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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F1 Mexico priority date: Sep 8, 2008 in October 2026

The F1 Mexico final action date is Sep 8, 2008, the date for filing Dec 1, 2008. It moved forward 8.2 mo this month. Below: the real wait of every filing year, the months in which this line moves, and every bulletin since 2003.

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Final action dateSep 8, 2008+8.2 mo
Date for filingDec 1, 2008reaches final action in ~15 mo
Wait at the front18.1 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years23.2months of dates per year
Since 2003

F1 Mexico: final action date and date for filing

199020002010200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Final action dateDate for filing

Cut-off date (y) in each month's bulletin (x). The gap between the lines is how early you can file before approval is possible.

Real waits

How long people with each priority date waited

Priority dateBecame currentWait
January 2004November 202420.8 years
January 2005May 202520.3 years
January 2006December 202519.9 years
January 2007April 202619.2 years
January 2008October 202618.7 years
January 2009still waiting17.7 years so far
January 2010still waiting16.7 years so far
January 2011still waiting15.7 years so far
January 2012still waiting14.7 years so far
January 2013still waiting13.7 years so far
January 2014still waiting12.7 years so far
January 2015still waiting11.7 years so far
January 2016still waiting10.7 years so far
January 2017still waiting9.7 years so far
January 2018still waiting8.7 years so far
January 2019still waiting7.7 years so far
January 2020still waiting6.7 years so far
January 2021still waiting5.7 years so far
January 2022still waiting4.7 years so far
January 2023still waiting3.7 years so far
January 2024still waiting2.7 years so far
January 2025still waiting1.7 years so far

The first bulletin in which the final action date passed 1 January of that year. Counted from the filing date: a line that was current when the petition was filed shows “no wait”.

By month of the year

When F1 Mexico moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October74 %0 %5.6 mo23
November73 %0 %16 d22
December61 %0 %30 d23
January61 %0 %14 d23
February65 %0 %14 d23
March48 %0 %14 d23
April70 %0 %14 d23
May57 %9 %24 d23
June64 %0 %30 d22
July61 %13 %43 d23
August39 %4 %17 d23
September43 %0 %17 d23

Share of bulletins for that month, since 2003, in which the final action date advanced or went back; typical advance = the median of the months it moved. In fiscal-year order (October first).

36 months

F1 Mexico month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Sep 8, 2008+8.2 moDec 1, 200818.1 yr
September 2026Jan 1, 2008+31 dDec 1, 200818.7 yr
August 2026Dec 1, 2007+23 dDec 1, 200818.7 yr
July 2026Nov 8, 2007Oct 1, 200818.6 yr
June 2026Nov 8, 2007+2.8 moOct 1, 200818.6 yr
May 2026Aug 15, 2007+5.9 moOct 1, 200818.7 yr
April 2026Feb 15, 2007+55 dApr 15, 200819.1 yr
March 2026Dec 22, 2006Dec 1, 200719.2 yr
February 2026Dec 22, 2006+3.7 moDec 1, 200719.1 yr
January 2026Sep 1, 2006+6.0 moSep 1, 200719.3 yr
December 2025Mar 1, 2006+3.3 moMar 1, 200719.8 yr
November 2025Nov 22, 2005Mar 1, 200719.9 yr
October 2025Nov 22, 2005+7.0 moOct 8, 200619.9 yr
September 2025Apr 22, 2005Jun 1, 200620.4 yr
August 2025Apr 22, 2005Jun 1, 200620.3 yr
July 2025Apr 22, 2005Jun 1, 200620.2 yr
June 2025Apr 22, 2005Apr 1, 200620.1 yr
May 2025Apr 22, 2005+3.6 moApr 1, 200620.0 yr
April 2025Jan 1, 2005+40 dApr 1, 200620.2 yr
March 2025Nov 22, 2004Oct 1, 200520.3 yr
February 2025Nov 22, 2004Oct 1, 200520.2 yr
January 2025Nov 22, 2004Oct 1, 200520.1 yr
December 2024Nov 22, 2004Oct 1, 200520.0 yr
November 2024Nov 22, 2004+22.7 moOct 1, 200519.9 yr
October 2024Jan 1, 2003+7.8 moOct 1, 200521.7 yr
September 2024May 8, 2002Apr 1, 200522.3 yr
August 2024May 8, 2002Apr 1, 200522.2 yr
July 2024May 8, 2002+4.2 moApr 1, 200522.1 yr
June 2024Jan 1, 2002+2.6 moApr 1, 200522.4 yr
May 2024Oct 15, 2001+5.5 moApr 1, 200522.5 yr
April 2024May 1, 2001Apr 1, 200522.9 yr
March 2024May 1, 2001Apr 1, 200522.8 yr
February 2024May 1, 2001Apr 1, 200522.8 yr
January 2024May 1, 2001Apr 1, 200522.7 yr
December 2023May 1, 2001Apr 1, 200522.6 yr
November 2023May 1, 2001Apr 1, 200522.5 yr

What this means if you are in the F1 Mexico line

F1 is the family-sponsored category for unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) of U.S. citizens. People charged to Mexico – normally those born there – have their own column because demand from Mexico is above the 7 % per-country limit. Your green card can be approved in the month the final action date passes your priority date.

At the speed of the last five years (23.2 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 0.5 years to clear; the last twelve months were faster than that. The table of real waits above shows what that has meant for earlier filers. The line has gone backwards 6 times since 2003 – most often near the end of the fiscal year – so a date that is close is not safe until it is passed.

When the date for filing passes your priority date and USCIS accepts chart B that month, you can file the I-485 and get a work permit and travel document while you wait; for this line the final action date has then arrived a median of 15 months later.

Every F1 Mexico retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F1 Mexico questions

What is the F1 Mexico priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F1 Mexico final action date is Sep 8, 2008 and the date for filing is Dec 1, 2008. It moved forward 8.2 mo from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F1 Mexico wait?

The cut-off is 18.1 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2008 became current in October 2026, after 18.7 years. Priority dates from 2009 on are still waiting.

How fast does F1 Mexico move?

33.6 mo/yr over the last year, 30.3 mo/yr over three years, 23.2 mo/yr over five and 16.1 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F1 Mexico usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (74 % of years) and gone backwards most often in July (13 %). October is the start of the fiscal year, when new visa numbers arrive.

How long after the date for filing does the final action date catch up?

For F1 Mexico, a date for filing has taken a median of 15 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 38 months in 127 bulletins since October 2015; 6 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F1 Mexico ever retrogressed?

6 times since 2003, most recently in July 2019 (12.2 mo back). The largest was 141.7 mo in July 2005.

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Other F1 lines and categories

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov), every monthly bulletin since 2003, parsed by 77.today. A bulletin can be revised after release; the State Department's page is the binding text. Not legal advice.

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