Home › Categories › F1 Mexico F1 Mexico priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast
As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F1 Mexico Final Action Date is 8 Sep 2008 , which lags the bulletin month by about 18.1 years . Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 85 days per month (2.80 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 1 bulletin; the largest move back was 372 days in July 2019.
8 Sep 2008 Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Dec 2008 Date for Filing, Oct 2026
18.1 years cut-off lags bulletin month
+85 d/mo avg. movement, last 12 bulletins
Chart: where the cut-off has been
Last 10 years + forecast Full history
F1 Mexico: Final Action Date and Date for Filing, last 10 years Line chart of the cut-off date by bulletin month from November 2016 to October 2026. The dashed diagonal marks a cut-off equal to the bulletin month, i.e. no wait. Latest Final Action Date: 8 Sep 2008. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Forecast range (80%) Final Action Date 2016-11: 8 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 May 1995 Final Action Date 2017-03: 15 May 1995 Final Action Date 2017-04: 22 May 1995 Final Action Date 2017-05: 15 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2017-06: 1 Sep 1995 Final Action Date 2017-07: 15 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2017-08: 1 Feb 1996 Final Action Date 2017-10: 1 Mar 1996 Final Action Date 2017-11: 1 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 May 1996 Final Action Date 2018-02: 1 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2018-05: 15 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2018-06: 1 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2018-07: 1 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2019-04: 8 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2019-10: 8 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2020-02: 22 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2020-04: 22 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2020-08: 22 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2020-09: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2021-01: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2021-02: 22 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2021-03: 8 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2021-04: 22 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2021-05: 1 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 May 1998 Final Action Date 2021-07: 1 Oct 1998 Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2021-09: 15 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2021-12: 8 May 1999 Final Action Date 2022-01: 8 Sep 1999 Final Action Date 2022-04: 1 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2022-06: 1 Feb 2000 Final Action Date 2022-07: 15 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2022-11: 15 Nov 2000 Final Action Date 2023-02: 1 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2023-07: 22 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2023-11: 1 May 2001 Final Action Date 2024-05: 15 Oct 2001 Final Action Date 2024-06: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2024-07: 8 May 2002 Final Action Date 2024-10: 1 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2024-11: 22 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2025-05: 22 Apr 2005 Final Action Date 2025-10: 22 Nov 2005 Final Action Date 2025-12: 1 Mar 2006 Final Action Date 2026-01: 1 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2026-02: 22 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2026-04: 15 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2026-05: 15 Aug 2007 Final Action Date 2026-06: 8 Nov 2007 Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Dec 2007 Final Action Date 2026-09: 1 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2026-10: 8 Sep 2008 Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Jun 1995 Date for Filing 2017-05: 1 Apr 1996 Date for Filing 2017-10: 1 Nov 1996 Date for Filing 2018-03: 8 Sep 1997 Date for Filing 2018-04: 15 Jan 1998 Date for Filing 2018-05: 15 Jul 1998 Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 Sep 1998 Date for Filing 2018-10: 8 Oct 1998 Date for Filing 2018-12: 22 Apr 1999 Date for Filing 2019-01: 22 Aug 1999 Date for Filing 2019-02: 22 Sep 1999 Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Oct 1999 Date for Filing 2019-05: 8 Oct 1999 Date for Filing 2019-06: 15 Oct 1999 Date for Filing 2019-07: 22 Oct 1999 Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Nov 1999 Date for Filing 2019-09: 8 Nov 1999 Date for Filing 2019-10: 15 Nov 1999 Date for Filing 2020-03: 22 Nov 1999 Date for Filing 2020-04: 1 Dec 1999 Date for Filing 2020-05: 8 Dec 1999 Date for Filing 2020-06: 22 Dec 1999 Date for Filing 2020-07: 8 Jan 2000 Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Feb 2000 Date for Filing 2020-09: 22 Feb 2000 Date for Filing 2021-02: 1 Mar 2000 Date for Filing 2021-06: 15 May 2000 Date for Filing 2021-07: 1 Aug 2000 Date for Filing 2021-12: 1 Dec 2000 Date for Filing 2022-01: 1 Feb 2001 Date for Filing 2022-03: 1 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2022-04: 1 May 2001 Date for Filing 2022-07: 1 Dec 2001 Date for Filing 2022-11: 1 Dec 2002 Date for Filing 2023-07: 1 Jan 2003 Date for Filing 2023-08: 1 Apr 2005 Date for Filing 2024-10: 1 Oct 2005 Date for Filing 2025-04: 1 Apr 2006 Date for Filing 2025-07: 1 Jun 2006 Date for Filing 2025-10: 8 Oct 2006 Date for Filing 2025-11: 1 Mar 2007 Date for Filing 2026-01: 1 Sep 2007 Date for Filing 2026-02: 1 Dec 2007 Date for Filing 2026-04: 15 Apr 2008 Date for Filing 2026-05: 1 Oct 2008 Date for Filing 2026-08: 1 Dec 2008 Hover or focus points for values. Priority dates below the line are not yet reached; the vertical gap to the dashed diagonal is the backlog age. F1 Mexico: Final Action Date, full history F1 Mexico: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001. 1990 2000 2010 2020 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Final Action Date 2001-12: 22 Apr 1994 Final Action Date 2002-02: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-03: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-04: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-05: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-06: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-07: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-08: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-09: Unavailable Final Action Date 2002-10: 1 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2002-11: 1 Jun 1991 Final Action Date 2002-12: 15 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2003-01: 1 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2003-02: 1 Apr 1993 Final Action Date 2003-03: 1 May 1993 Final Action Date 2003-04: 1 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2003-05: 1 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2003-06: 1 May 1994 Final Action Date 2003-07: 15 May 1994 Final Action Date 2003-08: 15 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2003-09: 22 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2003-10: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2003-11: 15 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2004-08: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2004-10: 22 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2004-11: 1 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2004-12: 15 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2005-01: 15 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2005-02: 22 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2005-07: 1 Jan 1983 Final Action Date 2005-10: 1 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2005-11: 1 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 Jun 1994 Final Action Date 2006-01: 8 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2006-05: 1 Jan 1991 Final Action Date 2006-06: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2006-07: 15 May 1992 Final Action Date 2006-08: 1 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2006-09: 15 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2006-11: 1 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2006-12: 1 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2007-05: 1 Jan 1991 Final Action Date 2007-10: 1 May 1992 Final Action Date 2007-11: 1 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2007-12: 1 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2008-04: 8 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2008-06: 22 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2008-08: 8 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2008-09: 8 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2008-11: 15 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2008-12: 22 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2009-01: 1 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2009-02: 8 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2009-07: 1 Jan 1991 Final Action Date 2009-10: 8 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2009-11: 8 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2009-12: 1 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2010-01: 15 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2010-02: 8 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2010-03: 1 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2010-04: 15 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2010-06: 22 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2010-08: 15 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2010-09: 1 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2010-10: 15 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2010-11: 22 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2010-12: 1 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2011-01: 8 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2011-02: 22 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2011-03: 1 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2011-04: 15 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2011-05: 1 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2011-07: 8 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2011-09: 15 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2011-10: 22 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2011-11: 1 Apr 1993 Final Action Date 2011-12: 8 Apr 1993 Final Action Date 2012-01: 15 Apr 1993 Final Action Date 2012-02: 22 Apr 1993 Final Action Date 2012-03: 1 May 1993 Final Action Date 2012-04: 8 May 1993 Final Action Date 2012-05: 15 May 1993 Final Action Date 2012-07: 8 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2012-10: 15 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2012-11: 22 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2012-12: 1 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2013-01: 8 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2013-03: 22 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2013-05: 8 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2013-06: 15 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2013-07: 22 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2013-08: 1 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2013-09: 8 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2013-10: 22 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2014-02: 1 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2014-03: 15 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2014-04: 1 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2014-05: 15 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2014-06: 15 Dec 1993 Final Action Date 2014-07: 1 Feb 1994 Final Action Date 2014-08: 8 Apr 1994 Final Action Date 2014-09: 1 Jun 1994 Final Action Date 2014-10: 22 Jun 1994 Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2014-12: 15 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2015-01: 15 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2015-02: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2015-03: 22 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2015-04: 1 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2015-05: 8 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2015-06: 15 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2015-10: 22 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2015-11: 1 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2015-12: 8 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2016-01: 22 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2016-02: 1 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2016-03: 8 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2016-04: 22 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2016-05: 8 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2016-06: 22 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2016-07: 8 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2016-09: 22 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2016-11: 8 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 May 1995 Final Action Date 2017-03: 15 May 1995 Final Action Date 2017-04: 22 May 1995 Final Action Date 2017-05: 15 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2017-06: 1 Sep 1995 Final Action Date 2017-07: 15 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2017-08: 1 Feb 1996 Final Action Date 2017-10: 1 Mar 1996 Final Action Date 2017-11: 1 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 May 1996 Final Action Date 2018-02: 1 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2018-05: 15 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2018-06: 1 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2018-07: 1 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2019-04: 8 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2019-10: 8 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2020-02: 22 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2020-04: 22 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2020-08: 22 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2020-09: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2021-01: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2021-02: 22 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2021-03: 8 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2021-04: 22 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2021-05: 1 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 May 1998 Final Action Date 2021-07: 1 Oct 1998 Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2021-09: 15 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2021-12: 8 May 1999 Final Action Date 2022-01: 8 Sep 1999 Final Action Date 2022-04: 1 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2022-06: 1 Feb 2000 Final Action Date 2022-07: 15 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2022-11: 15 Nov 2000 Final Action Date 2023-02: 1 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2023-07: 22 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2023-11: 1 May 2001 Final Action Date 2024-05: 15 Oct 2001 Final Action Date 2024-06: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2024-07: 8 May 2002 Final Action Date 2024-10: 1 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2024-11: 22 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2025-05: 22 Apr 2005 Final Action Date 2025-10: 22 Nov 2005 Final Action Date 2025-12: 1 Mar 2006 Final Action Date 2026-01: 1 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2026-02: 22 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2026-04: 15 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2026-05: 15 Aug 2007 Final Action Date 2026-06: 8 Nov 2007 Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Dec 2007 Final Action Date 2026-09: 1 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2026-10: 8 Sep 2008 Final Action Date since December 2001. ○ Current ✕ Unavailable shaded: forecast range
F1 Mexico: days the Final Action Date moved each month, with 12-month average Bars show monthly movement in days (green = advance, red = retrogression); the line is the 12-month average. -300 -240 -180 -120 -60 0 60 120 180 240 300 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Days moved per month 2016-11: +7 2016-12: +7 2017-01: +7 2017-02: +16 2017-03: +7 2017-04: +7 2017-05: +24 2017-06: +78 2017-07: +136 2017-08: +17 2017-10: +29 2017-11: +31 2018-01: +30 2018-02: +61 2018-03: +21 2018-04: +48 2018-05: +68 2018-06: +198 2018-07: +61 2019-04: +7 2019-07: -372 2019-10: +372 2020-02: +14 2020-03: +24 2020-04: +7 2020-05: +30 2020-06: +24 2020-07: +23 2020-08: +14 2020-09: +17 2021-01: +7 2021-02: +7 2021-03: +17 2021-04: +14 2021-05: +38 2021-06: +30 2021-07: +153 2021-08: +92 2021-09: +14 2021-12: +113 2022-01: +123 2022-04: +115 2022-06: +31 2022-07: +43 2022-11: +245 2023-02: +137 2023-07: +21 2023-11: +9 2024-05: +167 2024-06: +78 2024-07: +127 2024-10: +238 2024-11: +691 2025-04: +40 2025-05: +111 2025-10: +214 2025-12: +99 2026-01: +184 2026-02: +112 2026-04: +55 2026-05: +181 2026-06: +85 2026-08: +23 2026-09: +31 2026-10: +251 Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge. Forecast for F1 Mexico
Horizon Central estimate Likely range (80%) Bulletin month 3 months Jan 2009 Nov 2008 – Aug 2009 Jan 2027 6 months May 2009 Dec 2008 – Jun 2010 Apr 2027 12 months Feb 2010 May 2009 – Oct 2011 Oct 2027
Extrapolates the recent pace with a damping factor of 0.5; the range is the 10th–90th percentile of this method’s past errors across all categories. It is a rough guide, not a prediction, and cannot foresee policy changes. How it works and how accurate it was .
Retrogression and advance history
7 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:
Bulletin Event Before After Move Jul 2019 Retrogressed 8 Aug 1997 1 Aug 1996 −372 d Jul 2009 Retrogressed 8 Oct 1992 1 Jan 1991 −646 d May 2007 Retrogressed 1 Jan 1994 1 Jan 1991 −1,096 d May 2006 Retrogressed 8 Aug 1994 1 Jan 1991 −1,315 d Jul 2005 Retrogressed 22 Oct 1994 1 Jan 1983 −4,312 d Aug 2004 Retrogressed 15 Oct 1994 1 Jan 1992 −1,018 d Nov 2002 Retrogressed 1 Nov 1991 1 Jun 1991 −153 d Oct 2002 Reopened Unavailable 1 Nov 1991 Feb 2002 Became Unavailable 22 Apr 1994 Unavailable
Fiscal-year view
Fiscal year First bulletin (Oct) Last bulletin (Sep) Net move (days) Retrogression months FY2027 (to Oct 2026) 8 Sep 2008 8 Sep 2008 +0 0 FY2026 22 Nov 2005 1 Jan 2008 +770 0 FY2025 1 Jan 2003 22 Apr 2005 +842 0 FY2024 22 Apr 2001 8 May 2002 +381 0 FY2023 15 Mar 2000 22 Apr 2001 +403 0 FY2022 15 Jan 1999 15 Mar 2000 +425 0 FY2021 8 Jan 1998 15 Jan 1999 +372 0 FY2020 8 Aug 1997 8 Jan 1998 +153 0 FY2019 1 Aug 1997 1 Aug 1996 -365 1 FY2018 1 Mar 1996 1 Aug 1997 +518 0 FY2017 1 Apr 1995 1 Feb 1996 +306 0 FY2016 22 Nov 1994 22 Mar 1995 +120 0
Seasonal pattern
Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+93 days) and the weakest in March (+7 days). Retrogressions were most common in July. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.
Jan Jan: +33 d +33 Feb Feb: +32 d +32 Mar Mar: +7 d +7 Apr Apr: +28 d +28 May May: +58 d +58 Jun Jun: +49 d +49 Jul Jul: +19 d +19 Aug Aug: +13 d +13 Sep Sep: +7 d +7 Oct Oct: +93 d +93 Nov Nov: +90 d +90 Dec Dec: +21 d +21 Recent bulletins
Last 24 bulletins (table) Bulletin Final Action Date Date for Filing FAD move (days) Oct 2026 8 Sep 2008 1 Dec 2008 +251 Sep 2026 1 Jan 2008 1 Dec 2008 +31 Aug 2026 1 Dec 2007 1 Dec 2008 +23 Jul 2026 8 Nov 2007 1 Oct 2008 0 Jun 2026 8 Nov 2007 1 Oct 2008 +85 May 2026 15 Aug 2007 1 Oct 2008 +181 Apr 2026 15 Feb 2007 15 Apr 2008 +55 Mar 2026 22 Dec 2006 1 Dec 2007 0 Feb 2026 22 Dec 2006 1 Dec 2007 +112 Jan 2026 1 Sep 2006 1 Sep 2007 +184 Dec 2025 1 Mar 2006 1 Mar 2007 +99 Nov 2025 22 Nov 2005 1 Mar 2007 0 Oct 2025 22 Nov 2005 8 Oct 2006 +214 Sep 2025 22 Apr 2005 1 Jun 2006 0 Aug 2025 22 Apr 2005 1 Jun 2006 0 Jul 2025 22 Apr 2005 1 Jun 2006 0 Jun 2025 22 Apr 2005 1 Apr 2006 0 May 2025 22 Apr 2005 1 Apr 2006 +111 Apr 2025 1 Jan 2005 1 Apr 2006 +40 Mar 2025 22 Nov 2004 1 Oct 2005 0 Feb 2025 22 Nov 2004 1 Oct 2005 0 Jan 2025 22 Nov 2004 1 Oct 2005 0 Dec 2024 22 Nov 2004 1 Oct 2005 0 Nov 2024 22 Nov 2004 1 Oct 2005 +691
About this category
F1 is the preference category for: unmarried sons and daughters (21+) of U.S. citizens. This is the column for applicants chargeable to Mexico.
Check the priority-date calculator to compare your date, the FAQ for how to read these dates, and the official October 2026 bulletin . Informational only, not legal advice.
F1 in other countries: F1 Rest of World · F1 Philippines
Other categories for Mexico: F2A Mexico · F2B Mexico · F3 Mexico · F4 Mexico