EB-3: skilled workers and professionals for China (mainland born)

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 54 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 for China (mainland born) is 22 Dec 2021 and the date for filing is 1 Jan 2022.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 6 and held in 6 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 13 months (386 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 1 Dec 2020, so the date moved forward by 386 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.

22 Dec 2021final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

1 Jan 2022date for filing

+13 monet movement, last twelve bulletins6 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 6 held

1 Dec 2020final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

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

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-3, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
China (mainland born)	22 Dec 2021	1 Jan 2022	+386 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	1 Aug 2024	Current	+488 days
India	1 Jan 2014	15 Jan 2015	+254 days
Mexico	1 Aug 2024	Current	+488 days
Philippines	1 Aug 2023	1 Jan 2024	+174 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	22 Dec 2021	+143 d	1 Jan 2022	held
Jun 2026	1 Aug 2021	+47 d	1 Jan 2022	held
May 2026	15 Jun 2021	held	1 Jan 2022	held
Apr 2026	15 Jun 2021	+45 d	1 Jan 2022	held
Mar 2026	1 May 2021	held	1 Jan 2022	held
Feb 2026	1 May 2021	held	1 Jan 2022	held
Jan 2026	1 May 2021	+30 d	1 Jan 2022	held
Dec 2025	1 Apr 2021	+31 d	1 Jan 2022	held
Nov 2025	1 Mar 2021	held	1 Jan 2022	held
Oct 2025	1 Mar 2021	+90 d	1 Jan 2022	+375 d
Sep 2025	1 Dec 2020	held	22 Dec 2020	held
Aug 2025	1 Dec 2020	held	22 Dec 2020	held
Jul 2025	1 Dec 2020	+9 d	22 Dec 2020	held
Jun 2025	22 Nov 2020	+21 d	22 Dec 2020	+37 d
May 2025	1 Nov 2020	held	15 Nov 2020	held
Apr 2025	1 Nov 2020	+92 d	15 Nov 2020	held
Mar 2025	1 Aug 2020	+31 d	15 Nov 2020	held
Feb 2025	1 Jul 2020	+30 d	15 Nov 2020	held
Jan 2025	1 Jun 2020	+61 d	15 Nov 2020	held
Dec 2024	1 Apr 2020	held	15 Nov 2020	held
Nov 2024	1 Apr 2020	held	15 Nov 2020	held
Oct 2024	1 Apr 2020	-153 d	15 Nov 2020	-228 d
Sep 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Aug 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Jul 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Jun 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
May 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Apr 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Mar 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Feb 2024	1 Sep 2020	held	1 Jul 2021	held
Jan 2024	1 Sep 2020	+223 d	1 Jul 2021	+303 d
Dec 2023	22 Jan 2020	+21 d	1 Sep 2020	held
Nov 2023	1 Jan 2020	held	1 Sep 2020	held
Oct 2023	1 Jan 2020	+122 d	1 Sep 2020	+305 d
Sep 2023	1 Sep 2019	+92 d	1 Nov 2019	+61 d
Aug 2023	1 Jun 2019	—	1 Sep 2019	—

"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 other workers: final action 1 Apr 2019
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 (China (mainland born))?

22 Dec 2021 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 1 Jan 2022.

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

Net forward movement of 386 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 6 advances, 0 retrogressions and 6 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.