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EB-2 China approval dates

EB-2 — Second Preference: Advanced Degree or Exceptional Ability

(no change) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: Oct 1, 2021
Net movement: 9 years 9 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 2 weeks forward / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 134
EB-2 · China: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now Oct 1, 2021 20172019202120232025 20232010 Oct 2018: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Jun 2021: Largest advance since 2018 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Jul 2021: Largest advance since 2018 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Apr 2025: Largest advance since 2021 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Oct 1, 2021
Approval date Filing date Largest move in our archive (since Oct 2015), or since a named year
Cutoff Oct 2021, Nov 2026 bulletin: 5 years 1 month behind5 years 1 month behindCutoff Oct 2021Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for EB-2 China, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 9 years 9 months, from January 1, 2012 to October 1, 2021 — about 4 weeks forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 81 advanced, 3 moved back, and 49 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at October 1, 2021; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 1 month. Across 133 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-2 China, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 10 years, from January 1, 2013 to January 1, 2023 — about 4 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 34 advanced, 2 moved back, and 97 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at January 1, 2023; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 12 months.

Bulletin by bulletin

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FY22October 2021: heldNovember 2021: advancedDecember 2021: advancedJanuary 2022: advancedFebruary 2022: advancedMarch 2022: heldApril 2022: heldMay 2022: heldJune 2022: heldJuly 2022: advancedAugust 2022: heldSeptember 2022: heldFY21October 2020: advancedNovember 2020: advancedDecember 2020: advancedJanuary 2021: advancedFebruary 2021: advancedMarch 2021: advancedApril 2021: advancedMay 2021: advancedJune 2021: advancedJuly 2021: advancedAugust 2021: advancedSeptember 2021: advancedFY20October 2019: moved backNovember 2019: advancedDecember 2019: advancedJanuary 2020: advancedFebruary 2020: advancedMarch 2020: advancedApril 2020: advancedMay 2020: advancedJune 2020: advancedJuly 2020: advancedAugust 2020: advancedSeptember 2020: heldFY19October 2018: advancedNovember 2018: advancedDecember 2018: advancedJanuary 2019: advancedFebruary 2019: advancedMarch 2019: advancedApril 2019: advancedMay 2019: advancedJune 2019: advancedJuly 2019: advancedAugust 2019: advancedSeptember 2019: heldFY18October 2017: advancedNovember 2017: advancedDecember 2017: advancedJanuary 2018: advancedFebruary 2018: advancedMarch 2018: advancedApril 2018: advancedMay 2018: advancedJune 2018: heldJuly 2018: advancedAugust 2018: advancedSeptember 2018: moved backFY17October 2016: advancedNovember 2016: advancedDecember 2016: advancedJanuary 2017: advancedFebruary 2017: advancedMarch 2017: advancedApril 2017: advancedMay 2017: advancedJune 2017: advancedJuly 2017: advancedAugust 2017: advancedSeptember 2017: advancedFY16October 2015: no comparisonNovember 2015: advancedDecember 2015: heldJanuary 2016: heldFebruary 2016: advancedMarch 2016: advancedApril 2016: advancedMay 2016: heldJune 2016: moved backJuly 2016: heldAugust 2016: heldSeptember 2016: held
advanced · 17held · 33Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026Oct 1, 2021 (no change)
October 2026Oct 1, 2021 (advanced 1 month)
September 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
August 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
July 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
June 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
May 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
April 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
March 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
February 2026Sep 1, 2021 (no change)
January 2026Sep 1, 2021 (advanced 3 months)
December 2025Jun 1, 2021 (advanced 2 months)
Show all 134 bulletins
BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025Apr 1, 2021 (no change)
October 2025Apr 1, 2021 (advanced 4 months)
September 2025Dec 15, 2020 (no change)
August 2025Dec 15, 2020 (no change)
July 2025Dec 15, 2020 (advanced 2 weeks)
June 2025Dec 1, 2020 (advanced 2 months)
May 2025Oct 1, 2020 (no change)
April 2025Oct 1, 2020 (advanced 5 months)
March 2025May 8, 2020 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2025Apr 22, 2020 (no change)
January 2025Apr 22, 2020 (advanced 1 month)
December 2024Mar 22, 2020 (no change)
November 2024Mar 22, 2020 (no change)
October 2024Mar 22, 2020 (advanced 3 weeks)
September 2024Mar 1, 2020 (no change)
August 2024Mar 1, 2020 (no change)
July 2024Mar 1, 2020 (advanced 1 month)
June 2024Feb 1, 2020 (no change)
May 2024Feb 1, 2020 (no change)
April 2024Feb 1, 2020 (advanced 1 month)
March 2024Jan 1, 2020 (no change)
February 2024Jan 1, 2020 (no change)
January 2024Jan 1, 2020 (advanced 2 months)
December 2023Oct 22, 2019 (advanced 3 weeks)
November 2023Oct 1, 2019 (no change)
October 2023Oct 1, 2019 (advanced 3 months)
September 2023Jul 8, 2019 (no change)
August 2023Jul 8, 2019 (advanced 1 month)
July 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
June 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
May 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
April 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
March 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
February 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
January 2023Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
December 2022Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
November 2022Jun 8, 2019 (no change)
October 2022Jun 8, 2019 (advanced 2 months)
September 2022Apr 1, 2019 (no change)
August 2022Apr 1, 2019 (no change)
July 2022Apr 1, 2019 (advanced 1 month)
June 2022Mar 1, 2019 (no change)
May 2022Mar 1, 2019 (no change)
April 2022Mar 1, 2019 (no change)
March 2022Mar 1, 2019 (no change)
February 2022Mar 1, 2019 (advanced 1 month)
January 2022Jan 22, 2019 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2021Jan 1, 2019 (advanced 2 months)
November 2021Nov 15, 2018 (advanced 4 months)
October 2021Jul 1, 2018 (no change)
September 2021Jul 1, 2018 (advanced 3 months)
August 2021Apr 1, 2018 (advanced 4 months)
July 2021Dec 1, 2017 (advanced 7 months)
June 2021May 1, 2017 (advanced 5 months)
May 2021Dec 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
April 2021Sep 1, 2016 (advanced 2 months)
March 2021Jul 15, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
February 2021Jun 15, 2016 (advanced 2 weeks)
January 2021Jun 1, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
December 2020May 1, 2016 (advanced 1 week)
November 2020Apr 22, 2016 (advanced 2 months)
October 2020Mar 1, 2016 (advanced 2 months)
September 2020Jan 15, 2016 (no change)
August 2020Jan 15, 2016 (advanced 2 months)
July 2020Nov 8, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
June 2020Nov 1, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
May 2020Oct 1, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
April 2020Sep 1, 2015 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2020Aug 15, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
February 2020Jul 15, 2015 (advanced 2 weeks)
January 2020Jul 1, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
December 2019Jun 22, 2015 (advanced 3 months)
November 2019Mar 15, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
October 2019Jan 1, 2015 (moved back 2 years)
September 2019Jan 1, 2017 (no change)
August 2019Jan 1, 2017 (advanced 2 months)
July 2019Nov 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
June 2019Aug 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
May 2019May 15, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
April 2019Apr 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
March 2019Jan 1, 2016 (advanced 3 months)
February 2019Oct 1, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
January 2019Aug 1, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
December 2018Jul 1, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
November 2018May 15, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
October 2018Apr 1, 2015 (advanced 2 years 3 months)
September 2018Jan 1, 2013 (moved back 2 years 2 months)
August 2018Mar 1, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
July 2018Jan 1, 2015 (advanced 4 months)
June 2018Sep 1, 2014 (no change)
May 2018Sep 1, 2014 (advanced 1 month)
April 2018Aug 1, 2014 (advanced 8 months)
March 2018Dec 8, 2013 (advanced 2 months)
February 2018Oct 1, 2013 (advanced 2 months)
January 2018Aug 8, 2013 (advanced 1 month)
December 2017Jul 1, 2013 (advanced 2 weeks)
November 2017Jun 15, 2013 (advanced 3 weeks)
October 2017May 22, 2013 (advanced 1 week)
September 2017May 15, 2013 (advanced 3 weeks)
August 2017Apr 22, 2013 (advanced 1 month)
July 2017Mar 22, 2013 (advanced 3 weeks)
June 2017Mar 1, 2013 (advanced 3 weeks)
May 2017Feb 8, 2013 (advanced 3 weeks)
April 2017Jan 15, 2013 (advanced 1 month)
March 2017Dec 15, 2012 (advanced 1 month)
February 2017Nov 15, 2012 (advanced 1 month)
January 2017Oct 15, 2012 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2016Sep 22, 2012 (advanced 2 months)
November 2016Jul 15, 2012 (advanced 5 months)
October 2016Feb 15, 2012 (advanced 2 years 1 month)
September 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
August 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
July 2016Jan 1, 2010 (no change)
June 2016Jan 1, 2010 (moved back 2 years 8 months)
May 2016Sep 1, 2012 (no change)
April 2016Sep 1, 2012 (advanced 1 month)
March 2016Aug 1, 2012 (advanced 5 months)
February 2016Mar 1, 2012 (advanced 1 month)
January 2016Feb 1, 2012 (no change)
December 2015Feb 1, 2012 (no change)
November 2015Feb 1, 2012 (advanced 1 month)
October 2015Jan 1, 2012

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