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EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin: August 2026 cutoffs, movement history, and USCIS chart
EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin August 2026 official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.
EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin tracks the current Chart A and Chart B cutoff dates, USCIS filing-chart source, and recent 12/36-month movement.
Use this page as a crawlable, shareable reference for the category rather than a one-off filter state on the homepage.
Check your priority date against both charts before making a filing plan: Chart A is closer to final approval, while Chart B is only an I-485 filing window when USCIS allows it for the month.
Current official cutoffs
EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B
Chart A: Final Action Dates
Dec 1, 2016Latest official issue: July 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 1044 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 450 days
Chart B: Dates for Filing
Mar 1, 2017Latest official issue: July 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 151 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 425 days
Movement history
Last 12 official cutoff rows
Positive movement means the cutoff advanced. Negative movement means retrogression. Blank movement usually means Current, Unavailable, or no comparable date.
| Issue | Chart A | Chart A movement | Chart B | Chart B movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026 | Dec 1, 2016 | Advanced 70 days | Mar 1, 2017 | No change |
| June 2026 | Sep 22, 2016 | No change | Mar 1, 2017 | No change |
| May 2026 | Sep 22, 2016 | Advanced 21 days | Mar 1, 2017 | Advanced 151 days |
| April 2026 | Sep 1, 2016 | Advanced 17 days | Oct 1, 2016 | No change |
| March 2026 | Aug 15, 2016 | No change | Oct 1, 2016 | Advanced 40 days |
| February 2026 | Aug 15, 2016 | No change | Aug 22, 2016 | No change |
| January 2026 | Aug 15, 2016 | Advanced 31 days | Aug 22, 2016 | Advanced 31 days |
| December 2025 | Jul 15, 2016 | Advanced 220 days | Jul 22, 2016 | Advanced 21 days |
| November 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | No change | Jul 1, 2016 | No change |
| October 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | No change | Jul 1, 2016 | Retrogressed 92 days |
| September 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | No change | Oct 1, 2016 | No change |
| August 2025 | Dec 8, 2015 | Advanced 685 days | Oct 1, 2016 | No change |
Category background
Understanding EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls
The oldest investor backlog
China was the first country to retrogress in EB-5 — in 2015 — after years in which Chinese investors made up the large majority of the program. The unreserved cutoff still sits in the mid-2010s, making this one of the longest-standing queues anywhere on the bulletin.
The line's history includes a near-death experience: the regional center program lapsed entirely from June 2021 to March 2022 when Congress failed to reauthorize it, freezing most pending Chinese cases until the Reform and Integrity Act revived the program with new rules and the set-aside structure.
What moves a decade-old queue
Forward movement here depends less on new demand than on attrition and arithmetic: denials, withdrawals, age-outs, and how many unused worldwide numbers fall through to the oldest dates. That is why the 36-month movement summary above is a better planning tool than any single bulletin.
Chinese investors entering the program today overwhelmingly file into the rural and high-unemployment set-asides, which have stayed Current — the unreserved date on this page is mostly the story of pre-2022 cases working their way out.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the current Chart A cutoff for EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin?
The EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff shown for August 2026 is Dec 1, 2016. If August 2026 is not published yet, the page uses the latest official DOS bulletin available.
What is the current Chart B cutoff for EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin?
The EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff is Mar 1, 2017. Whether Chart B can be used for I-485 filing still depends on the USCIS filing-chart guidance for the month.
Is this legal advice?
No. This is source-backed Visa Bulletin data and historical movement context from DOS and USCIS sources, not case-specific legal advice. Use it to compare your own priority date against Chart A and Chart B, then confirm the USCIS monthly filing-chart guidance before making a filing decision.
Official sources
DOS and USCIS source links
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