EB3 China (mainland) Priority Date
July 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Dec 22, 2021
Backlog
~4.5 yrs
Movement
+4.7 mo
Filing Date
Jan 1, 2022
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
July 2026 cutoff: December 22, 2021
Dates for Filing
July 2026 cutoff: January 1, 2022
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 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 1.3 mo/month.
EB3 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 0 months apart.
EB3: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026Latest | Dec 22, 2021 | +4.7 mo | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Jun 2026 | Aug 1, 2021 | +1.5 mo | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| May 2026 | Jun 15, 2021 | no change | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Apr 2026 | Jun 15, 2021 | +1.5 mo | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Mar 2026 | May 1, 2021 | no change | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | May 1, 2021 | no change | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | May 1, 2021 | +1 mo | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Apr 1, 2021 | +1 mo | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Mar 1, 2021 | no change | Jan 1, 2022 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Mar 1, 2021 | +3 mo | Jan 1, 2022 | +12.3 mo |
| Sep 2025 | Dec 1, 2020 | no change | Dec 22, 2020 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Dec 1, 2020 | no change | Dec 22, 2020 | no change |
EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals Priority Date for China (mainland)
July 2026 Visa Bulletin
Dec 22, 2021
Jan 1, 2022
~4.5 years
+1.1 yrs
The July 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals final action date for China (mainland) at Dec 22, 2021. The dates for filing cutoff is Jan 1, 2022. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals China (mainland) applicants is about 4.5 years from priority date to visa availability.
Over the past 12 months, the EB-3 - Skilled Workers / Professionals final action date for China (mainland) has moved +1.1 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.