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China (mainland-born) — EB-2 (Advanced Degree / NIW) Tracker

Verified Final Action Dates from the U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin.

Track the EB-2 (Advanced Degree / NIW) cutoff for China (mainland-born) across every month Visafig has verified against the official bulletin. The chart shows the cutoff date moving forward (advancing) or backward (retrogression) over time.

Yr 2005Yr 2009Yr 2014Yr 2018Yr 2022January 2010April 2011July 2012October 2013January 2015April 2016July 2017October 2018January 2020April 2021July 2022October 2023January 2025April 2026EB2 — China (mainland-born)

Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin, Final Action Dates. “C” plots at top (Current); “U” at bottom (Unavailable).

Historical cutoffs

BulletinCutoffChange
January 2010May 1, 2005—
February 2010May 22, 2005▲ +21 days
March 2010Jul 8, 2005▲ +47 days
April 2010Aug 22, 2005▲ +45 days
May 2010Sep 22, 2005▲ +31 days
June 2010Nov 22, 2005▲ +61 days
July 2010Nov 22, 2005no change
August 2010Mar 1, 2006▲ +99 days
September 2010May 8, 2006▲ +68 days
October 2010May 22, 2006▲ +14 days
November 2010Jun 1, 2006▲ +10 days
December 2010Jun 8, 2006▲ +7 days
January 2011Jun 22, 2006▲ +14 days
February 2011Jul 1, 2006▲ +9 days
March 2011Jul 8, 2006▲ +7 days
April 2011Jul 22, 2006▲ +14 days
May 2011Aug 1, 2006▲ +10 days
June 2011Oct 15, 2006▲ +75 days
July 2011Mar 8, 2007▲ +144 days
August 2011Apr 15, 2007▲ +38 days
September 2011Apr 15, 2007no change
October 2011Jul 15, 2007▲ +91 days
November 2011Nov 1, 2007▲ +109 days
December 2011Mar 15, 2008▲ +135 days
January 2012Jan 1, 2009▲ +292 days
February 2012Jan 1, 2010▲ +365 days
March 2012May 1, 2010▲ +120 days
April 2012May 1, 2010no change
May 2012Aug 15, 2007▼ -990 days
June 2012Unavailable (U)—
July 2012Unavailable (U)—
August 2012Unavailable (U)—
September 2012Unavailable (U)—
October 2012Jul 15, 2007—
November 2012Sep 1, 2007▲ +48 days
December 2012Oct 22, 2007▲ +51 days
January 2013Dec 8, 2007▲ +47 days
February 2013Jan 15, 2008▲ +38 days
March 2013Feb 15, 2008▲ +31 days
April 2013Apr 1, 2008▲ +46 days
May 2013May 15, 2008▲ +44 days
June 2013Jul 15, 2008▲ +61 days
July 2013Aug 8, 2008▲ +24 days
August 2013Aug 8, 2008no change
September 2013Aug 8, 2008no change
October 2013Sep 15, 2008▲ +38 days
November 2013Oct 8, 2008▲ +23 days
December 2013Nov 8, 2008▲ +31 days
January 2014Dec 8, 2008▲ +30 days
February 2014Jan 8, 2009▲ +31 days
March 2014Feb 15, 2009▲ +38 days
April 2014Mar 8, 2009▲ +21 days
May 2014Apr 15, 2009▲ +38 days
June 2014May 22, 2009▲ +37 days
July 2014Jul 1, 2009▲ +40 days
August 2014Oct 8, 2009▲ +99 days
September 2014Oct 8, 2009no change
October 2014Nov 15, 2009▲ +38 days
November 2014Dec 8, 2009▲ +23 days
December 2014Jan 1, 2010▲ +24 days
January 2015Feb 1, 2010▲ +31 days
February 2015Mar 15, 2010▲ +42 days
March 2015Sep 1, 2010▲ +170 days
April 2015Apr 1, 2011▲ +212 days
May 2015Jun 1, 2012▲ +427 days
June 2015Jun 1, 2013▲ +365 days
July 2015Oct 1, 2013▲ +122 days
August 2015Dec 15, 2013▲ +75 days
September 2015Jan 1, 2006▼ -2905 days
October 2015Jan 1, 2013▲ +2557 days
November 2015Jan 1, 2013no change
December 2015Jan 1, 2013no change
January 2016Jan 1, 2013no change
February 2016Jan 1, 2013no change
March 2016Jun 1, 2013▲ +151 days
April 2016Jun 1, 2013no change
May 2016Jun 1, 2013no change
June 2016Jun 1, 2013no change
July 2016Jun 1, 2013no change
August 2016Jun 1, 2013no change
September 2016Jun 1, 2013no change
October 2016Mar 1, 2013▼ -92 days
November 2016Mar 1, 2013no change
December 2016Mar 1, 2013no change
January 2017Mar 1, 2013no change
February 2017Mar 1, 2013no change
March 2017Mar 1, 2013no change
April 2017Mar 1, 2013no change
May 2017Oct 1, 2013▲ +214 days
June 2017Oct 1, 2013no change
July 2017Oct 1, 2013no change
August 2017Oct 1, 2013no change
September 2017Oct 1, 2013no change
October 2017Nov 15, 2013▲ +45 days
November 2017Nov 15, 2013no change
December 2017Nov 15, 2013no change
January 2018Nov 15, 2013no change
February 2018Nov 15, 2014▲ +365 days
March 2018Feb 1, 2015▲ +78 days
April 2018Feb 1, 2015no change
May 2018Feb 1, 2015no change
June 2018Feb 1, 2015no change
July 2018Apr 1, 2015▲ +59 days
August 2018Apr 1, 2015no change
September 2018Apr 1, 2015no change
October 2018Jun 15, 2015▲ +75 days
November 2018Jun 15, 2015no change
December 2018Sep 8, 2015▲ +85 days
January 2019Sep 8, 2015no change
February 2019Nov 1, 2015▲ +54 days
March 2019May 1, 2016▲ +182 days
April 2019Jul 1, 2016▲ +61 days
May 2019Sep 1, 2016▲ +62 days
June 2019Nov 1, 2016▲ +61 days
July 2019Feb 1, 2017▲ +92 days
August 2019Feb 1, 2017no change
September 2019Jun 1, 2017▲ +120 days
October 2019Aug 1, 2016▼ -304 days
November 2019Aug 1, 2016no change
December 2019Aug 1, 2016no change
January 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
February 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
March 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
April 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
May 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
June 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
July 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
August 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
September 2020Aug 1, 2016no change
October 2020Oct 1, 2016▲ +61 days
November 2020Oct 1, 2016no change
December 2020Oct 1, 2016no change
January 2021Oct 1, 2016no change
February 2021Oct 1, 2016no change
March 2021Oct 1, 2016no change
April 2021Jan 1, 2017▲ +92 days
May 2021Jul 1, 2017▲ +181 days
June 2021Jan 1, 2018▲ +184 days
July 2021Jul 1, 2018▲ +181 days
August 2021Jul 1, 2018no change
September 2021Sep 1, 2018▲ +62 days
October 2021Sep 1, 2018no change
November 2021Feb 1, 2019▲ +153 days
December 2021Apr 1, 2019▲ +59 days
January 2022Apr 1, 2019no change
February 2022Apr 1, 2019no change
March 2022Apr 1, 2019no change
April 2022Apr 1, 2019no change
May 2022Apr 1, 2019no change
June 2022Apr 1, 2019no change
July 2022May 1, 2019▲ +30 days
August 2022May 1, 2019no change
September 2022May 1, 2019no change
October 2022Jul 8, 2019▲ +68 days
November 2022Jul 8, 2019no change
December 2022Jul 8, 2019no change
January 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
February 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
March 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
April 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
May 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
June 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
July 2023Jul 8, 2019no change
August 2023Oct 8, 2019▲ +92 days
September 2023Oct 8, 2019no change
October 2023Jan 1, 2020▲ +85 days
November 2023Jan 1, 2020no change
December 2023Jan 1, 2020no change
January 2024Jun 1, 2020▲ +152 days
February 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
March 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
April 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
May 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
June 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
July 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
August 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
September 2024Jun 1, 2020no change
October 2024Oct 1, 2020▲ +122 days
November 2024Oct 1, 2020no change
December 2024Oct 1, 2020no change
January 2025Oct 1, 2020no change
February 2025Oct 1, 2020no change
March 2025Oct 1, 2020no change
April 2025Nov 1, 2020▲ +31 days
May 2025Nov 1, 2020no change
June 2025Jan 1, 2021▲ +61 days
July 2025Jan 1, 2021no change
August 2025Jan 1, 2021no change
September 2025Jan 1, 2021no change
October 2025Dec 1, 2021▲ +334 days
November 2025Dec 1, 2021no change
December 2025Dec 1, 2021no change
January 2026Jan 1, 2022▲ +31 days
February 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
March 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
April 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
May 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
June 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
July 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
August 2026Sep 1, 2021▼ -122 days

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest EB-2 (Advanced Degree / NIW) cutoff for China (mainland-born)?

The most recent verified cutoff is Sep 1, 2021 (August 2026), published by the U.S. Department of State. Earlier months are listed in the table and chart above.

How can I plan around this cutoff?

Use the Visafig Priority Date Reverse Estimator to set a target green-card year and see the latest priority date you can still act on, or the forward calculator to check an existing priority date.

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