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China (mainland-born) — EB-3 Other Workers Tracker

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

Track the EB-3 Other Workers 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 2001Yr 2006Yr 2011Yr 2015Yr 2020January 2010April 2011July 2012October 2013January 2015April 2016July 2017October 2018January 2020April 2021July 2022October 2023January 2025April 2026EB3OW — China (mainland-born)

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

What this EB-3 Other Workers trend means for China (mainland-born)

Across the verified months, the China (mainland-born) EB-3 Other Workers cutoff has advanced roughly 218 months over the verified series. When the line advances, more applicants with earlier priority dates become eligible to file or proceed; when it retrogresses, the eligibility line moves backward and applicants between the old and new dates must keep waiting. Because employment cutoffs can swing by weeks or months from one bulletin to the next, the most reliable planning move is to track your specific category over time (chart above) and test your own priority date with the calculators linked below — not to react to a single month in isolation.

How these cutoffs are sourced and verified

Each Final Action Date on this page is transcribed verbatim from the U.S. Department of State monthly Visa Bulletin. Visafig re-checks every bulletin against the official DOS release and publishes only confirmed values — we do not estimate, forecast, or interpolate a cutoff. "C" (Current) and "U" (Unavailable) are reproduced exactly as published. The Visa Bulletin is the authoritative source governing employment-based green-card timing for every chargeability area, including China (mainland-born).

Historical cutoffs

BulletinCutoffChange
January 2010Jun 1, 2001—
February 2010Jun 1, 2001no change
March 2010Jun 1, 2001no change
April 2010Jun 1, 2001no change
May 2010Jun 1, 2001no change
June 2010Jun 1, 2001no change
July 2010Jun 1, 2001no change
August 2010May 15, 2002▲ +348 days
September 2010Mar 22, 2003▲ +311 days
October 2010Mar 22, 2003no change
November 2010Apr 1, 2003▲ +10 days
December 2010Apr 22, 2003▲ +21 days
January 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
February 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
March 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
April 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
May 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
June 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
July 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
August 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
September 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
October 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
November 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
December 2011Apr 22, 2003no change
January 2012Apr 22, 2003no change
February 2012Apr 22, 2003no change
March 2012Apr 22, 2003no change
April 2012Apr 22, 2003no change
May 2012Apr 22, 2003no change
June 2012Apr 22, 2003no change
July 2012Jun 15, 2003▲ +54 days
August 2012Jun 15, 2003no change
September 2012Jun 22, 2003▲ +7 days
October 2012Jun 22, 2003no change
November 2012Jul 1, 2003▲ +9 days
December 2012Jul 1, 2003no change
January 2013Jul 1, 2003no change
February 2013Jul 1, 2003no change
March 2013Jul 1, 2003no change
April 2013Aug 1, 2003▲ +31 days
May 2013Sep 1, 2003▲ +31 days
June 2013Oct 22, 2003▲ +51 days
July 2013Mar 22, 2004▲ +152 days
August 2013Mar 22, 2004no change
September 2013Jun 15, 2004▲ +85 days
October 2013Sep 22, 2004▲ +99 days
November 2013Oct 1, 2010▲ +2200 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 2014Jan 1, 2003▼ -3561 days
July 2014Jan 1, 2003no change
August 2014Jul 22, 2005▲ +933 days
September 2014Jul 22, 2005no change
October 2014Jul 22, 2005no change
November 2014Jul 22, 2005no change
December 2014Jul 22, 2005no change
January 2015Jul 22, 2005no change
February 2015Aug 15, 2005▲ +24 days
March 2015Aug 15, 2005no change
April 2015Aug 15, 2005no change
May 2015Nov 15, 2005▲ +92 days
June 2015Jan 1, 2006▲ +47 days
July 2015Jan 1, 2006no change
August 2015Jan 1, 2004▼ -731 days
September 2015Jan 1, 2004no change
October 2015Jan 1, 2007▲ +1096 days
November 2015Jan 1, 2007no change
December 2015Jan 1, 2007no change
January 2016Jan 1, 2007no change
February 2016Jan 1, 2007no change
March 2016Aug 1, 2007▲ +212 days
April 2016Aug 1, 2007no change
May 2016Apr 1, 2008▲ +244 days
June 2016Aug 1, 2009▲ +487 days
July 2016Aug 1, 2009no change
August 2016Aug 1, 2009no change
September 2016Aug 1, 2009no change
October 2016Aug 1, 2009no change
November 2016Aug 1, 2009no change
December 2016Aug 1, 2009no change
January 2017Aug 1, 2009no change
February 2017Aug 1, 2009no change
March 2017Aug 1, 2009no change
April 2017Aug 1, 2009no change
May 2017Jun 1, 2008▼ -426 days
June 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
July 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
August 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
September 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
October 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
November 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
December 2017Jun 1, 2008no change
January 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
February 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
March 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
April 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
May 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
June 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
July 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
August 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
September 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
October 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
November 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
December 2018Jun 1, 2008no change
January 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
February 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
March 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
April 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
May 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
June 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
July 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
August 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
September 2019Jun 1, 2008no change
October 2019Aug 1, 2008▲ +61 days
November 2019Aug 1, 2008no change
December 2019Aug 1, 2008no change
January 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
February 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
March 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
April 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
May 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
June 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
July 2020Aug 1, 2008no change
August 2020Oct 1, 2008▲ +61 days
September 2020Oct 1, 2008no change
October 2020Oct 1, 2008no change
November 2020May 1, 2009▲ +212 days
December 2020May 1, 2009no change
January 2021Jul 1, 2009▲ +61 days
February 2021Jul 1, 2009no change
March 2021Jul 1, 2009no change
April 2021Sep 1, 2009▲ +62 days
May 2021Nov 1, 2009▲ +61 days
June 2021Jan 1, 2010▲ +61 days
July 2021May 1, 2010▲ +120 days
August 2021May 1, 2010no change
September 2021May 1, 2010no change
October 2021May 1, 2010no change
November 2021May 1, 2010no change
December 2021May 1, 2015▲ +1826 days
January 2022May 1, 2015no change
February 2022Jun 1, 2015▲ +31 days
March 2022Jul 1, 2015▲ +30 days
April 2022Aug 1, 2015▲ +31 days
May 2022Aug 1, 2015no change
June 2022Aug 1, 2015no change
July 2022Aug 1, 2015no change
August 2022Aug 1, 2015no change
September 2022Aug 1, 2015no change
October 2022Nov 1, 2015▲ +92 days
November 2022Nov 1, 2015no change
December 2022Nov 1, 2015no change
January 2023Nov 1, 2015no change
February 2023Nov 1, 2015no change
March 2023Nov 1, 2015no change
April 2023Nov 1, 2015no change
May 2023Nov 1, 2015no change
June 2023Jan 1, 2016▲ +61 days
July 2023Jan 1, 2016no change
August 2023Jan 1, 2016no change
September 2023Jan 1, 2016no change
October 2023Jun 1, 2017▲ +517 days
November 2023Jun 1, 2017no change
December 2023Jun 1, 2017no change
January 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
February 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
March 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
April 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
May 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
June 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
July 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
August 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
September 2024Jun 1, 2017no change
October 2024Jan 1, 2018▲ +214 days
November 2024Jan 1, 2018no change
December 2024Jan 1, 2018no change
January 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
February 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
March 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
April 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
May 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
June 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
July 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
August 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
September 2025Jan 1, 2018no change
October 2025Oct 1, 2018▲ +273 days
November 2025Oct 1, 2018no change
December 2025Oct 1, 2018no change
January 2026Oct 1, 2019▲ +365 days
February 2026Oct 1, 2019no change
March 2026Oct 1, 2019no change
April 2026Oct 1, 2019no change
May 2026Oct 1, 2019no change
June 2026Oct 1, 2019no change
July 2026Oct 1, 2019no change
August 2026May 1, 2019▼ -153 days

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the latest EB-3 Other Workers cutoff for China (mainland-born)?

The most recent verified cutoff is May 1, 2019 (August 2026), published by the U.S. Department of State. "Current (C)" means every priority date is eligible; "Unavailable (U)" means no numbers will be issued that month. 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 Visa Bulletin Calculator to check whether an existing priority date is Current against this cutoff.

What does the EB-3 Other Workers trend for China (mainland-born) tell me?

Across the verified months, the China (mainland-born) EB-3 Other Workers cutoff has advanced roughly 218 months over the verified series. A steady or advancing line means applicants with earlier priority dates keep gaining eligibility; a retrogressing line means some slip back. Watch the chart above and compare against your own priority date rather than reacting to a single month.

Where does this data come from and how is it verified?

Every cutoff here is transcribed verbatim from the U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin Final Action Dates chart. Visafig re-verifies each monthly bulletin against the official DOS release and never estimates or interpolates a cutoff. “Current” and “Unavailable” values are reproduced exactly as published by the Department of State.

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