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⏳ EB-3 Other Workers Pending - Unknown Country PD June 2024
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⏳ **Case Status: Pending**
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Applicant with EB-3 priority date of June 5, 2024 filed I-485 in May 2026, only to discover USCIS switched from the Dates for Filing table back to the Final Action Date table that month. The Final Action Date cutoff for their category was June 1, 2024 — four days before their priority date — making the filing potentially premature.
An EB-3 applicant with a priority date of June 5, 2024 had their I-140 approved in March 2026. They filed I-485 in late May 2026 under the assumption that the Dates for Filing table was still in use, as it had been for the previous five months. However, the May 2026 visa bulletin instructed applicants to use the Final Action Date table instead. The Final Action Date cutoff was June 1, 2024 — just four days earlier than the applicant's priority date. The package was already received at the USCIS lockbox, raising uncertainty about whether the petition will be rejected, returned, or held pending a future bulletin.
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*Source: Reddit EB-3 search*
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When USCIS switches between the Dates for Filing and Final Action Date tables mid-year, applicants who filed under the wrong table typically receive a rejection notice with their filing fees returned, allowing them to refile when their priority date becomes current under the correct table. This is not a denial on the merits. Watch the June 2026 bulletin closely — if Final Action Dates advance even slightly, this applicant's PD of June 5, 2024 may become current. Cases like this are often resolved within 1-2 billing cycles. Always verify which table USCIS has authorized for the current month before filing.