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Other Workers China Visa Bulletin: October 2026 Cutoffs
Other Workers 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.
Other Workers 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
Other Workers China Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B
Chart A: Final Action Dates
Oct 1, 2019Latest official issue: October 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 669 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 1369 days
Chart B: Dates for Filing
Oct 1, 2020Latest official issue: October 2026- Last 12 months
- Advanced 731 days
- Last 36 months
- Advanced 1218 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Oct 1, 2019 | Advanced 153 days | Oct 1, 2020 | Advanced 366 days |
| September 2026 | May 1, 2019 | No change | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| August 2026 | May 1, 2019 | Advanced 30 days | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| July 2026 | Apr 1, 2019 | No change | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| June 2026 | Apr 1, 2019 | Advanced 59 days | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| May 2026 | Feb 1, 2019 | No change | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| April 2026 | Feb 1, 2019 | Advanced 55 days | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| March 2026 | Dec 8, 2018 | No change | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| February 2026 | Dec 8, 2018 | No change | Oct 1, 2019 | No change |
| January 2026 | Dec 8, 2018 | Advanced 365 days | Oct 1, 2019 | Advanced 365 days |
| December 2025 | Dec 8, 2017 | Advanced 7 days | Oct 1, 2018 | No change |
| November 2025 | Dec 1, 2017 | No change | Oct 1, 2018 | No change |
Category background
Understanding Other Workers China Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls
Why China's Other Workers line is uniquely slow
Other Workers China is routinely the most backlogged employment line on the entire bulletin, with cutoffs that have run more than a decade behind. The reason is a statutory quirk: the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 requires up to 1,000 visas a year to be deducted from China's Other Workers allocation as an offset for the green cards granted to Chinese students after Tiananmen.
Stack that offset on top of an already tiny worldwide Other Workers pool of about 10,000 and a 7% country cap, and China's effective annual supply in this line can approach zero.
What that means for real cases
If you are China-chargeable and your position can plausibly be classified as skilled (two years of training or experience), the difference between Other Workers and EB-3 proper is not cosmetic — it can be a decade of waiting. This is a classification question to resolve with your employer and lawyer at the PERM stage, not after I-140 approval.
Movement on this page is rare and small; treat any advance in the history table as supply arithmetic rather than a trend. Cross-chargeability through a spouse born elsewhere, where available, changes outcomes here more than any bulletin movement will.
FAQ
Common questions
What is the current Chart A cutoff for Other Workers China Visa Bulletin?
The Other Workers China Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff for October 2026 is Oct 1, 2019.
What is the current Chart B cutoff for Other Workers China Visa Bulletin?
The Other Workers China Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff for October 2026 is Oct 1, 2020. 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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