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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F3 China priority date: Oct 22, 2014 in October 2026

The F3 China final action date is Oct 22, 2014, the date for filing Nov 1, 2014. 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 dateOct 22, 2014no change this month
Date for filingNov 1, 2014reaches final action in ~12 mo
Wait at the front11.9 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years14.2months of dates per year
Since 2003

F3 China: final action date and date for filing

200020052010201520062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 2006April 201812.2 years
January 2007July 201912.5 years
January 2008April 202012.2 years
January 2009August 202314.6 years
January 2010June 202414.4 years
January 2011April 202514.2 years
January 2012May 202614.3 years
January 2013September 202613.7 years
January 2014September 202612.7 years
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 F3 China moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October68 %0 %21 d22
November75 %0 %23 d20
December67 %0 %24 d21
January76 %5 %24 d21
February59 %0 %17 d22
March73 %0 %21 d22
April77 %0 %23 d22
May82 %0 %21 d22
June67 %0 %30 d21
July86 %0 %30 d22
August68 %0 %30 d22
September59 %5 %42 d22

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

F3 China month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Oct 22, 2014Nov 1, 201411.9 yr
September 2026Oct 22, 2014+29.2 moNov 1, 201411.9 yr
August 2026May 15, 2012+30 dMar 1, 201314.2 yr
July 2026Apr 15, 2012+2.0 moDec 8, 201214.2 yr
June 2026Feb 15, 2012Dec 8, 201214.3 yr
May 2026Feb 15, 2012+55 dDec 8, 201214.2 yr
April 2026Dec 22, 2011+3.4 moNov 22, 201214.3 yr
March 2026Sep 8, 2011Jul 22, 201214.5 yr
February 2026Sep 8, 2011Jul 22, 201214.4 yr
January 2026Sep 8, 2011Jul 22, 201214.3 yr
December 2025Sep 8, 2011Jul 22, 201214.2 yr
November 2025Sep 8, 2011Jul 22, 201214.1 yr
October 2025Sep 8, 2011+38 dJul 22, 201214.1 yr
September 2025Aug 1, 2011Jul 22, 201214.1 yr
August 2025Aug 1, 2011Jul 22, 201214.0 yr
July 2025Aug 1, 2011+40 dJul 22, 201213.9 yr
June 2025Jun 22, 2011+2.7 moJul 22, 201213.9 yr
May 2025Apr 1, 2011Jul 22, 201214.1 yr
April 2025Apr 1, 2011+9.0 moJul 22, 201214.0 yr
March 2025Jul 1, 2010Jul 22, 201214.7 yr
February 2025Jul 1, 2010Jul 22, 201214.6 yr
January 2025Jul 1, 2010+2.5 moJul 22, 201214.5 yr
December 2024Apr 15, 2010Apr 22, 201214.6 yr
November 2024Apr 15, 2010+14 dApr 22, 201214.5 yr
October 2024Apr 1, 2010Jul 1, 201114.5 yr
September 2024Apr 1, 2010Jan 1, 201114.4 yr
August 2024Apr 1, 2010Jan 1, 201114.3 yr
July 2024Apr 1, 2010+31 dOct 1, 201014.3 yr
June 2024Mar 1, 2010+59 dSep 1, 201014.3 yr
May 2024Jan 1, 2010+3.0 moJun 1, 201014.3 yr
April 2024Oct 1, 2009Mar 1, 201014.5 yr
March 2024Oct 1, 2009+5.3 moMar 1, 201014.4 yr
February 2024Apr 22, 2009Mar 1, 201014.8 yr
January 2024Apr 22, 2009+3.4 moMar 1, 201014.7 yr
December 2023Jan 8, 2009Mar 1, 201014.9 yr
November 2023Jan 8, 2009Mar 1, 201014.8 yr

What this means if you are in the F3 China line

F3 is the family-sponsored category for married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. People charged to China – normally those born there – have their own column because demand from China 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 (14.2 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 0.8 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 2 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 12 months later.

Every F3 China retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F3 China questions

What is the F3 China priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F3 China final action date is Oct 22, 2014 and the date for filing is Nov 1, 2014. It did not move from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F3 China wait?

The cut-off is 11.9 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2014 became current in September 2026, after 12.7 years. Priority dates from 2015 on are still waiting.

How fast does F3 China move?

37.5 mo/yr over the last year, 23.8 mo/yr over three years, 14.2 mo/yr over five and 11.8 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F3 China usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in July bulletins (86 % of years) and gone backwards most often in January (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 F3 China, a date for filing has taken a median of 12 months to become the final action date (between 0 and 43 months in 131 bulletins since October 2015; 2 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F3 China ever retrogressed?

2 times since 2003, most recently in September 2018 (45 d back). The largest was 17.0 mo in January 2011.

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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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