EB-3 other workers for China (mainland born)

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 87 months behind the bulletin month

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State. Dates shown are as printed in each bulletin; which chart (final action or dates for filing) applies in a month is announced separately. This page records past bulletins only and makes no projection about future ones.

In the Visa Bulletin for July 2026, the final action date for EB-3 other workers for China (mainland born) is 1 Apr 2019 and the date for filing is 1 Oct 2019.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 5 and held in 7 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 23 months (700 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 1 May 2017, so the date moved forward by 700 days over the year. The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin (130 bulletins carry a value).

These are the dates as printed in each month's bulletin. The page records movement that has already happened and does not project future bulletins.

1 Apr 2019final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

1 Oct 2019date for filing

+23 monet movement, last twelve bulletins5 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 7 held

1 May 2017final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-3 other workers, China (mainland born), by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-3 other workers, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
China (mainland born)	1 Apr 2019	1 Oct 2019	+700 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	1 Mar 2022	1 Aug 2022	+236 days
India	1 Jan 2014	15 Jan 2015	+254 days
Mexico	1 Mar 2022	1 Aug 2022	+236 days
Philippines	1 Dec 2021	1 Aug 2022	+146 days
El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras	—	—	—
Vietnam	—	—	—

Other areas link from the Visa Bulletin index: All chargeability areas except those listed · India · Mexico · Philippines · El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras · Vietnam.

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

Bulletin	Final action date	Change	Date for filing	Change
Jul 2026	1 Apr 2019	held	1 Oct 2019	held
Jun 2026	1 Apr 2019	+59 d	1 Oct 2019	held
May 2026	1 Feb 2019	held	1 Oct 2019	held
Apr 2026	1 Feb 2019	+55 d	1 Oct 2019	held
Mar 2026	8 Dec 2018	held	1 Oct 2019	held
Feb 2026	8 Dec 2018	held	1 Oct 2019	held
Jan 2026	8 Dec 2018	+365 d	1 Oct 2019	+365 d
Dec 2025	8 Dec 2017	+7 d	1 Oct 2018	held
Nov 2025	1 Dec 2017	held	1 Oct 2018	held
Oct 2025	1 Dec 2017	+214 d	1 Oct 2018	+273 d
Sep 2025	1 May 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Aug 2025	1 May 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Jul 2025	1 May 2017	+30 d	1 Jan 2018	held
Jun 2025	1 Apr 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
May 2025	1 Apr 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Apr 2025	1 Apr 2017	+90 d	1 Jan 2018	held
Mar 2025	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Feb 2025	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Jan 2025	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Dec 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Nov 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	held
Oct 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jan 2018	+214 d
Sep 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Aug 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Jul 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Jun 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
May 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Apr 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Mar 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Feb 2024	1 Jan 2017	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Jan 2024	1 Jan 2017	+366 d	1 Jun 2017	held
Dec 2023	1 Jan 2016	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Nov 2023	1 Jan 2016	held	1 Jun 2017	held
Oct 2023	1 Jan 2016	+122 d	1 Jun 2017	+517 d
Sep 2023	1 Sep 2015	held	1 Jan 2016	held
Aug 2023	1 Sep 2015	—	1 Jan 2016	—

"C" in a bulletin means current (no backlog); "U" means unavailable. Day changes are computed only between two dated values.

Other employment-based categories for China (mainland born)

EB-1: priority workers: final action 1 Jun 2023
EB-2: advanced degrees and exceptional ability: final action 1 Sep 2021
EB-3: skilled workers and professionals: final action 22 Dec 2021
EB-4: certain special immigrants: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-4 certain religious workers: final action 15 Sep 2022
EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5): final action 1 Dec 2016
EB-5 regional center: final action —
EB-5 set aside: rural: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: high unemployment: final action Current
EB-5 set aside: infrastructure: final action Current

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for EB-3 other workers (China (mainland born))?

1 Apr 2019 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 1 Oct 2019.

How did the EB-3 other workers (China (mainland born)) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 700 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 5 advances, 0 retrogressions and 7 months unchanged.

What is the difference between the final action date and the date for filing?

The Visa Bulletin prints two charts. The final action chart shows the dates on or before which a visa number is available for a case with that priority date; the dates for filing chart shows when applicants may begin assembling and submitting documents. Which chart applies in a given month is announced by USCIS and the Department; this site only records the printed dates.

Where does this data come from?

Each month's Visa Bulletin as published by the State Department, October 2015 to July 2026. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin, monthly editions Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 (index), public domain. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed. Site generated 1 Oct 2026. See corrections.