I was born in Hong Kong. Do I use the China column?

No. The China column is for mainland-born applicants.

What is the EB-2 China priority date forecast for next fiscal year?

No official long-range forecast exists. The State Department sometimes comments in the bulletin notes; see where projections appear.

Is it worth filing NIW from China with an older priority date?

If you already hold an earlier EB-2 date from an approved I-140, a later petition can often keep it. Compare EB-1 and EB-2 China rows and ask an attorney.

Countries

Where does China stand in this month's Visa Bulletin, across every category?

Updated November 12, 2026 · Not legal advice

The bulletin's China column is "China-mainland born": it applies to people born in mainland China, not Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan, which use the all-chargeability column. The table below shows every category for China-mainland born from the current official bulletin.

China-mainland born: every category this month

Open the official Visa Bulletin and read the "China-mainland born" column of both the family and employment charts. We never type dates by hand: this table fills in automatically once our fetch has read the official bulletin.

For November 2026, USCIS says family-based filers use Dates for Filing and employment-based filers use Dates for Filing (USCIS filing charts).

Who uses the China column

Chargeability is by place of birth. Applicants born in Taiwan are charged to Taiwan and those born in Hong Kong are charged to Hong Kong, which today fall in the all-chargeability column. A spouse born outside mainland China can sometimes let the family use the spouse's column (cross-chargeability).

The China lines people watch

EB-1 and EB-2 China: compared constantly because upgrading from EB-2 to EB-1 is common. See EB-2 China vs EB-1 China.
EB-5 China unreserved: long-standing cutoff for mainland-born investors; set-aside rows can differ. See EB-5 explained.
Family categories: usually close to the all-chargeability dates.

Movement history

This table is built month by month from the official bulletins as we read them, so it only shows months we have fetched. Until then, past bulletins are in the official archive.

Quick answers

I was born in Hong Kong. Do I use the China column?: No. The China column is for mainland-born applicants.
What is the EB-2 China priority date forecast for next fiscal year?: No official long-range forecast exists. The State Department sometimes comments in the bulletin notes; see where projections appear.
Is it worth filing NIW from China with an older priority date?: If you already hold an earlier EB-2 date from an approved I-140, a later petition can often keep it. Compare EB-1 and EB-2 China rows and ask an attorney.

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Sources

Checked: November 12, 2026