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China (mainland-born) — EB-3 (Skilled / Professional) Tracker

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

Track the EB-3 (Skilled / Professional) 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 2003Yr 2007Yr 2012Yr 2017Yr 2022January 2010April 2011July 2012October 2013January 2015April 2016July 2017October 2018January 2020April 2021July 2022October 2023January 2025April 2026EB3 — 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 2010Aug 1, 2002—
February 2010Sep 22, 2002▲ +52 days
March 2010Dec 15, 2002▲ +84 days
April 2010Feb 1, 2003▲ +48 days
May 2010Apr 22, 2003▲ +80 days
June 2010Jun 22, 2003▲ +61 days
July 2010Aug 15, 2003▲ +54 days
August 2010Sep 22, 2003▲ +38 days
September 2010Oct 22, 2003▲ +30 days
October 2010Nov 8, 2003▲ +17 days
November 2010Nov 22, 2003▲ +14 days
December 2010Dec 8, 2003▲ +16 days
January 2011Dec 15, 2003▲ +7 days
February 2011Jan 1, 2004▲ +17 days
March 2011Jan 22, 2004▲ +21 days
April 2011Mar 1, 2004▲ +39 days
May 2011Apr 15, 2004▲ +45 days
June 2011May 15, 2004▲ +30 days
July 2011Jul 1, 2004▲ +47 days
August 2011Jul 8, 2004▲ +7 days
September 2011Jul 15, 2004▲ +7 days
October 2011Aug 8, 2004▲ +24 days
November 2011Aug 22, 2004▲ +14 days
December 2011Sep 8, 2004▲ +17 days
January 2012Oct 15, 2004▲ +37 days
February 2012Dec 1, 2004▲ +47 days
March 2012Jan 1, 2005▲ +31 days
April 2012Mar 1, 2005▲ +59 days
May 2012Apr 1, 2005▲ +31 days
June 2012Aug 8, 2005▲ +129 days
July 2012Sep 22, 2005▲ +45 days
August 2012Nov 8, 2005▲ +47 days
September 2012Dec 15, 2005▲ +37 days
October 2012Feb 8, 2006▲ +55 days
November 2012Apr 15, 2006▲ +66 days
December 2012Jul 1, 2006▲ +77 days
January 2013Sep 22, 2006▲ +83 days
February 2013Nov 15, 2006▲ +54 days
March 2013Jan 22, 2007▲ +68 days
April 2013Apr 22, 2007▲ +90 days
May 2013Dec 1, 2007▲ +223 days
June 2013Sep 1, 2008▲ +275 days
July 2013Jan 1, 2009▲ +122 days
August 2013Jan 1, 2009no change
September 2013Jul 1, 2010▲ +546 days
October 2013Jul 1, 2010no change
November 2013Oct 1, 2010▲ +92 days
December 2013Oct 1, 2011▲ +365 days
January 2014Apr 1, 2012▲ +183 days
February 2014Jun 1, 2012▲ +61 days
March 2014Sep 1, 2012▲ +92 days
April 2014Oct 1, 2012▲ +30 days
May 2014Oct 1, 2012no change
June 2014Oct 1, 2006▼ -2192 days
July 2014Oct 1, 2006no change
August 2014Nov 1, 2008▲ +762 days
September 2014Nov 1, 2008no change
October 2014Apr 1, 2009▲ +151 days
November 2014Jan 1, 2010▲ +275 days
December 2014Jun 1, 2010▲ +151 days
January 2015Mar 1, 2011▲ +273 days
February 2015Sep 1, 2011▲ +184 days
March 2015Oct 22, 2011▲ +51 days
April 2015Jan 1, 2011▼ -294 days
May 2015May 1, 2011▲ +120 days
June 2015Sep 1, 2011▲ +123 days
July 2015Sep 1, 2011no change
August 2015Jun 1, 2004▼ -2648 days
September 2015Dec 22, 2004▲ +204 days
October 2015Oct 1, 2013▲ +3205 days
November 2015Oct 1, 2013no change
December 2015Oct 1, 2013no change
January 2016Oct 1, 2013no change
February 2016Oct 1, 2013no change
March 2016May 1, 2015▲ +577 days
April 2016May 1, 2015no change
May 2016May 1, 2015no change
June 2016May 1, 2015no change
July 2016May 1, 2015no change
August 2016May 1, 2015no change
September 2016May 1, 2015no change
October 2016May 1, 2014▼ -365 days
November 2016May 1, 2014no change
December 2016May 1, 2014no change
January 2017May 1, 2014no change
February 2017May 1, 2014no change
March 2017May 1, 2014no change
April 2017May 1, 2014no change
May 2017Sep 1, 2015▲ +488 days
June 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
July 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
August 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
September 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
October 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
November 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
December 2017Sep 1, 2015no change
January 2018Sep 1, 2015no change
February 2018Jan 1, 2016▲ +122 days
March 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
April 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
May 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
June 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
July 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
August 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
September 2018Jan 1, 2016no change
October 2018Aug 8, 2015▼ -146 days
November 2018Aug 8, 2015no change
December 2018Dec 1, 2015▲ +115 days
January 2019Jan 1, 2016▲ +31 days
February 2019Jan 1, 2016no change
March 2019Jan 1, 2016no change
April 2019Jan 1, 2016no change
May 2019Jan 1, 2016no change
June 2019Jan 1, 2016no change
July 2019Jun 1, 2016▲ +152 days
August 2019Jun 1, 2016no change
September 2019Jun 1, 2016no change
October 2019Mar 1, 2017▲ +273 days
November 2019Mar 1, 2017no change
December 2019Mar 1, 2017no change
January 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
February 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
March 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
April 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
May 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
June 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
July 2020Mar 1, 2017no change
August 2020May 1, 2017▲ +61 days
September 2020May 1, 2017no change
October 2020Jun 1, 2018▲ +396 days
November 2020Jun 1, 2018no change
December 2020Jun 1, 2018no change
January 2021Jun 1, 2018no change
February 2021Jun 1, 2018no change
March 2021Jun 1, 2018no change
April 2021Aug 1, 2018▲ +61 days
May 2021Sep 1, 2018▲ +31 days
June 2021Jan 1, 2019▲ +122 days
July 2021Jul 1, 2019▲ +181 days
August 2021Jul 1, 2019no change
September 2021Jul 1, 2019no change
October 2021Jan 15, 2019▼ -167 days
November 2021Apr 1, 2018▼ -289 days
December 2021Apr 1, 2018no change
January 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
February 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
March 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
April 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
May 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
June 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
July 2022Apr 1, 2018no change
August 2022May 22, 2018▲ +51 days
September 2022May 22, 2018no change
October 2022Jul 15, 2018▲ +54 days
November 2022Jul 15, 2018no change
December 2022Sep 1, 2018▲ +48 days
January 2023Sep 1, 2018no change
February 2023Sep 1, 2018no change
March 2023Sep 1, 2018no change
April 2023Feb 1, 2019▲ +153 days
May 2023Jun 1, 2019▲ +120 days
June 2023Jun 1, 2019no change
July 2023Jun 1, 2019no change
August 2023Sep 1, 2019▲ +92 days
September 2023Nov 1, 2019▲ +61 days
October 2023Sep 1, 2020▲ +305 days
November 2023Sep 1, 2020no change
December 2023Sep 1, 2020no change
January 2024Jul 1, 2021▲ +303 days
February 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
March 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
April 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
May 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
June 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
July 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
August 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
September 2024Jul 1, 2021no change
October 2024Nov 15, 2020▼ -228 days
November 2024Nov 15, 2020no change
December 2024Nov 15, 2020no change
January 2025Nov 15, 2020no change
February 2025Nov 15, 2020no change
March 2025Nov 15, 2020no change
April 2025Nov 15, 2020no change
May 2025Nov 15, 2020no change
June 2025Dec 22, 2020▲ +37 days
July 2025Dec 22, 2020no change
August 2025Dec 22, 2020no change
September 2025Dec 22, 2020no change
October 2025Jan 1, 2022▲ +375 days
November 2025Jan 1, 2022no change
December 2025Jan 1, 2022no change
January 2026Jan 1, 2022no change
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 2026Jan 1, 2022no change

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest EB-3 (Skilled / Professional) cutoff for China (mainland-born)?

The most recent verified cutoff is Jan 1, 2022 (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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