EB-5 Unreserved China Green Card Wait Time
Employment Fifth Preference, Unreserved, chargeability China (mainland born). Every Visa Bulletin from May 2022 to September 2026.
How the EB-5 Unreserved China cutoff date has moved
The last twelve bulletins
| Bulletin | Final action date | Moved | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Dec 1, 2016 | no movement | Mar 1, 2017 |
| July 2026 | Dec 1, 2016 | ▲ +70 days | Mar 1, 2017 |
| June 2026 | Sep 22, 2016 | no movement | Mar 1, 2017 |
| May 2026 | Sep 22, 2016 | ▲ +21 days | Mar 1, 2017 |
| April 2026 | Sep 1, 2016 | ▲ +17 days | Oct 1, 2016 |
| March 2026 | Aug 15, 2016 | no movement | Oct 1, 2016 |
| February 2026 | Aug 15, 2016 | no movement | Aug 22, 2016 |
| January 2026 | Aug 15, 2016 | ▲ +31 days | Aug 22, 2016 |
| December 2025 | Jul 15, 2016 | ▲ +220 days | Jul 22, 2016 |
| November 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | no movement | Jul 1, 2016 |
| October 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | no movement | Jul 1, 2016 |
| September 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | no movement | Oct 1, 2016 |
When this category went backwards
The cutoff date for EB-5 Unreserved China has retrogressed 2 times in the published record. A retrogression means the State Department pulled the date back, so people who were about to become eligible went back into the queue.
| Bulletin | From | To | Days lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Jul 15, 2016 | Jan 22, 2014 | ▼ -905 days |
| October 2022 | Dec 22, 2015 | Mar 22, 2015 | ▼ -275 days |
Where these numbers come from
Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the monthly Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Each bulletin is parsed into a machine-readable record and checked against the published page before it is committed, so the series here is the bulletin's own wording, not a restatement of it. The movement and backlog columns are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page.
Source
Every date on this page comes from the September 2026 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.
Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: data@visabacklog.com.
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