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EB3 · All Chargeability Areas

EB3 — Third Preference: Skilled Workers and Professionals

This archive holds 132 bulletins of final action dates for EB3 All Chargeability Areas, from October 2015 to September 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 9.1 years, from August 15, 2015 to September 1, 2024 — about 4 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 36 advanced, 4 retrogressed, and 83 held unchanged. The category was Current in 59 months. As of September 2026 it is listed at September 1, 2024; the most recent change came in August 2026, when it advanced 4 weeks.

Current standingSep 1, 2024
Net movement+9.1 years
Average pace4 weeks forward per bulletin month
Bulletins tracked132

This archive holds 132 bulletins of dates for filing for EB3 All Chargeability Areas, from October 2015 to September 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 8.4 years, from September 1, 2015 to January 15, 2024 — about 3 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 8 advanced, 1 retrogressed, and 117 held unchanged. The category was Current in 83 months. As of September 2026 it is Current; the most recent change came in April 2026, when it became Current.

Final Action Dates

BulletinCutoff dateChange
September 2026Sep 1, 2024—
August 2026Sep 1, 2024+4 wk
July 2026Aug 1, 2024+2 mo
June 2026Jun 1, 2024—
May 2026Jun 1, 2024—
April 2026Jun 1, 2024+8 mo
March 2026Oct 1, 2023+4 mo
February 2026Jun 1, 2023+6 wk
January 2026Apr 22, 2023+7 d
December 2025Apr 15, 2023+2 wk
November 2025Apr 1, 2023—
October 2025Apr 1, 2023—
September 2025Apr 1, 2023—
August 2025Apr 1, 2023—
July 2025Apr 1, 2023+7 wk
June 2025Feb 8, 2023+5 wk
May 2025Jan 1, 2023—
April 2025Jan 1, 2023+4 wk
March 2025Dec 1, 2022—
February 2025Dec 1, 2022—
January 2025Dec 1, 2022+2 wk
December 2024Nov 15, 2022—
November 2024Nov 15, 2022—
October 2024Nov 15, 2022+2.0 yr
September 2024Dec 1, 2020−1.0 yr
August 2024Dec 1, 2021—
July 2024Dec 1, 2021−12 mo
June 2024Nov 22, 2022—
May 2024Nov 22, 2022—
April 2024Nov 22, 2022+2 mo
March 2024Sep 8, 2022+7 d
February 2024Sep 1, 2022+4 wk
January 2024Aug 1, 2022+8 mo
December 2023Dec 1, 2021—
November 2023Dec 1, 2021—
October 2023Dec 1, 2021+1.6 yr
September 2023May 1, 2020—
August 2023May 1, 2020−1.8 yr
July 2023Feb 1, 2022−4 mo
June 2023Jun 1, 2022—
May 2023Jun 1, 2022Retrogressed
April 2023Current—
March 2023Current—
February 2023Current—
January 2023Current—
December 2022Current—
November 2022Current—
October 2022Current—
September 2022Current—
August 2022Current—
July 2022Current—
June 2022Current—
May 2022Current—
April 2022Current—
March 2022Current—
February 2022Current—
January 2022Current—
December 2021Current—
November 2021Current—
October 2021Current—
September 2021Current—
August 2021Current—
July 2021Current—
June 2021Current—
May 2021Current—
April 2021Current—
March 2021Current—
February 2021Current—
January 2021Current—
December 2020Current—
November 2020Current—
October 2020CurrentNow Current
September 2020Apr 1, 2019—
August 2020Apr 1, 2019+12 mo
July 2020Apr 15, 2018+5 mo
June 2020Nov 8, 2017+10 mo
May 2020Jan 1, 2017—
April 2020Jan 1, 2017—
March 2020Jan 1, 2017Retrogressed
February 2020Current—
January 2020Current—
December 2019Current—
November 2019Current—
October 2019CurrentNow Current
September 2019Jul 1, 2016—
August 2019Jul 1, 2016Retrogressed
July 2019Current—
June 2019Current—
May 2019Current—
April 2019Current—
March 2019Current—
February 2019Current—
January 2019Current—
December 2018Current—
November 2018Current—
October 2018CurrentNow Current
September 2018Nov 1, 2016Retrogressed
August 2018Current—
July 2018Current—
June 2018Current—
May 2018Current—
April 2018Current—
March 2018Current—
February 2018Current—
January 2018Current—
December 2017Current—
November 2017Current—
October 2017Current—
September 2017Current—
August 2017CurrentNow Current
July 2017Jun 8, 2017+8 wk
June 2017Apr 15, 2017+4 wk
May 2017Mar 15, 2017+4 wk
April 2017Feb 15, 2017+3 mo
March 2017Dec 1, 2016+2 mo
February 2017Oct 1, 2016+2 mo
January 2017Aug 1, 2016+4 wk
December 2016Jul 1, 2016—
November 2016Jul 1, 2016+4 wk
October 2016Jun 1, 2016+4 wk
September 2016May 1, 2016+7 wk
August 2016Mar 15, 2016+2 wk
July 2016Mar 1, 2016+2 wk
June 2016Feb 15, 2016—
May 2016Feb 15, 2016—
April 2016Feb 15, 2016+6 wk
March 2016Jan 1, 2016+3 mo
February 2016Oct 1, 2015—
January 2016Oct 1, 2015+4 wk
December 2015Sep 1, 2015+2 wk
November 2015Aug 15, 2015—
October 2015Aug 15, 2015

Dates for Filing

BulletinCutoff dateChange
September 2026Current—
August 2026Current—
July 2026Current—
June 2026Current—
May 2026Current—
April 2026CurrentNow Current
March 2026Jan 15, 2024+3 mo
February 2026Oct 1, 2023+3 mo
January 2026Jul 1, 2023—
December 2025Jul 1, 2023—
November 2025Jul 1, 2023—
October 2025Jul 1, 2023+2 mo
September 2025May 1, 2023—
August 2025May 1, 2023—
July 2025May 1, 2023+2 mo
June 2025Mar 1, 2023—
May 2025Mar 1, 2023—
April 2025Mar 1, 2023—
March 2025Mar 1, 2023—
February 2025Mar 1, 2023—
January 2025Mar 1, 2023—
December 2024Mar 1, 2023—
November 2024Mar 1, 2023—
October 2024Mar 1, 2023+4 wk
September 2024Feb 1, 2023—
August 2024Feb 1, 2023—
July 2024Feb 1, 2023—
June 2024Feb 1, 2023—
May 2024Feb 1, 2023—
April 2024Feb 1, 2023—
March 2024Feb 1, 2023—
February 2024Feb 1, 2023—
January 2024Feb 1, 2023—
December 2023Feb 1, 2023—
November 2023Feb 1, 2023—
October 2023Feb 1, 2023−3 mo
September 2023May 1, 2023—
August 2023May 1, 2023—
July 2023May 1, 2023—
June 2023May 1, 2023—
May 2023May 1, 2023Retrogressed
April 2023Current—
March 2023Current—
February 2023Current—
January 2023Current—
December 2022Current—
November 2022Current—
October 2022Current—
September 2022Current—
August 2022Current—
July 2022Current—
June 2022Current—
May 2022Current—
April 2022Current—
March 2022Current—
February 2022Current—
January 2022Current—
December 2021Current—
November 2021Current—
October 2021Current—
September 2021Current—
August 2021Current—
July 2021Current—
June 2021Current—
May 2021Current—
April 2021Current—
March 2021Current—
February 2021Current—
January 2021Current—
December 2020Current—
November 2020Current—
October 2020CurrentNow Current
September 2020Apr 1, 2020—
August 2020Apr 1, 2020+1.0 yr
July 2020Apr 1, 2019—
June 2020Apr 1, 2019—
May 2020Apr 1, 2019+3 mo
April 2020Jan 1, 2019—
March 2020Jan 1, 2019—
February 2020Jan 1, 2019—
January 2020Jan 1, 2019Retrogressed
December 2019Current—
November 2019Current—
October 2019Current—
September 2019Current—
August 2019Current—
July 2019Current—
June 2019Current—
May 2019Current—
April 2019Current—
March 2019Current—
February 2019Current—
January 2019Current—
December 2018Current—
November 2018Current—
October 2018Current—
September 2018Current—
August 2018Current—
July 2018Current—
June 2018Current—
May 2018Current—
April 2018Current—
March 2018Current—
February 2018Current—
January 2018Current—
December 2017Current—
November 2017Current—
October 2017Current—
September 2017Current—
August 2017Current—
July 2017Current—
June 2017Current—
May 2017Current—
April 2017Current—
March 2017Current—
February 2017Current—
January 2017Current—
December 2016Current—
November 2016Current—
October 2016Current—
September 2016Current—
August 2016Current—
July 2016Current—
June 2016Current—
May 2016Current—
April 2016Current—
March 2016CurrentNow Current
February 2016Jan 1, 2016—
January 2016Jan 1, 2016+4 mo
December 2015Sep 1, 2015—
November 2015Sep 1, 2015—
October 2015Sep 1, 2015

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