June 2026 Visa Bulletin: EB-3 Other Workers Filing Date Holds at August 2022

Key Takeaways

• EB-3 Other Workers (EW) — Rest of World, Mexico, Philippines: Filing Date unchanged at 01AUG22
• EB-3 Other Workers — India: Filing Date unchanged at 15JAN15
• EB-3 Other Workers — China: Filing Date unchanged at 01OCT19
• EB-3 Skilled Workers is a separate subcategory — it is Current (C) for ROW and does NOT apply to most Immilink clients
• No retrogression this month — your priority date is fully protected

The June 2026 Visa Bulletin is out, and for EB-3 Other Workers — the unskilled category (also called EW) that covers the majority of Immilink employer-sponsored clients — it is a quiet month. No movement, no retrogression. That's the best news you can get when dates aren't current yet: your spot in line is safe, and you're one month closer.

EB-3 Other Workers: Where the dates stand

The EB-3 Other Workers (EW) Filing Dates for June 2026 are:

• Rest of World, Mexico, Philippines: 01AUG22 — unchanged from May
• India: 15JAN15 — unchanged from May
• China: 01OCT19 — unchanged from May

If your priority date (the date your labor certification was filed) is before the Filing Date for your country, you are already eligible to file your I-485 adjustment-of-status application with USCIS — even before a visa number becomes available. For most clients from the rest of the world, that means a priority date before August 1, 2022.

Don't confuse EB-3 Other Workers with EB-3 Skilled Workers

This is one of the most common points of confusion in the visa bulletin. There are two separate EB-3 subcategories:

• EB-3 Skilled Workers — requires at least two years of training or experience. Filing Date is Current (C) for most countries, meaning no backlog.
• EB-3 Other Workers (EW) — unskilled positions requiring less than two years of training. This is the category most Immilink employer-sponsored clients fall under. The Filing Date is 01AUG22 for Rest of World — not current.

When you see headlines saying "EB-3 is current," they are almost always referring to Skilled Workers. If you are sponsoring or being sponsored under EB-3 Other Workers, your category is backlogged, and this distinction matters enormously for your timeline.

What this means for your case

• Your priority date is protected. No retrogression occurred, so the queue is stable and no one in front of you moved backward.
• Priority date before 01AUG22 (ROW/Mexico/Philippines) — you should already be eligible to file your I-485. Contact your case manager or attorney if you haven't done so yet.
• Priority date after 01AUG22 — you are waiting for the Filing Date to advance. Use this time to keep your documents current and your case in good standing.
• India applicants face the longest backlog (15JAN15). Progress here is historically slow — measured in months per year, not big jumps.

What changed elsewhere in June

• EB-4 / Religious Workers: Filing Date at 01JAN23 across all countries.
• EB-5 Unreserved: Current for most countries; China remains retrogressed at 01MAR17.
• Family-Based FB-2A: Remains Current (C) for all countries — good news for married spouses of permanent residents.
• FB-1, FB-3: Continued retrogression pressure for Mexico and the Philippines.

All categories at a glance

Dates for Filing — Employment-Based

Dates for Filing — Family-Sponsored

Source: U.S. Department of State — June 2026 Visa Bulletin

Hang tight. The queue is moving, even when individual months show no change. Stay focused on your checklist, keep your documents current, and reach out to your case manager if anything is unclear.