EB-3 China Final Action Date — 13-Month History & Trend

Over these 13 bulletins the EB-3 China Final Action Date advanced from 1 November 2020 to 15 June 2021 — about seven and a half months of progress, and the most consistent mover among the China employment lines on this site. It registered movement in six separate bulletins: 21 days in June 2025, 9 days in July, a 90-day step in October, 31 days in December, 30 days in January 2026, and a final 45-day advance in April 2026. The cutoff held steady only in the intervening months and at the very end of the window.

The detail many China applicants watch is how EB-3 compares with EB-2. For China these two cutoffs have at times been close, and the gap between them shifts from bulletin to bulletin — which occasionally prompts applicants to look at whether an EB-3 path sits ahead of EB-2 or vice versa. Whether either category fits a given case is an individual legal question for a licensed attorney, not something a trend line can answer. We report the movement as it happened and make no prediction about the months ahead; steady months are a normal part of the pattern. To compare EB-3 China directly against EB-2 China, or against India in the same category, use the interactive trends chart linked below. Each date is drawn from the official Final Action Dates chart, which controls, and this page is informational only.