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EB-3 Other Workers China priority date

EB-3 Other Workers is for unskilled workers (EW3). Applicants born in China have their own cutoff because demand from China exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-3 Other Workers China final action date is Oct 1, 2019 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Oct 1, 2020). It did not move since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 7.1 years ago.
Final action date
Oct 1, 2019
November 2026
Date for filing
Oct 1, 2020
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+22 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
23
months of dates per year

EB-3 Other Workers China cutoff history

EB-3 Other Workers China final action date and date for filing by bulletin 1999200320072011201520192023 20012005200920132016202020232026 2022 All countries 2020 Date for filing 2019 Final action
Cutoff date in each monthly Visa Bulletin since 2001 (Dates for Filing exist since October 2015). Current = plotted at the bulletin month.

How long applicants waited

EB-3 Other Workers China: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr5 yr10 yr15 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 7.1 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 72 months in the November 2013 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 117 months in June 2014.

Pending EB-3 Other Workers China green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 45 EB-3 Other Workers cases chargeable to China were pending in the October 2026 inventory. The table shows them by the year of the priority date; consular cases abroad are not included.

Priority date yearPending I-485sCumulative
Earlier3535
20171045

Counts below 10 are withheld by USCIS ("D"); they are counted as 5. See the green card backlog page for all categories.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Oct 1, 2019—Oct 1, 2020
Oct 2026Oct 1, 2019+153 dOct 1, 2020
Sep 2026May 1, 2019—Oct 1, 2019
Aug 2026May 1, 2019+30 dOct 1, 2019
Jul 2026Apr 1, 2019—Oct 1, 2019
Jun 2026Apr 1, 2019+59 dOct 1, 2019
May 2026Feb 1, 2019—Oct 1, 2019
Apr 2026Feb 1, 2019+55 dOct 1, 2019
Mar 2026Dec 8, 2018—Oct 1, 2019
Feb 2026Dec 8, 2018—Oct 1, 2019
Jan 2026Dec 8, 2018+365 dOct 1, 2019
Dec 2025Dec 8, 2017+7 dOct 1, 2018
Nov 2025Dec 1, 2017—Oct 1, 2018
Oct 2025Dec 1, 2017+214 dOct 1, 2018
Sep 2025May 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Aug 2025May 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Jul 2025May 1, 2017+30 dJan 1, 2018
Jun 2025Apr 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
May 2025Apr 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Apr 2025Apr 1, 2017+90 dJan 1, 2018
Mar 2025Jan 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Feb 2025Jan 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Jan 2025Jan 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Dec 2024Jan 1, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
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Estimate when your EB-3 Other Workers China date could become current
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Jan 22, 2014
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Jun 1, 2022
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Jan 1, 2022
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Aug 1, 2023
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Oct 1, 2021
EB-3 China
Jan 22, 2022
EB-4 China
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-3 Other Workers China priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Other Workers China final action date is Oct 1, 2019 and the date for filing is Oct 1, 2020. For most other countries it is Jun 1, 2022.

How fast is EB-3 Other Workers China moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 22 months. Average forward movement: 22 months/year (last year), 23 months/year (5 years), 16.9 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 1.9 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-3 Other Workers China priority date in Oct 2020 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 23 months/year, that takes about 0.5 years. This is a projection from past movement, not a forecast by the State Department; demand, visa numbers and policy changes can make it much faster or slower. Try the priority date calculator for your own date.

How many EB-3 Other Workers China green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 45 pending EB-3 Other Workers adjustment-of-status applications for China in its October 2026 inventory. Applicants who process at a U.S. consulate abroad are not included.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.