China’s employment-based Final Action DatesThe Visa Bulletin chart showing the priority dates for which a visa number can actually be issued or a green card approved in that month.See it in the glossary barely moved in the November 2026 bulletin: EB-1 advanced one month to August 1, 2023 and EB-3 advanced two weeks to January 22, 2022. EB-2 held at October 1, 2021, and every China date on the Dates for FilingThe Visa Bulletin chart showing the earliest priority dates for which applicants may submit documents, or in some months file for adjustment of status, ahead of a visa number being available.See it in the glossary chart stayed where it was in October.
China (mainland born) is one of four areas the bulletin lists as OversubscribedA category or country for which demand exceeds the available visa numbers, so a cutoff date is listed in the Visa Bulletin.See it in the glossary, so it carries its own column. The family dates for China moved much more than the job-based ones, with F1, F2B, F3 and F4 each gaining a full year.
China employment final action dates
| Category and area | October | November | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EB-1 China | Jul 1, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Up 1 month |
| EB-2 China | Oct 1, 2021 | Oct 1, 2021 | No change |
| EB-3 China | Jan 8, 2022 | Jan 22, 2022 | Up 14 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers China | Oct 1, 2019 | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| EB-4 China | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | No change |
| EB-5 unreserved China | Dec 1, 2016 | Dec 1, 2016 | No change |
Dates for Filing hold for China
The filing chart shows no movement for China in any employment category. EB-1 stays at July 1, 2024, EB-2 at January 1, 2023, EB-3 at April 1, 2024 and unreserved EB-5 at March 1, 2021. For how those filing dates jumped last month, see the October China report.
China family dates
| Category and area | October | November | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1 China | Jan 22, 2020 | Jan 22, 2021 | Up 1 year |
| F2A China | Sep 22, 2026 | Oct 22, 2026 | Up 1 month |
| F2B China | Aug 22, 2019 | Aug 22, 2020 | Up 1 year |
| F3 China | Oct 22, 2014 | Oct 22, 2015 | Up 1 year |
| F4 China | Oct 22, 2011 | Oct 22, 2012 | Up 1 year |
The family categories carry the same dates for China as for most other countries, so the gains match those in the family-based report. A longer view of the job-based queue is in the China EB-2 and EB-3 cutoff history.
What the date means
A final action date applies to a Priority dateThe date a petition was filed, or a labor certification was submitted, used to determine an applicant's place in line for a visa category with limited annual numbers.See it in the glossary. Numbers are authorized only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the date listed, as the bulletin states. The truth about the Visa Bulletin explains how filing and final action dates differ.