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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F2A Rest of world priority date: Sep 22, 2026 in October 2026

The F2A Rest of world final action date is Sep 22, 2026, the date for filing Current. It moved forward 31 d 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 22, 2026+31 d
Date for filingCurrentreaches final action in ~10 mo
Wait at the front0.0 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years20.7months of dates per year
Since 2003

F2A Rest of world: final action date and date for filing

200020102020200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 20084.8 years
January 2005August 20094.6 years
January 2006February 20104.1 years
January 2007June 20103.4 years
January 2008July 20102.5 years
January 2009August 20101.6 years
January 2010October 20100.7 years
January 2011May 20132.3 years
January 2012August 20131.6 years
January 2013August 20130.6 years
January 2014September 20151.7 years
January 2015November 20161.8 years
January 2016January 20182.0 years
January 2017March 20192.2 years
January 2018July 20191.5 years
January 2019July 20190.5 years
January 2020January 2020no wait
January 2021January 2021no wait
January 2022January 2022no wait
January 2023January 2023no wait
January 2024October 20251.7 years
January 2025August 20261.6 years

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 F2A Rest of world moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October83 %0 %37 d23
November68 %0 %31 d22
December65 %0 %37 d23
January65 %4 %38 d23
February65 %0 %29 d23
March61 %4 %31 d23
April70 %4 %45 d23
May70 %0 %54 d23
June68 %9 %54 d22
July65 %4 %45 d23
August61 %4 %51 d23
September57 %0 %2.5 mo23

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

F2A Rest of world month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Sep 22, 2026+31 dCurrent0.0 yr
September 2026Aug 22, 2026+31 dCurrent0.0 yr
August 2026Jul 22, 2026+18.6 moCurrent0.0 yr
July 2026Jan 1, 2025Current1.5 yr
June 2026Jan 1, 2025+5.0 moCurrent1.4 yr
May 2026Aug 1, 2024+6.0 moCurrent1.7 yr
April 2026Feb 1, 2024Current2.2 yr
March 2026Feb 1, 2024Feb 22, 20262.1 yr
February 2026Feb 1, 2024Jan 22, 20262.0 yr
January 2026Feb 1, 2024Dec 22, 20251.9 yr
December 2025Feb 1, 2024Nov 22, 20251.8 yr
November 2025Feb 1, 2024Oct 22, 20251.7 yr
October 2025Feb 1, 2024+17.0 moSep 22, 20251.7 yr
September 2025Sep 1, 2022Jun 1, 20253.0 yr
August 2025Sep 1, 2022Apr 1, 20252.9 yr
July 2025Sep 1, 2022+8.0 moMar 1, 20252.8 yr
June 2025Jan 1, 2022Feb 1, 20253.4 yr
May 2025Jan 1, 2022Feb 1, 20253.3 yr
April 2025Jan 1, 2022Oct 15, 20243.2 yr
March 2025Jan 1, 2022Jul 15, 20243.2 yr
February 2025Jan 1, 2022Jul 15, 20243.1 yr
January 2025Jan 1, 2022Jul 15, 20243.0 yr
December 2024Jan 1, 2022Jul 15, 20242.9 yr
November 2024Jan 1, 2022+40 dJul 15, 20242.8 yr
October 2024Nov 22, 2021+7 dJul 15, 20242.9 yr
September 2024Nov 15, 2021Jun 15, 20242.8 yr
August 2024Nov 15, 2021Jun 15, 20242.7 yr
July 2024Nov 15, 2021Nov 1, 20232.6 yr
June 2024Nov 15, 2021+5.5 moSep 1, 20232.5 yr
May 2024Jun 1, 2021+8.7 moSep 1, 20232.9 yr
April 2024Sep 8, 2020+2.6 moSep 1, 20233.6 yr
March 2024Jun 22, 2020+4.4 moSep 1, 20233.7 yr
February 2024Feb 8, 2020+3.3 moSep 1, 20234.0 yr
January 2024Nov 1, 2019+8.7 moSep 1, 20234.2 yr
December 2023Feb 8, 2019Sep 1, 20234.8 yr
November 2023Feb 8, 2019Sep 1, 20234.7 yr

What this means if you are in the F2A Rest of world line

F2A is the family-sponsored category for spouses and unmarried children under 21 of permanent residents. This page covers every country without a column of its own in the Visa Bulletin – all except mainland China, India, Mexico and the Philippines. 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 (20.7 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 0.6 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 7 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 10 months later.

Every F2A Rest of world retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F2A Rest of world questions

What is the F2A Rest of world priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F2A Rest of world final action date is Sep 22, 2026 and the date for filing is Current. It moved forward 31 d from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F2A Rest of world wait?

The cut-off is 0.0 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2025 became current in August 2026, after 1.6 years.

How fast does F2A Rest of world move?

31.7 mo/yr over the last year, 31.4 mo/yr over three years, 20.7 mo/yr over five and 14.1 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F2A Rest of world usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (83 % of years) and gone backwards most often in June (9 %). 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 F2A Rest of world, a date for filing has taken a median of 10 months to become the final action date (between 0 and 25 months in 109 bulletins since October 2015).

Has F2A Rest of world ever retrogressed?

7 times since 2003, most recently in August 2023 (35.0 mo back). The largest was 35.0 mo in August 2023.

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Other F2A 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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