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EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) for China (mainland born)

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 115 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-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) for China (mainland born) is 1 Dec 2016 and the date for filing is 1 Mar 2017.

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 34 months (1044 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 22 Jan 2014, so the date moved forward by 1044 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 Dec 2016final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

1 Mar 2017date for filing

+34 monet movement, last twelve bulletins6 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 6 held

22 Jan 2014final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5), China (mainland born), by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5), Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
China (mainland born)	1 Dec 2016	1 Mar 2017	+1044 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	Current	Current	—
India	Unavailable	1 May 2024	—
Mexico	Current	Current	—
Philippines	Current	Current	—
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 Dec 2016	+70 d	1 Mar 2017	held
Jun 2026	22 Sep 2016	held	1 Mar 2017	held
May 2026	22 Sep 2016	+21 d	1 Mar 2017	+151 d
Apr 2026	1 Sep 2016	+17 d	1 Oct 2016	held
Mar 2026	15 Aug 2016	held	1 Oct 2016	+40 d
Feb 2026	15 Aug 2016	held	22 Aug 2016	held
Jan 2026	15 Aug 2016	+31 d	22 Aug 2016	+31 d
Dec 2025	15 Jul 2016	+220 d	22 Jul 2016	+21 d
Nov 2025	8 Dec 2015	held	1 Jul 2016	held
Oct 2025	8 Dec 2015	held	1 Jul 2016	-92 d
Sep 2025	8 Dec 2015	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Aug 2025	8 Dec 2015	+685 d	1 Oct 2016	held
Jul 2025	22 Jan 2014	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Jun 2025	22 Jan 2014	held	1 Oct 2016	held
May 2025	22 Jan 2014	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Apr 2025	22 Jan 2014	-905 d	1 Oct 2016	held
Mar 2025	15 Jul 2016	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Feb 2025	15 Jul 2016	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Jan 2025	15 Jul 2016	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Dec 2024	15 Jul 2016	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Nov 2024	15 Jul 2016	held	1 Oct 2016	held
Oct 2024	15 Jul 2016	+213 d	1 Oct 2016	-92 d
Sep 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Aug 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Jul 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Jun 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
May 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Apr 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Mar 2024	15 Dec 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Feb 2024	15 Dec 2015	+7 d	1 Jan 2017	held
Jan 2024	8 Dec 2015	+68 d	1 Jan 2017	held
Dec 2023	1 Oct 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Nov 2023	1 Oct 2015	held	1 Jan 2017	held
Oct 2023	1 Oct 2015	+23 d	1 Jan 2017	+366 d
Sep 2023	8 Sep 2015	held	1 Jan 2016	held
Aug 2023	8 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-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 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-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) (China (mainland born))?

1 Dec 2016 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 1 Mar 2017.

How did the EB-5 unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5) (China (mainland born)) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 1044 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.