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EB-3 Mexico Visa Bulletin: what is the EB-3 Mexico date this month?
Updated · Not legal advice
See the current bulletin on travel.state.gov for this month's EB-3 dates for Mexico. Find the EB-3 row and the Mexico column: if your priority date is earlier than the date shown in the chart that applies to you, or the cell says "C", your date is current.
EB-3: current cutoff dates
See the current bulletin for this month's EB-3 dates: official Visa Bulletin on travel.state.gov. We do not copy dates by hand, so this page shows them only after our automated fetch has read the official bulletin.
USCIS says employment-based adjustment applicants must use the Dates for Filing chart in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (USCIS filing charts).
Who is in EB-3
Skilled workers, professionals with a bachelor's degree, and other workers. Many foreign-educated nurses (Schedule A) file in this category. "Other workers" has its own row in the bulletin. The petition is usually filed on Form I-140; its priority date is your place in line.
Final Action Date vs Date for Filing
The Final Action Date decides when a green card can be approved or an immigrant visa issued. The Date for Filing is usually later and decides when you can submit your application: documents to NVC, or an I-485 to USCIS in months when USCIS designates that chart. Read the full explanation.
How to read your cell
- Open the official bulletin and find the employment-based tables.
- Go to the EB-3 row (printed as "3rd") and the Mexico column.
- Compare with your priority date. Earlier than the cutoff, or "C", means current; "U" means no numbers are available this month.
What to do next: get an alert for EB-3 Mexico
Free email the day the bulletin moves your date. Pro adds checks every 4 hours, SMS and movement history.
Quick answers
- Who uses the EB-3 Mexico column?
- EB-3 applicants whose country of chargeability is Mexico, normally because they were born there.
- Is EB-3 Mexico current this month?
- Only if the cell shows "C", or your priority date is earlier than the date shown for the chart that applies to you. See the table above and confirm on the official bulletin.
- Which chart do I use: Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing?
- Inside the U.S., USCIS says each month which chart adjustment applicants must use to file. Approval always needs a current Final Action Date. See which chart USCIS uses.
- How do I get notified when EB-3 Mexico moves?
- Use the form on this page: choose EB-3 and Mexico, and we email you when the bulletin changes your cutoff.
Sources
- U.S. Department of State: Visa Bulletin
- USCIS: Adjustment of Status Filing Charts from the Visa Bulletin
- USCIS: Visa Availability and Priority Dates
Checked: November 12, 2026