EB-3 for Mexican Nationals

USCIS I-140 petition data for Mexico nationals (FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025)).

1,712 I-140 petitions 1,253 approved #7 by volume
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USCIS I-140 Data

Mexico I-140 Petition Statistics

USCIS EB-3 petition data for Mexico nationals. FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025).

I-140 Receipts

1,712

3.7% of all

I-140 Approvals

1,253

of 39,757 total

Volume Rank

#7

by I-140 receipts

EB-1 Backlog

0

EB-2 Backlog

862

EB-3 Backlog

5,905

Source: USCIS I-140 Performance Data, FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025). Receipts and approvals for the reporting quarter.

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Final Action Date

Oct 2023

ROW Final Action

Oct 2023

Source: DOS Visa Bulletin (2026-03)

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Sources: I-140/I-485 ranges from USCIS Processing Times, backlog advancement averaged over last 12 DOS Visa Bulletins. Estimates only.

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Country Comparison

USCIS I-140 data, FY2025 Q4 (Jul-Sep 2025)

CountryReceiptsApprovals
Grand Total 23,29819,891
India 3,5023,615
Vietnam 3,4131,717
Philippines 3,0852,712
Mexico (current)1,7121,253
Case Data Insights

We analyzed 2 publicly available EB-3 petition decisions involving Mexico nationals. Of these, 50% were approved or sustained, 1 denied. These cases span 1 industry and 2 job titles. Explore the charts below to see how decision outcomes have trended over time and which industries and roles have the highest success rates.

Decision Trends

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Approved
Remanded
Denied

Top Industries

Education 2

Top Job Titles

Elementary School Teacher 1
Teacher 1

Policy Updates

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Mar 2026 info Visa Bulletin

Visa Bulletin Advancement: EB-3 Mexico (2026-03)

The Department of State advanced the EB-3 Final Action Date for Mexico chargeability from 2023-06-01 to 2023-10-01 in the 2026-03 bulletin. This may allow additional applicants to proceed with their petitions.

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Feb 2026 warning Executive Order
Protecting the National Security and Welfare of the United States and its Citizens from Criminal Actors and Other Public Safety Threats

Mexico is a primary focus for the border security elements of this order. EB-3 applicants from Mexico may face more intensive screening of their US-based criminal history records as DHS and DOJ integrate their databases more closely.

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Feb 2026 info Visa Bulletin

Visa Bulletin Advancement: EB-3 Mexico (2026-02)

The Department of State advanced the EB-3 Final Action Date for Mexico chargeability from 2023-04-22 to 2023-06-01 in the 2026-02 bulletin. This may allow additional applicants to proceed with their petitions.

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Jan 2026 info USCIS Alert
USCIS to Increase Premium Processing Fees

Mexico usually tracks with the 'Rest of World' category for EB-3. The impact is primarily financial, affecting those who need quick I-140 approval for personal or professional reasons.

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Jan 2026 warning USCIS Memo
DHS Launches Landmark USCIS Fraud Investigation in Minnesota

Despite the proximity and high volume of other visa types, Mexican EB-3 applicants will be subject to the same enhanced fraud detection protocols. This will likely manifest as more frequent audits of the PERM labor certification process.

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At a Glance

USCIS Official Data

I-140 Receipts 1,712
I-140 Rank #7 of 191

Scraped Case Data

Decisions 2
Success Rate 50%
Country Share 2%
Approved / Sustained 1
Denied / Dismissed 1
Top Industry Education
Top Job Title Elementary School Teacher

Recent Decisions

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Teacher

Education · Mexico

USCIS rfe dismissed
2024-12-23
The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to demonstrate that the Beneficiary possessed the required bachelor's degree in elementary education as specified in the labor certification. The labor certification explicitly stated 'Elementary Education' as the major field of study and marked 'No' for alternate fields. The Beneficiary's degrees in graphic design and information design, or an equivalency based on combined education and experience in general 'Education,' did not satisfy this specific criterion.

Elementary School Teacher

Education · Mexico

USCIS sustained
2024-09-25
The Director's denial was based on the interpretation that the Beneficiary's foreign degree was a professional license, not a bachelor's equivalent, citing EDGE. The AAO, upon de novo review, found that the Beneficiary's degree, completed over four years of university study (ten trimesters) and supported by an independent academic credentials report equating to 132 credit hours, met the labor certification's requirement of a bachelor's degree in 'any academic major field' and the regulatory definition of a professional.