EB-3 China priority dates 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 September 29, 2026. How we verify information

Where EB-3 China stands in October 2026

Final Action Dates

08JAN22

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

Dates for Filing

01APR24

USCIS has not yet named the chart that governs employment-based adjustment filings for October 2026, checked 2026-09-29. Both dates above are the bulletin's own.

Against September 2026, the final action cut-off advanced 7 days.

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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 month	Final Action	Dates for Filing
October 2026	08JAN22	01APR24
September 2026	01JAN22	08JAN22
August 2026	01JAN22	08JAN22
July 2026	22DEC21	01JAN22
June 2026	01AUG21	01JAN22
May 2026	15JUN21	01JAN22
April 2026	15JUN21	01JAN22
March 2026	01MAY21	01JAN22
February 2026	01MAY21	01JAN22
January 2026	01MAY21	01JAN22
December 2025	01APR21	01JAN22
November 2025	01MAR21	01JAN22
October 2025	01MAR21	01JAN22

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 October 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
Chart	All other chargeability areas	China (mainland born)	India	Mexico	Philippines
Final Action	15MAY24	08JAN22	01JAN14	15MAY24	15AUG23
Dates for Filing	01AUG24	01APR24	15JAN15	01AUG24	01JAN24

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 October 2026 Visa Bulletin (Number 19, Volume XI), checked against both the official HTML page and the seven-page published PDF. The published document contains the family-sponsored and employment-based charts and no Diversity Visa table. USCIS's separate October adjustment-of-status chart selection had not been posted when checked on September 29, 2026. 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.

Other tracked categories

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

Plan the steps after your priority date is reached

The bulletin answers visa availability. If permanent residence later begins, these resources cover the separate setup, card-delivery and travel questions that follow.