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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F4 China priority date: Oct 22, 2011 in October 2026

The F4 China final action date is Oct 22, 2011, the date for filing Nov 1, 2011. 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, 2011no change this month
Date for filingNov 1, 2011reaches final action in ~16 mo
Wait at the front14.9 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years11.0months of dates per year
Since 2003

F4 China: final action date and date for filing

2000201020062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 2006May 201913.3 years
January 2007December 201912.9 years
January 2008October 202517.7 years
January 2009August 202617.6 years
January 2010September 202616.7 years
January 2011September 202615.7 years
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 F4 China moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October73 %0 %30 d22
November70 %0 %31 d20
December67 %0 %30 d21
January71 %0 %30 d21
February68 %9 %30 d22
March73 %0 %31 d22
April73 %0 %38 d22
May82 %0 %44 d22
June67 %5 %38 d21
July77 %0 %38 d22
August64 %5 %37 d22
September64 %5 %45 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

F4 China month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Oct 22, 2011Nov 1, 201114.9 yr
September 2026Oct 22, 2011+25.7 moNov 1, 201114.9 yr
August 2026Sep 1, 2009+8.0 moJun 22, 201016.9 yr
July 2026Jan 1, 2009+54 dMar 1, 201017.5 yr
June 2026Nov 8, 2008+54 dDec 22, 200917.6 yr
May 2026Sep 15, 2008+3.3 moSep 1, 200917.6 yr
April 2026Jun 8, 2008+5.0 moMay 15, 200917.8 yr
March 2026Jan 8, 2008Mar 1, 200918.1 yr
February 2026Jan 8, 2008Mar 1, 200918.1 yr
January 2026Jan 8, 2008Mar 1, 200918.0 yr
December 2025Jan 8, 2008Mar 1, 200917.9 yr
November 2025Jan 8, 2008Mar 1, 200917.8 yr
October 2025Jan 8, 2008+7 dMar 1, 200917.7 yr
September 2025Jan 1, 2008Jan 1, 200917.7 yr
August 2025Jan 1, 2008Jan 1, 200917.6 yr
July 2025Jan 1, 2008Sep 8, 200817.5 yr
June 2025Jan 1, 2008Jun 1, 200817.4 yr
May 2025Jan 1, 2008+5.0 moJun 1, 200817.3 yr
April 2025Aug 1, 2007Apr 1, 200817.7 yr
March 2025Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.6 yr
February 2025Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.5 yr
January 2025Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.4 yr
December 2024Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.3 yr
November 2024Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.3 yr
October 2024Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.2 yr
September 2024Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.1 yr
August 2024Aug 1, 2007Mar 1, 200817.0 yr
July 2024Aug 1, 2007+10 dMar 1, 200816.9 yr
June 2024Jul 22, 2007Mar 1, 200816.9 yr
May 2024Jul 22, 2007+44 dMar 1, 200816.8 yr
April 2024Jun 8, 2007Mar 1, 200816.8 yr
March 2024Jun 8, 2007+17 dMar 1, 200816.7 yr
February 2024May 22, 2007Mar 1, 200816.7 yr
January 2024May 22, 2007+30 dMar 1, 200816.6 yr
December 2023Apr 22, 2007Mar 1, 200816.6 yr
November 2023Apr 22, 2007Mar 1, 200816.5 yr

What this means if you are in the F4 China line

F4 is the family-sponsored category for brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens who are 21 or older. 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 (11.0 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 1.1 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 5 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 F4 China retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F4 China questions

What is the F4 China priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F4 China final action date is Oct 22, 2011 and the date for filing is Nov 1, 2011. It did not move from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F4 China wait?

The cut-off is 14.9 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2011 became current in September 2026, after 15.7 years. Priority dates from 2012 on are still waiting.

How fast does F4 China move?

45.5 mo/yr over the last year, 18.5 mo/yr over three years, 11.0 mo/yr over five and 10.2 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F4 China usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in May bulletins (82 % of years) and gone backwards most often in February (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 F4 China, a date for filing has taken a median of 16 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 58 months in 131 bulletins since October 2015; 2 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F4 China ever retrogressed?

5 times since 2003, most recently in February 2020 (7.1 mo back). The largest was 28.2 mo in September 2017.

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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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