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EB-3 worldwide in the Visa Bulletin

This page tracks EB-3, skilled workers and professionals, for everyone born outside the separately listed countries. Unlike EB-2's worldwide column, this one has carried a real cut-off in recent months, which makes it the queue most of the world actually stands in.

The tables below show the current position under both charts, this month's movement, and the verified history.

Written and checked by the QueueCheck editorial team. Last checked August 22, 2026. How we verify information

Where EB-3 worldwide stands in September 2026

Final Action Dates

01SEP24

All other chargeability areas. A visa number can be authorized only for priority dates earlier than a listed cut-off.

Dates for Filing

Current

USCIS has not yet named the chart that governs employment-based adjustment filings for September 2026, checked 2026-08-23. Both dates above are the bulletin's own.

The final action position is unchanged from August 2026.

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Verified history, month by month

Every row is transcribed from the State Department's published bulletin document for that month, never from trackers or memory. The table grows as months are added.

EB-3 worldwide verified monthly cut-offs
Bulletin monthFinal ActionDates for Filing
September 202601SEP24C
August 202601SEP24C
July 202601AUG24C
June 202601JUN24C
May 202601JUN24C
April 202601JUN24C
March 202601OCT2315JAN24
February 202601JUN2301OCT23
January 202622APR2301JUL23
December 202515APR2301JUL23
November 202501APR2301JUL23
October 202501APR2301JUL23

The queue hiding behind Current headlines

EB-3's 28.6 percent share plus spillover meets broad worldwide demand: nurses, tradespeople, and professionals from every unlisted country share this single column. When headlines say employment green cards are current, they usually mean EB-1 and EB-2 for the rest of the world, and this column's own date is the correction.

The Other Workers row below it runs on a 10,000-a-year worldwide cap and has typically sat years further back, covering positions needing less than two years of training.

EB-3: skilled workers and professionals: every country in September 2026

The same category across all chargeability areas, both charts. Your column is your country of birth, not citizenship or residence.

EB-3: skilled workers and professionals cut-offs by chargeability area
ChartAll other chargeability areasChina (mainland born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
Final Action01SEP2401JAN2201JAN1401SEP2401AUG23
Dates for FilingC08JAN2215JAN15C01JAN24

Common questions

Why does EB-3 worldwide have a cut-off when EB-2 worldwide is Current?

Different demand against the same-sized allocation. EB-3 draws high-volume occupations across every unlisted country, and its queue can exist while EB-2's does not. The two rows share spillover mechanics but not demand.

My occupation needs less than two years of training. Which row applies?

Other Workers, the row below the main EB-3 date, with its own smaller cap and usually a further-back cut-off. The distinction is set by the position's requirements in the labor certification, not by the worker's own credentials.

Sources and scope

Transcribed from the Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin document (Number 18, Volume XI), supplied as the published PDF. The USCIS chart designation is verified on its filing-charts page when each month is entered. This page records position, never predictions, and none of it is legal advice; the official pages govern wherever anything differs.

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