⏳ EB-3 Other Workers Bulletin Analysis - Rest of World PD April 2022

⏳ **Case Status: Pending** --- EB-3 Other Workers (EW3) has a separate visa bulletin cutoff from EB-3 Skilled/Professional, running approximately two years behind due to a statutory 10,000 visa annual cap. The gap affects Rest of World, Mexico, Philippines, and China applicants differently, with India being the exception where both categories move together. EB-3 Other Workers (EW3) is a distinct category on the visa bulletin with its own priority date cutoffs, separate from EB-3 Skilled Workers and Professionals. As of the September 2026 bulletin, the gaps are significant: - Rest of World: Other Workers at April 2022 vs EB-3 at September 2024 (~2.5 year gap) - Mexico: April 2022 vs September 2024 - Philippines: December 2021 vs August 2023 - China: May 2019 vs January 2022 - India: Both categories move together (same date in all 131 bulletins on record) The gap exists because Other Workers is subject to a hard statutory cap of 10,000 visas per year globally (~700 per country). Crucially, EB-3 spillover visas do NOT count toward lifting the Other Workers ceiling. Recent years have seen issuance approach the cap: 8,894, 9,315, and 8,724 in the last three fiscal years respectively. Projection for a Rest of World January 2023 priority date: base case approval around 2031, optimistic scenario 2029, pessimistic (no spillover) scenario 2038. --- **[📎 View Original Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/greencard/comments/1w2tiw3/eb3_other_workers_is_running_about_two_years/)** *Source: Reddit EB-3 search* --- *This post was automatically curated from online sources to share real case experiences with the community.*