Category History

EB-5 China approval dates

EB-5 — Fifth Preference: Employment Creation (Unreserved)

(no change) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: Dec 1, 2016
Net movement: 3 years 2 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 1 day back / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 134
EB-5 · China: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now Dec 1, 2016 20172019202120232025 20212013 Mar 2020: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Mar 2023: Largest advance since 2020 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Oct 2024: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Aug 2025: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Dec 1, 2016
Approval date Filing date Largest move in our archive (since Oct 2015), or since a named year C = Current
Cutoff Dec 2016, Nov 2026 bulletin: 9 years 11 months behind9 years 11 months behindCutoff Dec 2016Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for EB-5 China, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 3 years 2 months, from October 8, 2013 to December 1, 2016 — about 1 week forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 60 advanced, 2 moved back, and 69 held unchanged. The category was open to everyone in 6 months. As of November 2026 it is listed at December 1, 2016; the most recent change came in July 2026, when it advanced 2 months. Across 126 measured changes in the archive, the approval date cutoff typically moved back about 1 day per bulletin, leaving out 4 exceptional jumps. This archive holds 134 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for EB-5 China, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 5 years 10 months, from May 1, 2015 to March 1, 2021 — about 2 weeks forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 18 advanced, 4 moved back, and 109 held unchanged. The category was open to everyone in 6 months. As of November 2026 it is listed at March 1, 2021; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 4 years.

Bulletin by bulletin

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FY22October 2021: heldNovember 2021: heldDecember 2021: open to everyoneJanuary 2022: open to everyoneFebruary 2022: open to everyoneMarch 2022: open to everyoneApril 2022: open to everyoneMay 2022: open to everyoneJune 2022: advancedJuly 2022: heldAugust 2022: heldSeptember 2022: advancedFY21October 2020: heldNovember 2020: heldDecember 2020: heldJanuary 2021: heldFebruary 2021: heldMarch 2021: heldApril 2021: heldMay 2021: heldJune 2021: advancedJuly 2021: advancedAugust 2021: advancedSeptember 2021: advancedFY20October 2019: heldNovember 2019: advancedDecember 2019: advancedJanuary 2020: advancedFebruary 2020: advancedMarch 2020: advancedApril 2020: heldMay 2020: advancedJune 2020: advancedJuly 2020: advancedAugust 2020: advancedSeptember 2020: advancedFY19October 2018: advancedNovember 2018: heldDecember 2018: advancedJanuary 2019: advancedFebruary 2019: heldMarch 2019: advancedApril 2019: advancedMay 2019: advancedJune 2019: advancedJuly 2019: heldAugust 2019: advancedSeptember 2019: advancedFY18October 2017: advancedNovember 2017: advancedDecember 2017: advancedJanuary 2018: advancedFebruary 2018: heldMarch 2018: heldApril 2018: heldMay 2018: heldJune 2018: advancedJuly 2018: heldAugust 2018: heldSeptember 2018: advancedFY17October 2016: advancedNovember 2016: advancedDecember 2016: advancedJanuary 2017: advancedFebruary 2017: advancedMarch 2017: advancedApril 2017: advancedMay 2017: advancedJune 2017: advancedJuly 2017: heldAugust 2017: advancedSeptember 2017: heldFY16October 2015: no comparisonNovember 2015: advancedDecember 2015: advancedJanuary 2016: advancedFebruary 2016: advancedMarch 2016: advancedApril 2016: advancedMay 2016: advancedJune 2016: advancedJuly 2016: heldAugust 2016: heldSeptember 2016: held
advanced · 12held · 36moved back · 2Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026Dec 1, 2016 (no change)
October 2026Dec 1, 2016 (no change)
September 2026Dec 1, 2016 (no change)
August 2026Dec 1, 2016 (no change)
July 2026Dec 1, 2016 (advanced 2 months)
June 2026Sep 22, 2016 (no change)
May 2026Sep 22, 2016 (advanced 3 weeks)
April 2026Sep 1, 2016 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2026Aug 15, 2016 (no change)
February 2026Aug 15, 2016 (no change)
January 2026Aug 15, 2016 (advanced 1 month)
December 2025Jul 15, 2016 (advanced 7 months)
Show all 134 bulletins
BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025Dec 8, 2015 (no change)
October 2025Dec 8, 2015 (no change)
September 2025Dec 8, 2015 (no change)
August 2025Dec 8, 2015 (advanced 23 months)
July 2025Jan 22, 2014 (no change)
June 2025Jan 22, 2014 (no change)
May 2025Jan 22, 2014 (no change)
April 2025Jan 22, 2014 (moved back 2 years 6 months)
March 2025Jul 15, 2016 (no change)
February 2025Jul 15, 2016 (no change)
January 2025Jul 15, 2016 (no change)
December 2024Jul 15, 2016 (no change)
November 2024Jul 15, 2016 (no change)
October 2024Jul 15, 2016 (advanced 7 months)
September 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
August 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
July 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
June 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
May 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
April 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
March 2024Dec 15, 2015 (no change)
February 2024Dec 15, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
January 2024Dec 8, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
December 2023Oct 1, 2015 (no change)
November 2023Oct 1, 2015 (no change)
October 2023Oct 1, 2015 (advanced 3 weeks)
September 2023Sep 8, 2015 (no change)
August 2023Sep 8, 2015 (no change)
July 2023Sep 8, 2015 (no change)
June 2023Sep 8, 2015 (no change)
May 2023Sep 8, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
April 2023Jul 8, 2015 (no change)
March 2023Jul 8, 2015 (advanced 4 months)
February 2023Mar 22, 2015 (no change)
January 2023Mar 22, 2015 (no change)
December 2022Mar 22, 2015 (no change)
November 2022Mar 22, 2015 (no change)
October 2022Mar 22, 2015 (moved back 9 months)
September 2022Dec 22, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
August 2022Nov 22, 2015 (no change)
July 2022Nov 22, 2015 (no change)
June 2022Nov 22, 2015 (was open to everyone)
May 2022C (no change)
April 2022C (no change)
March 2022C (no change)
February 2022C (no change)
January 2022C (no change)
December 2021C (was Nov 22, 2015)
November 2021Nov 22, 2015 (no change)
October 2021Nov 22, 2015 (no change)
September 2021Nov 22, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
August 2021Nov 15, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
July 2021Nov 8, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
June 2021Sep 15, 2015 (advanced 1 month)
May 2021Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
April 2021Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
March 2021Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
February 2021Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
January 2021Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
December 2020Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
November 2020Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
October 2020Aug 15, 2015 (no change)
September 2020Aug 15, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
August 2020Aug 8, 2015 (advanced 2 weeks)
July 2020Jul 22, 2015 (advanced 1 week)
June 2020Jul 15, 2015 (advanced 2 weeks)
May 2020Jul 1, 2015 (advanced 2 months)
April 2020May 15, 2015 (no change)
March 2020May 15, 2015 (advanced 5 months)
February 2020Dec 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
January 2020Nov 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
December 2019Nov 15, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
November 2019Nov 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
October 2019Oct 22, 2014 (no change)
September 2019Oct 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
August 2019Oct 15, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
July 2019Oct 1, 2014 (no change)
June 2019Oct 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
May 2019Sep 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
April 2019Sep 15, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
March 2019Sep 8, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
February 2019Sep 1, 2014 (no change)
January 2019Sep 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
December 2018Aug 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
November 2018Aug 15, 2014 (no change)
October 2018Aug 15, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
September 2018Aug 8, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
August 2018Aug 1, 2014 (no change)
July 2018Aug 1, 2014 (no change)
June 2018Aug 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
May 2018Jul 22, 2014 (no change)
April 2018Jul 22, 2014 (no change)
March 2018Jul 22, 2014 (no change)
February 2018Jul 22, 2014 (no change)
January 2018Jul 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
December 2017Jul 15, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
November 2017Jul 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
October 2017Jun 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
September 2017Jun 15, 2014 (no change)
August 2017Jun 15, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
July 2017Jun 8, 2014 (no change)
June 2017Jun 8, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
May 2017Jun 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
April 2017May 22, 2014 (advanced 3 weeks)
March 2017May 1, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2017Apr 15, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
January 2017Apr 8, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
December 2016Mar 22, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
November 2016Mar 8, 2014 (advanced 2 weeks)
October 2016Feb 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
September 2016Feb 15, 2014 (no change)
August 2016Feb 15, 2014 (no change)
July 2016Feb 15, 2014 (no change)
June 2016Feb 15, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
May 2016Feb 8, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
April 2016Feb 1, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
March 2016Jan 22, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
February 2016Jan 15, 2014 (advanced 1 week)
January 2016Jan 8, 2014 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2015Dec 15, 2013 (advanced 3 weeks)
November 2015Nov 22, 2013 (advanced 1 month)
October 2015Oct 8, 2013

C = Current. U = Unavailable.

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