China-Mainland Born EB-5 Non-Regional Center Visa Categories Are Current For December

The Department of State's Visa Bulletin for December 2021 notes that China-mainland born EB-5 (C5 and T5) non-regional center visa categories (i.e., "direct" EB-5 investors) are "Current" for December. Both the filing date and final action date are "Current," meaning that in December, qualified Chinese EB-5 applicants in the visa phase can get green cards regardless of their priority date.

If China-mainland-born number use were to increase at a level that could potentially jeopardize visa availability under the overall FY 2022 employment-based fifth preference annual limit, it would then be necessary to once again impose a final action date, the bulletin says.

The bulletin also notes that: