EB-3 Mexico green card timeline

    As of the July 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Final Action Date for Mexico is Aug 1, 2024. Over the last 12 months the cutoff advanced about 15 months. Recent movement is best described as advancing slowly.

    Final Action Date
    Aug 1, 2024
    July 2026 bulletin
    12-month movement
    advanced about 15 months
    net change in the cutoff
    Recent trend
    advancing slowly
    3 retrogressions since 2010

    Last 12 months of Final Action Dates

    Bulletin monthFinal Action DateChange
    July 2026Aug 1, 2024+2 mo
    June 2026Jun 1, 2024No change
    May 2026Jun 1, 2024No change
    April 2026Jun 1, 2024+8 mo
    March 2026Oct 1, 2023+4 mo
    February 2026Jun 1, 2023+2 mo
    January 2026Apr 22, 2023No change
    December 2025Apr 15, 2023No change
    November 2025Apr 1, 2023No change
    October 2025Apr 1, 2023-1 mo
    September 2025May 1, 2023No change
    August 2025May 1, 2023No change

    Multi-year trend

    The same bulletin month across recent years shows how the EB-3 Mexico cutoff has moved over the long run.

    BulletinFinal Action Date
    July 2024Feb 1, 2023
    July 2025May 1, 2023
    July 2026Aug 1, 2024

    Forward estimates for sample priority dates

    Projections use the five-year average pace of Final Action Date movement for EB-3 Mexico, with optimistic and pessimistic bounds from historically fast and slow periods. They are informational estimates, not guarantees.

    Priority dateOptimisticMedianPessimistic
    February 2025August 2026November 2026July 2031
    July 2026 (filing now)October 2026October 2027September 2045

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    Background reading

    Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates chart, through July 2026. This page is informational only and is not legal advice.