EB-2 Visa Bulletin priority dates: China
Professionals with an advanced degree, and people with exceptional ability, born in mainland China. Newest bulletin: November 2026.
Final Action Date
Oct 1, 2021
Date for Filing
Jan 1, 2023
Your priority date must be earlier than the Final Action Date to get your visa or green card, and earlier than the Date for Filing to send your documents to the National Visa Center (NVC).
What is my priority date?
Your priority date is usually the day USCIS received your I-130 or I-140 petition, or, when you needed a labor certification, the day it was filed. It is on your I-797 notice.
Source: the November 2026 Visa Bulletin.
How fast the line moves
People at the front of the line have waited about 5 years.
In the last year, the Final Action Date moved forward 6 months.
In the last 5 years, it moved forward 2 years and 11 months, about 7 months each year.
Details
The line can stand still for months, jump forward, or move back. It often moves back in summer and forward again in October.
The November 2025 bulletin’s Final Action Date was Apr 1, 2021.
The November 2021 bulletin’s Final Action Date was Nov 15, 2018.
- Final Action Dates
- Dates for Filing