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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F2B Mexico priority date: May 15, 2010 in October 2026

The F2B Mexico final action date is May 15, 2010, the date for filing Mar 22, 2011. It moved forward 14.9 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 dateMay 15, 2010+14.9 mo
Date for filingMar 22, 2011reaches final action in ~7 mo
Wait at the front16.4 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years24.4months of dates per year
Since 2003

F2B 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 2004May 202420.3 years
January 2005October 202419.7 years
January 2006July 202519.5 years
January 2007September 202518.7 years
January 2008December 202517.9 years
January 2009February 202617.1 years
January 2010October 202616.7 years
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 F2B Mexico moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October83 %0 %31 d23
November64 %0 %21 d22
December43 %0 %23 d23
January57 %0 %23 d23
February48 %4 %24 d23
March52 %0 %22 d23
April43 %0 %38 d23
May48 %4 %41 d23
June64 %5 %31 d22
July61 %4 %54 d23
August52 %4 %29 d23
September52 %4 %21 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

F2B Mexico month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026May 15, 2010+14.9 moMar 22, 201116.4 yr
September 2026Feb 15, 2009May 15, 201017.5 yr
August 2026Feb 15, 2009May 15, 201017.5 yr
July 2026Feb 15, 2009May 15, 201017.4 yr
June 2026Feb 15, 2009May 15, 201017.3 yr
May 2026Feb 15, 2009May 15, 201017.2 yr
April 2026Feb 15, 2009May 15, 201017.1 yr
March 2026Feb 15, 2009Feb 15, 201017.0 yr
February 2026Feb 15, 2009+3.0 moFeb 15, 201017.0 yr
January 2026Nov 15, 2008+6.0 moNov 15, 200917.1 yr
December 2025May 15, 2008+5.0 moMay 15, 200917.5 yr
November 2025Dec 15, 2007May 15, 200917.9 yr
October 2025Dec 15, 2007+8.5 moDec 15, 200817.8 yr
September 2025Apr 1, 2007+3.0 moApr 1, 200818.4 yr
August 2025Jan 1, 2007Apr 1, 200818.6 yr
July 2025Jan 1, 2007+12.0 moApr 1, 200818.5 yr
June 2025Jan 1, 2006Apr 1, 200719.4 yr
May 2025Jan 1, 2006Apr 1, 200719.3 yr
April 2025Jan 1, 2006+6.0 moApr 1, 200719.2 yr
March 2025Jul 1, 2005Oct 1, 200619.7 yr
February 2025Jul 1, 2005Oct 1, 200619.6 yr
January 2025Jul 1, 2005Oct 1, 200619.5 yr
December 2024Jul 1, 2005Jul 1, 200619.4 yr
November 2024Jul 1, 2005+5.5 moJul 1, 200619.3 yr
October 2024Jan 15, 2005+6.0 moAug 1, 200519.7 yr
September 2024Jul 15, 2004May 1, 200520.1 yr
August 2024Jul 15, 2004+7 dMay 1, 200520.0 yr
July 2024Jul 8, 2004May 1, 200520.0 yr
June 2024Jul 8, 2004+4.2 moNov 1, 200419.9 yr
May 2024Mar 1, 2004+4.3 moSep 1, 200420.2 yr
April 2024Oct 22, 2003Aug 1, 200420.4 yr
March 2024Oct 22, 2003Aug 1, 200420.4 yr
February 2024Oct 22, 2003Aug 1, 200420.3 yr
January 2024Oct 22, 2003+17.7 moAug 1, 200420.2 yr
December 2023May 1, 2002Aug 1, 200421.6 yr
November 2023May 1, 2002Aug 1, 200421.5 yr

What this means if you are in the F2B Mexico line

F2B is the family-sponsored category for unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) of permanent residents. 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 (24.4 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 0.5 years to clear. 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 7 months later.

Every F2B Mexico retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F2B Mexico questions

What is the F2B Mexico priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F2B Mexico final action date is May 15, 2010 and the date for filing is Mar 22, 2011. It moved forward 14.9 mo from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F2B Mexico wait?

The cut-off is 16.4 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2010 became current in October 2026, after 16.7 years. Priority dates from 2011 on are still waiting.

How fast does F2B Mexico move?

29.0 mo/yr over the last year, 33.1 mo/yr over three years, 24.4 mo/yr over five and 17.5 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F2B Mexico usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (83 % of years) and gone backwards most often in June (5 %). 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 F2B Mexico, a date for filing has taken a median of 7 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 19 months in 132 bulletins since October 2015; 1 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F2B Mexico ever retrogressed?

6 times since 2003, most recently in February 2014 (11.0 mo back). The largest was 14.4 mo in July 2005.

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Other F2B 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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