EB3-other China (mainland) Priority Date
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Feb 1, 2019
Backlog
~7.2 yrs
Movement
+55 days
Filing Date
Oct 1, 2019
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
April 2026 cutoff: February 1, 2019
Dates for Filing
April 2026 cutoff: October 1, 2019
When will my date be current?
Enter your priority date to estimate when it will become current based on historical advancement rates. The range shows best-case and worst-case scenarios from the last 3 years of data.
EB3-other China (mainland): Advancement Pace
Rolling 6-month average of how fast the cutoff date moves each month. Above the dashed line means dates are advancing; below means retrogression. Currently advancing at 2.3 mo/month.
EB3-other China (mainland): Filing vs Final Action Gap
Shows how far ahead the "Dates for Filing" cutoff is compared to the Final Action date. A larger gap means you can file your I-485 earlier relative to when your green card will actually be processed. Currently 8 months apart.
EB3-other: Country Comparison
Compares how the cutoff date for this category has moved across all chargeability areas over the last 3 years. China is highlighted with a thicker line. Higher on the chart means a more recent (better) priority date.
Fiscal Year Progress
Net priority date movement per U.S. government fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Green bars mean dates moved forward overall; red means net retrogression. “fwd” and “ret” count the individual months with forward or backward movement.
Recent History
Month-by-month cutoff dates for the last 12 bulletins. The movement figure shows how much the date changed from the prior month.
| Bulletin | Final Action | Change | Filing Date | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026Latest | Feb 1, 2019 | +1.8 mo | Oct 1, 2019 | no change |
| Mar 2026 | Dec 8, 2018 | no change | Oct 1, 2019 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | Dec 8, 2018 | no change | Oct 1, 2019 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Dec 8, 2018 | +12 mo | Oct 1, 2019 | +12 mo |
| Dec 2025 | Dec 8, 2017 | +0.2 mo | Oct 1, 2018 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Dec 1, 2017 | no change | Oct 1, 2018 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Dec 1, 2017 | +7 mo | Oct 1, 2018 | +9 mo |
| Sep 2025 | May 1, 2017 | no change | Jan 1, 2018 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | May 1, 2017 | no change | Jan 1, 2018 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | May 1, 2017 | +1 mo | Jan 1, 2018 | no change |
| Jun 2025 | Apr 1, 2017 | no change | Jan 1, 2018 | no change |
| May 2025 | Apr 1, 2017 | no change | Jan 1, 2018 | no change |
EB-3 Other Workers Priority Date for China (mainland)
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Feb 1, 2019
Oct 1, 2019
~7.2 years
+1.8 yrs
The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-3 Other Workers final action date for China (mainland) at Feb 1, 2019. The dates for filing cutoff is Oct 1, 2019. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for EB-3 Other Workers China (mainland) applicants is about 7.2 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Oct 1, 2019 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 6.5 years.
Over the past 12 months, the EB-3 Other Workers final action date for China (mainland) has moved +1.8 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.
The EB3-other category for China (mainland) has one of the longer backlogs in the employment-based system. Priority dates can advance or retrogress depending on demand and visa number availability.