDec 1, 20214.3 yr
November 2025Jul 15, 2021Dec 1, 20214.3 yr
October 2025Jul 15, 2021+7 dDec 1, 20214.2 yr
September 2025Jul 8, 2021Jul 22, 20214.2 yr
August 2025Jul 8, 2021Jul 22, 20214.1 yr
July 2025Jul 8, 2021+16 dJul 22, 20214.0 yr
June 2025Jun 22, 2021+31 dJul 22, 20213.9 yr
May 2025May 22, 2021Jun 22, 20213.9 yr
April 2025May 22, 2021+3.6 moJun 22, 20213.9 yr
March 2025Feb 1, 2021+55 dMay 22, 20214.1 yr
February 2025Dec 8, 2020May 22, 20214.2 yr
January 2025Dec 8, 2020+7 dMay 22, 20214.1 yr
December 2024Dec 1, 2020May 22, 20214.0 yr
November 2024Dec 1, 2020May 22, 20213.9 yr
October 2024Dec 1, 2020May 22, 20213.8 yr
September 2024Dec 1, 2020−31 dJan 8, 20213.8 yr
August 2024Jan 1, 2021Jan 8, 20213.6 yr
July 2024Jan 1, 2021+2.8 moJan 8, 20213.5 yr
June 2024Oct 8, 2020Dec 15, 20203.6 yr
May 2024Oct 8, 2020Dec 15, 20203.6 yr
April 2024Oct 8, 2020+30 dDec 15, 20203.5 yr
March 2024Sep 8, 2020+7 dDec 15, 20203.5 yr
February 2024Sep 1, 2020Dec 15, 20203.4 yr
January 2024Sep 1, 2020+31 dDec 15, 20203.3 yr
December 2023Aug 1, 2020Dec 15, 20203.3 yr
November 2023Aug 1, 2020Dec 15, 20203.2 yr

What this means if you are in the EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world line

EB-3 Other Workers is the employment-based category for workers in jobs that need less than two years of training or experience. This page covers every country without a column of its own in the Visa Bulletin – all except mainland China, India, Mexico and the Philippines. Your green card can be approved in the month the final action date passes your priority date.

At the speed of the last five years (7.3 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 1.6 years to clear. The table of real waits above shows what that has meant for earlier filers. The line has gone backwards 12 times since 2003 – most often near the end of the fiscal year – so a date that is close is not safe until it is passed.

When the date for filing passes your priority date and USCIS accepts chart B that month, you can file the I-485 and get a work permit and travel document while you wait; for this line the final action date has then arrived a median of 3 months later.

Every EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world retrogression since 2003

FAQ

EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world questions

What is the EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world final action date is Jan 1, 2022 and the date for filing is Jun 1, 2022. It went back 3.0 mo from the previous bulletin.

How long is the EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world wait?

The cut-off is 4.7 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2022 became current in January 2022, after 0.0 years. Priority dates from 2023 on are still waiting.

How fast does EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world move?

5.6 mo/yr over the last year, 5.8 mo/yr over three years, 7.3 mo/yr over five and 6.7 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (56 % of years) and gone backwards most often in June (15 %). October is the start of the fiscal year, when new visa numbers arrive.

How long after the date for filing does the final action date catch up?

For EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world, a date for filing has taken a median of 3 months to become the final action date (between 0 and 9 months in 51 bulletins since October 2015; 12 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has EB-3 Other Workers Rest of world ever retrogressed?

12 times since 2003, most recently in October 2026 (3.0 mo back). The largest was 43.1 mo in March 2005.

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Other EB-3 Other Workers lines and categories

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov), every monthly bulletin since 2003, parsed by 77.today. A bulletin can be revised after release; the State Department's page is the binding text. Not legal advice.

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