EB3-other India Priority Date
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Nov 15, 2013
Backlog
~12.4 yrs
Movement
No movement
Filing Date
Jan 15, 2015
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
April 2026 cutoff: November 15, 2013
Dates for Filing
April 2026 cutoff: January 15, 2015
When will my date be current?
Enter your priority date to estimate when it will become current based on historical advancement rates. The range shows best-case and worst-case scenarios from the last 3 years of data.
EB3-other India: Advancement Pace
Rolling 6-month average of how fast the cutoff date moves each month. Above the dashed line means dates are advancing; below means retrogression. Currently advancing at 0.5 mo/month.
EB3-other India: Filing vs Final Action Gap
Shows how far ahead the "Dates for Filing" cutoff is compared to the Final Action date. A larger gap means you can file your I-485 earlier relative to when your green card will actually be processed. Currently 14 months apart.
EB3-other: Country Comparison
Compares how the cutoff date for this category has moved across all chargeability areas over the last 3 years. India is highlighted with a thicker line. Higher on the chart means a more recent (better) priority date.
Fiscal Year Progress
Net priority date movement per U.S. government fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Green bars mean dates moved forward overall; red means net retrogression. “fwd” and “ret” count the individual months with forward or backward movement.
Recent History
Month-by-month cutoff dates for the last 12 bulletins. The movement figure shows how much the date changed from the prior month.
| Bulletin | Final Action | Change | Filing Date | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026Latest | Nov 15, 2013 | no change | Jan 15, 2015 | +5 mo |
| Mar 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | no change | Aug 15, 2014 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | no change | Aug 15, 2014 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Nov 15, 2013 | +1.8 mo | Aug 15, 2014 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Sep 22, 2013 | +1 mo | Aug 15, 2014 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Aug 22, 2013 | no change | Aug 15, 2014 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Aug 22, 2013 | +3 mo | Aug 15, 2014 | +14.2 mo |
| Sep 2025 | May 22, 2013 | no change | Jun 8, 2013 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | May 22, 2013 | +1 mo | Jun 8, 2013 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | Apr 22, 2013 | +0.2 mo | Jun 8, 2013 | no change |
| Jun 2025 | Apr 15, 2013 | no change | Jun 8, 2013 | no change |
| May 2025 | Apr 15, 2013 | +0.5 mo | Jun 8, 2013 | no change |
EB-3 Other Workers Priority Date for India
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Nov 15, 2013
Jan 15, 2015
~12.4 years
+7.5 mo
The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-3 Other Workers final action date for India at Nov 15, 2013. The dates for filing cutoff is Jan 15, 2015. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for EB-3 Other Workers India applicants is about 12.4 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Jan 15, 2015 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 11.2 years.
Over the past 12 months, the EB-3 Other Workers final action date for India has moved +7.5 mo. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.
The EB3-other category for India has one of the longer backlogs in the employment-based system. Priority dates can advance or retrogress depending on demand and visa number availability.