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EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin: October 2026 Cutoffs

EB-5 Unreserved China Visa Bulletin October 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.

October 2026 is published. Shown: official October 2026 cutoffs, not a forecast. Check USCIS guidance for the filing month.

Issue: October 2026Data updated: USCIS filing chart

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: October 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 359 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 427 days
View DOS source

Chart B: Dates for Filing

Mar 1, 2021Latest official issue: October 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1704 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 1520 days
View DOS source

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.

IssueChart AChart A movementChart BChart B movement
October 2026Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 1, 2021Advanced 1461 days
September 2026Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 1, 2017No change
August 2026Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 1, 2017No change
July 2026Dec 1, 2016Advanced 70 daysMar 1, 2017No change
June 2026Sep 22, 2016No changeMar 1, 2017No change
May 2026Sep 22, 2016Advanced 21 daysMar 1, 2017Advanced 151 days
April 2026Sep 1, 2016Advanced 17 daysOct 1, 2016No change
March 2026Aug 15, 2016No changeOct 1, 2016Advanced 40 days
February 2026Aug 15, 2016No changeAug 22, 2016No change
January 2026Aug 15, 2016Advanced 31 daysAug 22, 2016Advanced 31 days
December 2025Jul 15, 2016Advanced 220 daysJul 22, 2016Advanced 21 days
November 2025Dec 8, 2015No changeJul 1, 2016No 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 for October 2026 is Dec 1, 2016.

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 for October 2026 is Mar 1, 2021. 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

October 2026 — DOS Visa BulletinDOS Visa Bulletin archiveUSCIS Adjustment of Status Filing ChartsUSCIS October 2026 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

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