The current July 2026 EB-3 OW priority date (final action date) is 01 Mar 2022, and the Dates for Filing cutoff is 01 Aug 2022. Over the past year the cutoff advanced roughly 236 days. This page shows the EB-3 OW All Areas cutoff each month, its 10-year history, and an estimate of when a given priority date becomes current.
Used to decide when a green card can actually be issued.
May let adjustment-of-status applicants file earlier when USCIS allows this chart.
At the average pace of the last 12 months, someone at the current Dates-for-Filing point (01 Aug 2022) is estimated to become current around March 2027.
The final action date is the cutoff at which a green card can actually be issued. If your priority date is earlier than the final action date for your category and country, your case can be approved that month.