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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F2B Rest of world priority date: Aug 22, 2019 in October 2026

The F2B Rest of world final action date is Aug 22, 2019, the date for filing Sep 1, 2019. No movement 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 dateAug 22, 2019no change this month
Date for filingSep 1, 2019reaches final action in ~16 mo
Wait at the front7.1 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years9.4months of dates per year
Since 2003

F2B 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 2004September 20106.7 years
January 2005October 20105.7 years
January 2006September 20137.7 years
January 2007May 20147.3 years
January 2008December 20146.9 years
January 2009October 20156.7 years
January 2010August 20166.6 years
January 2011February 20187.1 years
January 2012December 20186.9 years
January 2013May 20196.3 years
January 2014September 20195.7 years
January 2015May 20205.3 years
January 2016May 20248.3 years
January 2017April 20269.2 years
January 2018September 20268.7 years
January 2019September 20267.7 years
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 Rest of world moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October57 %0 %31 d23
November73 %0 %31 d22
December65 %0 %31 d23
January74 %4 %29 d23
February70 %0 %37 d23
March74 %0 %38 d23
April78 %0 %45 d23
May74 %0 %47 d23
June77 %0 %54 d22
July87 %0 %47 d23
August74 %0 %38 d23
September65 %0 %2.3 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

F2B Rest of world month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Aug 22, 2019Sep 1, 20197.1 yr
September 2026Aug 22, 2019+19.6 moSep 1, 20197.0 yr
August 2026Jan 1, 2018+40 dJan 1, 20198.6 yr
July 2026Nov 22, 2017+2.0 moJun 8, 20188.6 yr
June 2026Sep 22, 2017+4.0 moMar 22, 20188.7 yr
May 2026May 22, 2017Jan 1, 20188.9 yr
April 2026May 22, 2017+5.7 moAug 8, 20178.9 yr
March 2026Dec 1, 2016Mar 15, 20179.2 yr
February 2026Dec 1, 2016Mar 15, 20179.2 yr
January 2026Dec 1, 2016Mar 15, 20179.1 yr
December 2025Dec 1, 2016Mar 8, 20179.0 yr
November 2025Dec 1, 2016+9 dMar 8, 20178.9 yr
October 2025Nov 22, 2016+38 dJan 1, 20178.9 yr
September 2025Oct 15, 2016Jan 1, 20178.9 yr
August 2025Oct 15, 2016Jan 1, 20178.8 yr
July 2025Oct 15, 2016+23 dJan 1, 20178.7 yr
June 2025Sep 22, 2016+2.0 moJan 1, 20178.7 yr
May 2025Jul 22, 2016Jan 1, 20178.8 yr
April 2025Jul 22, 2016+2.0 moJan 1, 20178.7 yr
March 2025May 22, 2016Jan 1, 20178.8 yr
February 2025May 22, 2016Jan 1, 20178.7 yr
January 2025May 22, 2016+21 dJan 1, 20178.6 yr
December 2024May 1, 2016Jan 1, 20178.6 yr
November 2024May 1, 2016Jan 1, 20178.5 yr
October 2024May 1, 2016Jan 1, 20178.4 yr
September 2024May 1, 2016Jan 1, 20178.3 yr
August 2024May 1, 2016Jan 1, 20178.3 yr
July 2024May 1, 2016+30 dJan 1, 20178.2 yr
June 2024Apr 1, 2016Jan 1, 20178.2 yr
May 2024Apr 1, 2016+4.3 moJan 1, 20178.1 yr
April 2024Nov 22, 2015Jan 1, 20178.4 yr
March 2024Nov 22, 2015+52 dJan 1, 20178.3 yr
February 2024Oct 1, 2015Jan 1, 20178.3 yr
January 2024Oct 1, 2015+9 dJan 1, 20178.3 yr
December 2023Sep 22, 2015Jan 1, 20178.2 yr
November 2023Sep 22, 2015Jan 1, 20178.1 yr

What this means if you are in the F2B Rest of world line

F2B is the family-sponsored category for unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) 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 (9.4 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 1.3 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 1 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 16 months later.

Every F2B Rest of world retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F2B Rest of world questions

What is the F2B Rest of world priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F2B Rest of world final action date is Aug 22, 2019 and the date for filing is Sep 1, 2019. It did not move from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F2B Rest of world wait?

The cut-off is 7.1 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2019 became current in September 2026, after 7.7 years. Priority dates from 2020 on are still waiting.

How fast does F2B Rest of world move?

33.0 mo/yr over the last year, 16.1 mo/yr over three years, 9.4 mo/yr over five and 11.3 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F2B Rest of world usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in July bulletins (87 % of years) and gone backwards most often in January (4 %). 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 Rest of world, a date for filing has taken a median of 16 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 48 months in 131 bulletins since October 2015; 2 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F2B Rest of world ever retrogressed?

1 times since 2003, most recently in January 2011 (25.6 mo back). The largest was 25.6 mo in January 2011.

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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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