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EB-2 China priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast

As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 China Final Action Date is 1 Oct 2021, which lags the bulletin month by about 5.0 years. Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 15 days per month (0.50 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the backlog age is growing. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 3 bulletins; the largest move back was 974 days in June 2016.

1 Oct 2021Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Jan 2023Date for Filing, Oct 2026
5.0 yearscut-off lags bulletin month
+15 d/moavg. movement, last 12 bulletins

Chart: where the cut-off has been

EB-2 China: Final Action Date and Date for Filing, last 10 yearsLine chart of the cut-off date by bulletin month from November 2016 to October 2026. The dashed diagonal marks a cut-off equal to the bulletin month, i.e. no wait. Latest Final Action Date: 1 Oct 2021.2012201420162018202020222024202620182020202220242026Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthForecast range (80%)Final Action Date 2016-11: 15 Jul 2012Final Action Date 2016-12: 22 Sep 2012Final Action Date 2017-01: 15 Oct 2012Final Action Date 2017-02: 15 Nov 2012Final Action Date 2017-03: 15 Dec 2012Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2017-05: 8 Feb 2013Final Action Date 2017-06: 1 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2017-07: 22 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2017-08: 22 Apr 2013Final Action Date 2017-09: 15 May 2013Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 May 2013Final Action Date 2017-11: 15 Jun 2013Final Action Date 2017-12: 1 Jul 2013Final Action Date 2018-01: 8 Aug 2013Final Action Date 2018-02: 1 Oct 2013Final Action Date 2018-03: 8 Dec 2013Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2018-07: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2018-08: 1 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2018-09: 1 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2018-10: 1 Apr 2015Final Action Date 2018-11: 15 May 2015Final Action Date 2018-12: 1 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2019-01: 1 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2019-03: 1 Jan 2016Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Apr 2016Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 May 2016Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Aug 2016Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jan 2017Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2019-11: 15 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2019-12: 22 Jun 2015Final Action Date 2020-01: 1 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2020-02: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2020-05: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2020-06: 1 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Jan 2016Final Action Date 2020-10: 1 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2020-11: 22 Apr 2016Final Action Date 2020-12: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2021-03: 15 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Sep 2016Final Action Date 2021-05: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 May 2017Final Action Date 2021-07: 1 Dec 2017Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Apr 2018Final Action Date 2021-09: 1 Jul 2018Final Action Date 2021-11: 15 Nov 2018Final Action Date 2021-12: 1 Jan 2019Final Action Date 2022-01: 22 Jan 2019Final Action Date 2022-02: 1 Mar 2019Final Action Date 2022-07: 1 Apr 2019Final Action Date 2022-10: 8 Jun 2019Final Action Date 2023-08: 8 Jul 2019Final Action Date 2023-10: 1 Oct 2019Final Action Date 2023-12: 22 Oct 2019Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Jan 2020Final Action Date 2024-04: 1 Feb 2020Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Mar 2020Final Action Date 2024-10: 22 Mar 2020Final Action Date 2025-01: 22 Apr 2020Final Action Date 2025-03: 8 May 2020Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Oct 2020Final Action Date 2025-06: 1 Dec 2020Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Dec 2020Final Action Date 2025-10: 1 Apr 2021Final Action Date 2025-12: 1 Jun 2021Final Action Date 2026-01: 1 Sep 2021Final Action Date 2026-10: 1 Oct 2021Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Mar 2013Date for Filing 2017-05: 1 Oct 2013Date for Filing 2017-10: 15 Nov 2013Date for Filing 2018-02: 15 Nov 2014Date for Filing 2018-03: 1 Feb 2015Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 Apr 2015Date for Filing 2018-10: 15 Jun 2015Date for Filing 2018-12: 8 Sep 2015Date for Filing 2019-02: 1 Nov 2015Date for Filing 2019-03: 1 May 2016Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Jul 2016Date for Filing 2019-05: 1 Sep 2016Date for Filing 2019-06: 1 Nov 2016Date for Filing 2019-07: 1 Feb 2017Date for Filing 2019-09: 1 Jun 2017Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Aug 2016Date for Filing 2020-10: 1 Oct 2016Date for Filing 2021-04: 1 Jan 2017Date for Filing 2021-05: 1 Jul 2017Date for Filing 2021-06: 1 Jan 2018Date for Filing 2021-07: 1 Jul 2018Date for Filing 2021-09: 1 Sep 2018Date for Filing 2021-11: 1 Feb 2019Date for Filing 2021-12: 1 Apr 2019Date for Filing 2022-07: 1 May 2019Date for Filing 2022-10: 8 Jul 2019Date for Filing 2023-08: 8 Oct 2019Date for Filing 2023-10: 1 Jan 2020Date for Filing 2024-01: 1 Jun 2020Date for Filing 2024-10: 1 Oct 2020Date for Filing 2025-04: 1 Nov 2020Date for Filing 2025-06: 1 Jan 2021Date for Filing 2025-10: 1 Dec 2021Date for Filing 2026-01: 1 Jan 2022Date for Filing 2026-10: 1 Jan 2023
Hover or focus points for values. Priority dates below the line are not yet reached; the vertical gap to the dashed diagonal is the backlog age.
EB-2 China: Final Action Date, full historyEB-2 China: Final Action Date, full history since January 2005.20002005201020152020202520052010201520202025Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthFinal Action Date 2005-01: CurrentFinal Action Date 2005-10: 1 May 2000Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 Feb 2001Final Action Date 2006-01: 1 Jun 2001Final Action Date 2006-02: 1 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2006-03: 1 Jul 2002Final Action Date 2006-04: 1 Jan 2003Final Action Date 2006-05: 1 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2006-06: 1 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 Mar 2005Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2006-11: 15 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2006-12: 22 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2007-06: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2007-07: CurrentFinal Action Date 2007-08: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2007-09: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2007-12: 1 Jan 2003Final Action Date 2008-03: 1 Dec 2003Final Action Date 2008-05: 1 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2008-06: 1 Apr 2004Final Action Date 2008-08: 1 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2008-09: 1 Aug 2006Final Action Date 2008-10: 1 Apr 2004Final Action Date 2008-11: 1 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2009-01: 8 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2009-02: 1 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2009-03: 15 Feb 2005Final Action Date 2009-07: 1 Jan 2000Final Action Date 2009-08: 1 Oct 2003Final Action Date 2009-09: 8 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2009-10: 22 Mar 2005Final Action Date 2009-11: 1 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 May 2005Final Action Date 2010-02: 22 May 2005Final Action Date 2010-03: 8 Jul 2005Final Action Date 2010-04: 22 Aug 2005Final Action Date 2010-05: 22 Sep 2005Final Action Date 2010-06: 22 Nov 2005Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2010-09: 8 May 2006Final Action Date 2010-10: 22 May 2006Final Action Date 2010-11: 1 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2010-12: 8 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2011-01: 22 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2011-03: 8 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2011-04: 22 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2011-05: 1 Aug 2006Final Action Date 2011-06: 15 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2011-07: 8 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2011-08: 15 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2011-10: 15 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2011-11: 1 Nov 2007Final Action Date 2011-12: 15 Mar 2008Final Action Date 2012-01: 1 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2012-02: 1 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2012-03: 1 May 2010Final Action Date 2012-05: 15 Aug 2007Final Action Date 2012-06: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2012-07: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2012-08: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2012-09: UnavailableFinal Action Date 2012-10: 15 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2012-11: 1 Sep 2007Final Action Date 2012-12: 22 Oct 2007Final Action Date 2013-01: 8 Dec 2007Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2013-03: 15 Feb 2008Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 Apr 2008Final Action Date 2013-05: 15 May 2008Final Action Date 2013-06: 15 Jul 2008Final Action Date 2013-07: 8 Aug 2008Final Action Date 2013-10: 15 Sep 2008Final Action Date 2013-11: 8 Oct 2008Final Action Date 2013-12: 8 Nov 2008Final Action Date 2014-01: 8 Dec 2008Final Action Date 2014-02: 8 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2014-03: 15 Feb 2009Final Action Date 2014-04: 8 Mar 2009Final Action Date 2014-05: 15 Apr 2009Final Action Date 2014-06: 22 May 2009Final Action Date 2014-07: 1 Jul 2009Final Action Date 2014-08: 8 Oct 2009Final Action Date 2014-10: 15 Nov 2009Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Dec 2009Final Action Date 2014-12: 1 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2015-01: 1 Feb 2010Final Action Date 2015-02: 15 Mar 2010Final Action Date 2015-03: 1 Sep 2010Final Action Date 2015-04: 1 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2015-05: 1 Jun 2012Final Action Date 2015-06: 1 Jun 2013Final Action Date 2015-07: 1 Oct 2013Final Action Date 2015-08: 15 Dec 2013Final Action Date 2015-09: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2015-10: 1 Jan 2012Final Action Date 2015-11: 1 Feb 2012Final Action Date 2016-02: 1 Mar 2012Final Action Date 2016-03: 1 Aug 2012Final Action Date 2016-04: 1 Sep 2012Final Action Date 2016-06: 1 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2016-10: 15 Feb 2012Final Action Date 2016-11: 15 Jul 2012Final Action Date 2016-12: 22 Sep 2012Final Action Date 2017-01: 15 Oct 2012Final Action Date 2017-02: 15 Nov 2012Final Action Date 2017-03: 15 Dec 2012Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2017-05: 8 Feb 2013Final Action Date 2017-06: 1 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2017-07: 22 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2017-08: 22 Apr 2013Final Action Date 2017-09: 15 May 2013Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 May 2013Final Action Date 2017-11: 15 Jun 2013Final Action Date 2017-12: 1 Jul 2013Final Action Date 2018-01: 8 Aug 2013Final Action Date 2018-02: 1 Oct 2013Final Action Date 2018-03: 8 Dec 2013Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2018-07: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2018-08: 1 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2018-09: 1 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2018-10: 1 Apr 2015Final Action Date 2018-11: 15 May 2015Final Action Date 2018-12: 1 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2019-01: 1 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2019-03: 1 Jan 2016Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Apr 2016Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 May 2016Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Aug 2016Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jan 2017Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2019-11: 15 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2019-12: 22 Jun 2015Final Action Date 2020-01: 1 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2020-02: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2020-05: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2020-06: 1 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Jan 2016Final Action Date 2020-10: 1 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2020-11: 22 Apr 2016Final Action Date 2020-12: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2021-03: 15 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Sep 2016Final Action Date 2021-05: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 May 2017Final Action Date 2021-07: 1 Dec 2017Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Apr 2018Final Action Date 2021-09: 1 Jul 2018Final Action Date 2021-11: 15 Nov 2018Final Action Date 2021-12: 1 Jan 2019Final Action Date 2022-01: 22 Jan 2019Final Action Date 2022-02: 1 Mar 2019Final Action Date 2022-07: 1 Apr 2019Final Action Date 2022-10: 8 Jun 2019Final Action Date 2023-08: 8 Jul 2019Final Action Date 2023-10: 1 Oct 2019Final Action Date 2023-12: 22 Oct 2019Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Jan 2020Final Action Date 2024-04: 1 Feb 2020Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Mar 2020Final Action Date 2024-10: 22 Mar 2020Final Action Date 2025-01: 22 Apr 2020Final Action Date 2025-03: 8 May 2020Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Oct 2020Final Action Date 2025-06: 1 Dec 2020Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Dec 2020Final Action Date 2025-10: 1 Apr 2021Final Action Date 2025-12: 1 Jun 2021Final Action Date 2026-01: 1 Sep 2021Final Action Date 2026-10: 1 Oct 2021
Final Action Date since January 2005.

Final Action DateDate for FilingNo wait (cut-off = bulletin month)○ Current   ✕ Unavailable   shaded: forecast range

EB-2 China: days the Final Action Date moved each month, with 12-month averageBars show monthly movement in days (green = advance, red = retrogression); the line is the 12-month average.-180-150-120-90-60-30030609012015018020182020202220242026Days moved per month2016-11: +1512016-12: +692017-01: +232017-02: +312017-03: +302017-04: +312017-05: +242017-06: +212017-07: +212017-08: +312017-09: +232017-10: +72017-11: +242017-12: +162018-01: +382018-02: +542018-03: +682018-04: +2362018-05: +312018-07: +1222018-08: +592018-09: -7892018-10: +8202018-11: +442018-12: +472019-01: +312019-02: +612019-03: +922019-04: +912019-05: +442019-06: +782019-07: +922019-08: +612019-10: -7312019-11: +732019-12: +992020-01: +92020-02: +142020-03: +312020-04: +172020-05: +302020-06: +312020-07: +72020-08: +682020-10: +462020-11: +522020-12: +92021-01: +312021-02: +142021-03: +302021-04: +482021-05: +912021-06: +1512021-07: +2142021-08: +1212021-09: +912021-11: +1372021-12: +472022-01: +212022-02: +382022-07: +312022-10: +682023-08: +302023-10: +852023-12: +212024-01: +712024-04: +312024-07: +292024-10: +212025-01: +312025-03: +162025-04: +1462025-06: +612025-07: +142025-10: +1072025-12: +612026-01: +922026-10: +30
Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge.

Forecast for EB-2 China

HorizonCentral estimateLikely range (80%)Bulletin month
3 monthsOct 2021Aug 2021 – May 2022Jan 2027
6 monthsNov 2021Jun 2021 – Nov 2022Apr 2027
12 monthsJan 2022Apr 2021 – Sep 2023Oct 2027

Extrapolates the recent pace with a damping factor of 0.5; the range is the 10th–90th percentile of this method’s past errors across all categories. It is a rough guide, not a prediction, and cannot foresee policy changes. How it works and how accurate it was.

Retrogression and advance history

8 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:

BulletinEventBeforeAfterMove
Oct 2019Retrogressed1 Jan 20171 Jan 2015−731 d
Sep 2018Retrogressed1 Mar 20151 Jan 2013−789 d
Jun 2016Retrogressed1 Sep 20121 Jan 2010−974 d
Sep 2015Retrogressed15 Dec 20131 Jan 2006−2,905 d
Oct 2012ReopenedUnavailable15 Jul 2007
Jun 2012Became Unavailable15 Aug 2007Unavailable
May 2012Retrogressed1 May 201015 Aug 2007−990 d
Jul 2009Retrogressed15 Feb 20051 Jan 2000−1,872 d
Oct 2008Retrogressed1 Aug 20061 Apr 2004−852 d
Dec 2007Retrogressed1 Jan 20061 Jan 2003−1,096 d
Sep 2007ReopenedUnavailable1 Jan 2006
Aug 2007Became UnavailableCurrentUnavailable

Fiscal-year view

Fiscal yearFirst bulletin (Oct)Last bulletin (Sep)Net move (days)Retrogression months
FY2027 (to Oct 2026)1 Oct 20211 Oct 2021+00
FY20261 Apr 20211 Sep 2021+1530
FY202522 Mar 202015 Dec 2020+2680
FY20241 Oct 20191 Mar 2020+1520
FY20238 Jun 20198 Jul 2019+300
FY20221 Jul 20181 Apr 2019+2740
FY20211 Mar 20161 Jul 2018+8520
FY20201 Jan 201515 Jan 2016+3791
FY20191 Apr 20151 Jan 2017+6410
FY201822 May 20131 Jan 2013-1411
FY201715 Feb 201215 May 2013+4550
FY20161 Jan 20121 Jan 2010-7301

Seasonal pattern

Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+285 days) and the weakest in September (-61 days). Retrogressions were most common in June and September. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.

JanJan: +32 d+32FebFeb: +22 d+22MarMar: +38 d+38AprApr: +57 d+57MayMay: +20 d+20JunJun: -57 d-57JulJul: +48 d+48AugAug: +34 d+34SepSep: -61 d-61OctOct: +285 d+285NovNov: +47 d+47DecDec: +34 d+34

Recent bulletins

Last 24 bulletins (table)
BulletinFinal Action DateDate for FilingFAD move (days)
Oct 20261 Oct 20211 Jan 2023+30
Sep 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Aug 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Jul 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Jun 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
May 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Apr 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Mar 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Feb 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 20220
Jan 20261 Sep 20211 Jan 2022+92
Dec 20251 Jun 20211 Dec 2021+61
Nov 20251 Apr 20211 Dec 20210
Oct 20251 Apr 20211 Dec 2021+107
Sep 202515 Dec 20201 Jan 20210
Aug 202515 Dec 20201 Jan 20210
Jul 202515 Dec 20201 Jan 2021+14
Jun 20251 Dec 20201 Jan 2021+61
May 20251 Oct 20201 Nov 20200
Apr 20251 Oct 20201 Nov 2020+146
Mar 20258 May 20201 Oct 2020+16
Feb 202522 Apr 20201 Oct 20200
Jan 202522 Apr 20201 Oct 2020+31
Dec 202422 Mar 20201 Oct 20200
Nov 202422 Mar 20201 Oct 20200

About this category

EB-2 is the preference category for: advanced-degree professionals and persons of exceptional ability (includes national interest waiver cases). This is the column for applicants born in mainland China (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are charged separately).

Check the priority-date calculator to compare your date, the FAQ for how to read these dates, and the official October 2026 bulletin. Informational only, not legal advice.

EB-2 in other countries: EB-2 Rest of World · EB-2 India

Other categories for China: EB-1 China · EB-3 China · F4 China