Category History

EB-1 China approval dates

EB-1 — First Preference: Priority Workers

(advanced 1 month) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: Aug 1, 2023
Net movement: 13 years 7 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 2 weeks forward / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 134
EB-1 · China: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now Aug 1, 2023 20172019202120232025 20242010 Aug 1, 2023
Approval date Filing date C = Current
Cutoff Aug 2023, Nov 2026 bulletin: 3 years 3 months behind3 years 3 months behindCutoff Aug 2023Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for EB-1 China, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 13 years 7 months, from January 1, 2010 to August 1, 2023 — about 1 month forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 38 advanced, 2 moved back, and 86 held unchanged. The category was open to everyone in 45 months. As of November 2026 it is listed at August 1, 2023; the most recent change came in November 2026, when it advanced 1 month. Across 85 measured changes in the archive, the approval date cutoff typically moved forward about 2 weeks per bulletin, leaving out 2 exceptional jumps. This archive holds 134 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for EB-1 China, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 6 years 9 months, from October 1, 2017 to July 1, 2024 — about 4 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 11 advanced, 1 moved back, and 118 held unchanged. The category was open to everyone in 58 months. As of November 2026 it is listed at July 1, 2024; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 7 months.

Bulletin by bulletin

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advanced · 16held · 31open to everyone · 3Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026Aug 1, 2023 (advanced 1 month)
October 2026Jul 1, 2023 (no change)
September 2026Jul 1, 2023 (no change)
August 2026Jul 1, 2023 (advanced 1 month)
July 2026Jun 1, 2023 (advanced 2 months)
June 2026Apr 1, 2023 (no change)
May 2026Apr 1, 2023 (no change)
April 2026Apr 1, 2023 (advanced 1 month)
March 2026Mar 1, 2023 (advanced 1 month)
February 2026Feb 1, 2023 (no change)
January 2026Feb 1, 2023 (advanced 1 week)
December 2025Jan 22, 2023 (advanced 1 month)
Show all 134 bulletins
BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025Dec 22, 2022 (no change)
October 2025Dec 22, 2022 (advanced 1 month)
September 2025Nov 15, 2022 (no change)
August 2025Nov 15, 2022 (no change)
July 2025Nov 15, 2022 (advanced 1 week)
June 2025Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
May 2025Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
April 2025Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
March 2025Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
February 2025Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
January 2025Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
December 2024Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
November 2024Nov 8, 2022 (no change)
October 2024Nov 8, 2022 (advanced 1 week)
September 2024Nov 1, 2022 (no change)
August 2024Nov 1, 2022 (no change)
July 2024Nov 1, 2022 (advanced 2 months)
June 2024Sep 1, 2022 (no change)
May 2024Sep 1, 2022 (no change)
April 2024Sep 1, 2022 (advanced 2 months)
March 2024Jul 15, 2022 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2024Jul 1, 2022 (no change)
January 2024Jul 1, 2022 (advanced 5 months)
December 2023Feb 15, 2022 (no change)
November 2023Feb 15, 2022 (no change)
October 2023Feb 15, 2022 (advanced 2 weeks)
September 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
August 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
July 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
June 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
May 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
April 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
March 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
February 2023Feb 1, 2022 (no change)
January 2023Feb 1, 2022 (was open to everyone)
December 2022C (no change)
November 2022C (no change)
October 2022C (no change)
September 2022C (no change)
August 2022C (no change)
July 2022C (no change)
June 2022C (no change)
May 2022C (no change)
April 2022C (no change)
March 2022C (no change)
February 2022C (no change)
January 2022C (no change)
December 2021C (no change)
November 2021C (no change)
October 2021C (no change)
September 2021C (no change)
August 2021C (no change)
July 2021C (no change)
June 2021C (no change)
May 2021C (no change)
April 2021C (was Aug 1, 2020)
March 2021Aug 1, 2020 (advanced 7 months)
February 2021Jan 1, 2020 (advanced 4 months)
January 2021Sep 1, 2019 (advanced 5 months)
December 2020Apr 1, 2019 (advanced 4 months)
November 2020Dec 1, 2018 (advanced 6 months)
October 2020Jun 1, 2018 (advanced 3 months)
September 2020Mar 1, 2018 (advanced 3 weeks)
August 2020Feb 8, 2018 (advanced 6 months)
July 2020Aug 22, 2017 (advanced 1 week)
June 2020Aug 15, 2017 (advanced 1 month)
May 2020Jul 15, 2017 (advanced 1 month)
April 2020Jun 8, 2017 (advanced 1 week)
March 2020Jun 1, 2017 (advanced 1 week)
February 2020May 22, 2017 (no change)
January 2020May 22, 2017 (advanced 1 week)
December 2019May 15, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
November 2019Feb 1, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
October 2019Nov 1, 2016 (advanced 2 years 10 months)
September 2019Jan 1, 2014 (moved back 2 years 6 months)
August 2019Jul 1, 2016 (moved back 10 months)
July 2019May 8, 2017 (advanced 3 months)
June 2019Feb 22, 2017 (no change)
May 2019Feb 22, 2017 (no change)
April 2019Feb 22, 2017 (no change)
March 2019Feb 22, 2017 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2019Feb 8, 2017 (advanced 2 months)
January 2019Dec 15, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
December 2018Sep 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
November 2018Jun 1, 2016 (no change)
October 2018Jun 1, 2016 (advanced 4 years 5 months)
September 2018Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
August 2018Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
July 2018Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
June 2018Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
May 2018Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
April 2018Jan 1, 2012 (was open to everyone)
March 2018C (no change)
February 2018C (no change)
January 2018C (no change)
December 2017C (no change)
November 2017C (no change)
October 2017C (was Jan 1, 2012)
September 2017Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
August 2017Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
July 2017Jan 1, 2012 (no change)
June 2017Jan 1, 2012 (was open to everyone)
May 2017C (no change)
April 2017C (no change)
March 2017C (no change)
February 2017C (no change)
January 2017C (no change)
December 2016C (no change)
November 2016C (no change)
October 2016C (was Jan 1, 2010)
September 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
August 2016Jan 1, 2010 (was open to everyone)
July 2016C (no change)
June 2016C (no change)
May 2016C (no change)
April 2016C (no change)
March 2016C (no change)
February 2016C (no change)
January 2016C (no change)
December 2015C (no change)
November 2015C (no change)
October 2015C

C = Current. U = Unavailable.

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