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EB-3 China in the Visa Bulletin

EB-3 China covers skilled workers and professionals born in mainland China. Its cut-off has run in the same multi-year territory as EB-2 China's, and the two categories' dates have crossed in both directions over the years.

The tables below show the current position under both charts, the latest movement, and the verified history.

Written and checked by the QueueCheck editorial team. Last checked August 22, 2026. How we verify information

Where EB-3 China stands in September 2026

Final Action Dates

01JAN22

China (mainland born). A visa number can be authorized only for priority dates earlier than a listed cut-off.

Dates for Filing

08JAN22

USCIS has not yet named the chart that governs employment-based adjustment filings for September 2026, checked 2026-08-23. Both dates above are the bulletin's own.

The final action position is unchanged from August 2026.

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Verified history, month by month

Every row is transcribed from the State Department's published bulletin document for that month, never from trackers or memory. The table grows as months are added.

EB-3 China verified monthly cut-offs
Bulletin monthFinal ActionDates for Filing
September 202601JAN2208JAN22
August 202601JAN2208JAN22
July 202622DEC2101JAN22
June 202601AUG2101JAN22
May 202615JUN2101JAN22
April 202615JUN2101JAN22
March 202601MAY2101JAN22
February 202601MAY2101JAN22
January 202601MAY2101JAN22
December 202501APR2101JAN22
November 202501MAR2101JAN22
October 202501MAR2101JAN22

Reading this row next to the one above it

EB-3's allocation is 28.6 percent of the worldwide limit plus first and second preference spillover, against China's 7 percent per-country share. When this row's date runs ahead of EB-2 China's, downgrade filings flow into it, and the added demand tends to close the gap again, a cycle the history table makes visible over time.

The Other Workers row shares the category's allocation under a separate 10,000-a-year worldwide cap and has typically run behind the main EB-3 date for China.

EB-3: skilled workers and professionals: every country in September 2026

The same category across all chargeability areas, both charts. Your column is your country of birth, not citizenship or residence.

EB-3: skilled workers and professionals cut-offs by chargeability area
ChartAll other chargeability areasChina (mainland born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
Final Action01SEP2401JAN2201JAN1401SEP2401AUG23
Dates for FilingC08JAN2215JAN15C01JAN24

Common questions

Is a downgrade from EB-2 China to EB-3 China worth it?

It depends entirely on where the two dates stand when you decide, which is what this tracker and the EB-2 China page show side by side. The mechanics of downgrading a specific case, and whether its facts allow it, are for counsel.

Does the Other Workers row ever matter for professional cases?

No. Other Workers is its own subcategory for positions requiring less than two years of training or experience, with its own smaller cap and usually a further-back date. A professional or skilled worker case reads the main EB-3 row.

Sources and scope

Transcribed from the Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin document (Number 18, Volume XI), supplied as the published PDF. The USCIS chart designation is verified on its filing-charts page when each month is entered. This page records position, never predictions, and none of it is legal advice; the official pages govern wherever anything differs.

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Background reading: how to read the Visa Bulletin and the US Green Card wait page.