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Country
China - mainland · P3
Visa class as printed by the State Department
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Green card priority dates, updated monthly by the State Department. For this country the column is: China (mainland born).
That is 20 fewer than in January 2026 (46) — -43.5%.
P3 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).
All published months together: 3,520
Compare months or years
- Dec 20256
- Jan 202646
- Feb 202626
- Jan 2026 is 40 (666.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 20 (333.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 6 | 46 | 26 |
| Total | 6 | 46 | 26 |
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China - mainland · P3: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
- 20251,182
- 202672
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84 | 46 | -45.2% |
| February | 96 | 26 | -72.9% |
| March | 112 | – | – |
| April | 52 | – | – |
| May | 47 | – | – |
| June | 60 | – | – |
| July | 198 | – | – |
| August | 182 | – | – |
| September | 216 | – | – |
| October | 101 | – | – |
| November | 28 | – | – |
| December | 6 | – | – |
When is it busy? China - mainland · P3
Busiest month: August (26.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (2.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
Average of 4 full years (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.
China - mainland · P3: all published months
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '21 | 2 |
| Nov '21 | 10 |
| Dec '21 | 2 |
| Jan '22 | 18 |
| Feb '22 | 8 |
| Mar '22 | 2 |
| Apr '22 | 52 |
| May '22 | 6 |
| Jun '22 | 44 |
| Jul '22 | 81 |
| Aug '22 | 131 |
| Sep '22 | 16 |
| Oct '22 | 18 |
| Nov '22 | 2 |
| Dec '22 | 0 |
| Jan '23 | 0 |
| Feb '23 | 14 |
| Mar '23 | 1 |
| Apr '23 | 62 |
| May '23 | 48 |
| Jun '23 | 43 |
| Jul '23 | 97 |
| Aug '23 | 222 |
| Sep '23 | 78 |
| Oct '23 | 65 |
| Nov '23 | 18 |
| Dec '23 | 8 |
| Jan '24 | 21 |
| Feb '24 | 57 |
| Mar '24 | 105 |
| Apr '24 | 48 |
| May '24 | 25 |
| Jun '24 | 77 |
| Jul '24 | 118 |
| Aug '24 | 288 |
| Sep '24 | 204 |
| Oct '24 | 98 |
| Nov '24 | 91 |
| Dec '24 | 86 |
| Jan '25 | 84 |
| Feb '25 | 96 |
| Mar '25 | 112 |
| Apr '25 | 52 |
| May '25 | 47 |
| Jun '25 | 60 |
| Jul '25 | 198 |
| Aug '25 | 182 |
| Sep '25 | 216 |
| Oct '25 | 101 |
| Nov '25 | 28 |
| Dec '25 | 6 |
| Jan '26 | 46 |
| Feb '26 | 26 |