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⏳ EB-3 Inventory Analysis pending - India/China PD through 2014
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⏳ **Case Status: Pending**
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USCIS released its March 3, 2026 employment-based I-485 pending inventory data, showing India EB-3 at 16,699 cases still walled at 2014 priority dates. The worldwide total rose to 173,948 despite India and China reductions, driven by Rest of World increases.
USCIS published employment-based I-485 pending inventory as of March 3, 2026. Key figures: India EB-3 stands at 16,699 cases, down slightly but effectively stalled at 2014 priority dates with Dates for Filing at January 15, 2015. India EB-2 dropped 733 to 26,251, with movement concentrated in 2013 dates while the larger 2014 cohort (~17,000 cases) barely moved. India EB-1 held flat at 22,325. China EB-2 and EB-3 edged down slightly while China EB-1 rose ~550. Rest of World EB-2 increased ~1,000, pushing the worldwide total up 0.7% to 173,948. The inventory report only breaks out India priority dates through 2014 since Dates for Filing has not yet reached 2015.
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India EB-3 applicants with 2014 priority dates face a deeply congested queue of roughly 16,699 pending cases at that cutoff. The minimal movement in the 2014 cohort compared to 2013 dates suggests the visa bulletin cutoff advancement for India EB-3 will remain very slow in the near term. Applicants with 2013 priority dates are seeing faster processing as that group shrinks (down to ~8,594). Rest of World EB-3 applicants face a different dynamic — rising inventory suggests potential slowdown ahead despite current current date availability. Inventory figures are a snapshot of pending cases, not a direct predictor of wait time, but high inventory at a specific priority year is a strong signal of congestion.