EB3 Mexico Priority Date
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Jun 1, 2024
Backlog
~1.8 yrs
Movement
+8 mo
Filing Date
Current
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
April 2026 cutoff: June 1, 2024
Dates for Filing
April 2026 cutoff: Current
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 Mexico: 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 2.3 mo/month.
EB3 Mexico: 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 4 months apart.
EB3: Country Comparison
Compares how the cutoff date for this category has moved across all chargeability areas over the last 3 years. Mexico 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 | Jun 1, 2024 | +8 mo | Current | no change |
| Mar 2026 | Oct 1, 2023 | +4 mo | Jan 15, 2024 | +3.5 mo |
| Feb 2026 | Jun 1, 2023 | +1.3 mo | Oct 1, 2023 | +3 mo |
| Jan 2026 | Apr 22, 2023 | +0.2 mo | Jul 1, 2023 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Apr 15, 2023 | +0.5 mo | Jul 1, 2023 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | no change | Jul 1, 2023 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | no change | Jul 1, 2023 | +2 mo |
| Sep 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | no change | May 1, 2023 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | no change | May 1, 2023 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | +1.7 mo | May 1, 2023 | +2 mo |
| Jun 2025 | Feb 8, 2023 | +1.2 mo | Mar 1, 2023 | no change |
| May 2025 | Jan 1, 2023 | no change | Mar 1, 2023 | no change |
EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals Priority Date for Mexico
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Jun 1, 2024
Current
~1.8 years
+1.4 yrs
The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals final action date for Mexico at Jun 1, 2024. The dates for filing cutoff is Current. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals Mexico applicants is about 1.8 years from priority date to visa availability.
Over the past 12 months, the EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals final action date for Mexico has moved +1.4 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.