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F1 Rest of World priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast

As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F1 Rest of World Final Action Date is 22 Jan 2020, which lags the bulletin month by about 6.7 years. Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 98 days per month (3.20 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 2 bulletins; the largest move back was 235 days in September 2017.

22 Jan 2020Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Feb 2020Date for Filing, Oct 2026
6.7 yearscut-off lags bulletin month
+98 d/moavg. movement, last 12 bulletins

Chart: where the cut-off has been

F1 Rest of World: Final Action Date and Date for Filing, last 10 yearsLine 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: 22 Jan 2020.201020152020202520182020202220242026Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthForecast range (80%)Final Action Date 2016-11: 22 Oct 2009Final Action Date 2016-12: 1 Dec 2009Final Action Date 2017-01: 8 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2017-02: 22 Feb 2010Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 Jun 2010Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2017-05: 8 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2017-06: 22 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 May 2010Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 Jan 2011Final Action Date 2017-12: 1 Feb 2011Final Action Date 2018-01: 15 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-07: 22 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-08: 8 May 2011Final Action Date 2018-09: 8 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-10: 1 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Aug 2011Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 Aug 2011Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Sep 2011Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Dec 2011Final Action Date 2019-05: 8 Jan 2012Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Feb 2012Final Action Date 2019-07: 8 Mar 2012Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jul 2012Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2019-10: 15 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2019-12: 15 May 2013Final Action Date 2020-01: 15 Jul 2013Final Action Date 2020-02: 22 Aug 2013Final Action Date 2020-03: 8 Oct 2013Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Jan 2014Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Mar 2014Final Action Date 2020-06: 22 May 2014Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Jul 2014Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2020-09: 15 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2021-04: 8 Oct 2014Final Action Date 2021-05: 22 Oct 2014Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2021-07: 15 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2021-09: 1 Dec 2014Final Action Date 2023-05: 15 Dec 2014Final Action Date 2023-08: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Feb 2015Final Action Date 2024-05: 8 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2024-07: 22 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2025-01: 22 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2025-04: 15 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2025-06: 8 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2026-04: 1 May 2017Final Action Date 2026-05: 1 Sep 2017Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Feb 2018Final Action Date 2026-08: 15 Dec 2018Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Jan 2020Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Jan 2011Date for Filing 2017-05: 22 Jul 2011Date for Filing 2017-10: 1 Jan 2012Date for Filing 2018-05: 8 Jan 2012Date for Filing 2018-07: 8 Mar 2012Date for Filing 2019-02: 8 Apr 2012Date for Filing 2019-03: 22 Apr 2012Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Jul 2012Date for Filing 2019-05: 22 Aug 2012Date for Filing 2019-06: 8 Oct 2012Date for Filing 2019-07: 8 Nov 2012Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Mar 2013Date for Filing 2019-09: 1 May 2013Date for Filing 2019-10: 15 Jul 2013Date for Filing 2019-11: 1 Sep 2013Date for Filing 2019-12: 15 Nov 2013Date for Filing 2020-01: 15 Mar 2014Date for Filing 2020-02: 22 Mar 2014Date for Filing 2020-03: 8 Jun 2014Date for Filing 2020-04: 1 Sep 2014Date for Filing 2020-05: 22 Nov 2014Date for Filing 2020-06: 15 Feb 2015Date for Filing 2020-07: 22 Apr 2015Date for Filing 2020-08: 8 Jun 2015Date for Filing 2020-09: 22 Jul 2015Date for Filing 2021-02: 8 Aug 2015Date for Filing 2021-04: 15 Sep 2015Date for Filing 2021-05: 1 Oct 2015Date for Filing 2021-06: 1 Mar 2016Date for Filing 2021-07: 15 May 2016Date for Filing 2022-07: 1 Jul 2016Date for Filing 2022-08: 8 Aug 2016Date for Filing 2023-05: 1 Jan 2017Date for Filing 2023-07: 1 Sep 2017Date for Filing 2026-04: 1 Mar 2018Date for Filing 2026-05: 1 Oct 2018Date for Filing 2026-07: 1 Jan 2019Date for Filing 2026-08: 15 Jun 2019Date for Filing 2026-09: 1 Feb 2020
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 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full historyF1 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001.199520002005201020152020202520052010201520202025Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthFinal Action Date 2001-12: 1 Mar 1999Final Action Date 2002-06: 1 Jul 1995Final Action Date 2002-08: 1 Jul 1996Final Action Date 2002-09: 1 Apr 1997Final Action Date 2002-10: 1 Mar 1999Final Action Date 2002-11: 15 Mar 1999Final Action Date 2002-12: 8 Apr 1999Final Action Date 2003-01: 1 May 1999Final Action Date 2003-02: 22 May 1999Final Action Date 2003-03: 22 Jun 1999Final Action Date 2003-04: 1 Aug 1999Final Action Date 2003-05: 1 Oct 1999Final Action Date 2003-06: 1 Nov 1999Final Action Date 2003-07: 15 Dec 1999Final Action Date 2003-08: 1 Feb 2000Final Action Date 2003-09: 8 Apr 2000Final Action Date 2003-10: 15 May 2000Final Action Date 2003-11: 15 Jan 2000Final Action Date 2003-12: 15 Jul 2000Final Action Date 2004-01: 1 Aug 2000Final Action Date 2004-02: 8 Sep 2000Final Action Date 2004-03: 1 Oct 2000Final Action Date 2004-04: 22 Oct 2000Final Action Date 2004-11: 1 Nov 2000Final Action Date 2004-12: 22 Nov 2000Final Action Date 2005-01: 22 Dec 2000Final Action Date 2005-02: 22 Jan 2001Final Action Date 2005-03: 22 Feb 2001Final Action Date 2005-04: 15 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2005-05: 1 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2005-06: 8 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2005-09: 15 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2005-10: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 Jan 2000Final Action Date 2006-08: 1 Jan 1997Final Action Date 2006-09: 1 Jan 1998Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 May 2000Final Action Date 2006-11: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2007-02: 1 May 2001Final Action Date 2007-04: 8 May 2001Final Action Date 2007-05: 15 May 2001Final Action Date 2007-06: 1 Jun 2001Final Action Date 2007-07: 1 Jul 2001Final Action Date 2007-08: 8 Aug 2001Final Action Date 2007-09: 1 Oct 2001Final Action Date 2007-10: 8 Nov 2001Final Action Date 2007-11: 8 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2007-12: 8 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2008-01: 1 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2008-02: 8 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2008-03: 15 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2008-04: 22 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2008-05: 8 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2008-06: 15 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2008-09: 1 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2008-10: 15 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2008-11: 1 May 2002Final Action Date 2008-12: 22 May 2002Final Action Date 2009-01: 15 Jun 2002Final Action Date 2009-02: 8 Jul 2002Final Action Date 2009-03: 22 Jul 2002Final Action Date 2009-04: 15 Aug 2002Final Action Date 2009-05: 22 Sep 2002Final Action Date 2009-06: 8 Nov 2002Final Action Date 2009-07: 15 Nov 2002Final Action Date 2009-08: 8 Jan 2003Final Action Date 2009-09: 15 May 2003Final Action Date 2009-10: 22 Jul 2003Final Action Date 2009-11: 15 Oct 2003Final Action Date 2009-12: 22 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Apr 2004Final Action Date 2010-02: 1 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2010-03: 22 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2010-04: 8 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2010-05: 8 Sep 2004Final Action Date 2010-06: 8 Nov 2004Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Aug 2005Final Action Date 2010-09: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2010-10: 15 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2011-01: 1 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2011-04: 1 May 2004Final Action Date 2011-10: 15 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2011-11: 22 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2011-12: 1 Sep 2004Final Action Date 2012-01: 15 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2012-02: 22 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2012-03: 1 Feb 2005Final Action Date 2012-04: 1 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2012-05: 1 May 2005Final Action Date 2012-06: 22 Jun 2005Final Action Date 2012-07: 8 Jul 2005Final Action Date 2012-08: 1 Aug 2005Final Action Date 2012-09: 1 Oct 2005Final Action Date 2012-10: 8 Oct 2005Final Action Date 2012-11: 1 Nov 2005Final Action Date 2012-12: 1 Dec 2005Final Action Date 2013-01: 22 Dec 2005Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2013-03: 15 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2013-04: 8 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2013-05: 1 Apr 2006Final Action Date 2013-06: 22 Apr 2006Final Action Date 2013-07: 1 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2013-08: 1 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2013-09: 15 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2013-10: 1 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2013-11: 22 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2013-12: 15 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2014-01: 8 Dec 2006Final Action Date 2014-02: 1 Jan 2007Final Action Date 2014-03: 1 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2014-04: 22 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2014-05: 8 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2014-06: 22 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2014-07: 1 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2014-08: 22 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2014-09: 1 May 2007Final Action Date 2014-10: 22 May 2007Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Jun 2007Final Action Date 2014-12: 22 Jun 2007Final Action Date 2015-01: 8 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2015-02: 22 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2015-03: 1 Aug 2007Final Action Date 2015-05: 15 Aug 2007Final Action Date 2015-06: 1 Sep 2007Final Action Date 2015-07: 1 Oct 2007Final Action Date 2015-08: 1 Nov 2007Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Dec 2007Final Action Date 2015-10: 15 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2015-11: 22 Feb 2008Final Action Date 2015-12: 1 Apr 2008Final Action Date 2016-01: 15 May 2008Final Action Date 2016-02: 8 Jul 2008Final Action Date 2016-03: 8 Aug 2008Final Action Date 2016-04: 22 Sep 2008Final Action Date 2016-05: 22 Nov 2008Final Action Date 2016-06: 15 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2016-07: 22 Mar 2009Final Action Date 2016-08: 22 May 2009Final Action Date 2016-09: 15 Sep 2009Final Action Date 2016-10: 22 Sep 2009Final Action Date 2016-11: 22 Oct 2009Final Action Date 2016-12: 1 Dec 2009Final Action Date 2017-01: 8 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2017-02: 22 Feb 2010Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 Jun 2010Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2017-05: 8 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2017-06: 22 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 May 2010Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 Jan 2011Final Action Date 2017-12: 1 Feb 2011Final Action Date 2018-01: 15 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-07: 22 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-08: 8 May 2011Final Action Date 2018-09: 8 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-10: 1 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Aug 2011Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 Aug 2011Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Sep 2011Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Dec 2011Final Action Date 2019-05: 8 Jan 2012Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Feb 2012Final Action Date 2019-07: 8 Mar 2012Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jul 2012Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2019-10: 15 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2019-12: 15 May 2013Final Action Date 2020-01: 15 Jul 2013Final Action Date 2020-02: 22 Aug 2013Final Action Date 2020-03: 8 Oct 2013Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Jan 2014Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Mar 2014Final Action Date 2020-06: 22 May 2014Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Jul 2014Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2020-09: 15 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2021-04: 8 Oct 2014Final Action Date 2021-05: 22 Oct 2014Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2021-07: 15 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2021-09: 1 Dec 2014Final Action Date 2023-05: 15 Dec 2014Final Action Date 2023-08: 1 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Feb 2015Final Action Date 2024-05: 8 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2024-07: 22 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2025-01: 22 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2025-04: 15 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2025-06: 8 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2026-04: 1 May 2017Final Action Date 2026-05: 1 Sep 2017Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Feb 2018Final Action Date 2026-08: 15 Dec 2018Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Jan 2020
Final Action Date since December 2001.

Final Action DateDate for FilingNo wait (cut-off = bulletin month)○ Current   ✕ Unavailable   shaded: forecast range

F1 Rest of World: days the Final Action Date moved each month, with 12-month averageBars show monthly movement in days (green = advance, red = retrogression); the line is the 12-month average.-210-180-150-120-90-60-30030609012015018021020182020202220242026Days moved per month2016-11: +302016-12: +402017-01: +382017-02: +452017-03: +992017-04: +1362017-05: +542017-06: +142017-09: -2352017-10: +2352017-11: +312017-12: +102018-01: +422018-03: +72018-04: +172018-07: +142018-08: +162018-09: -302018-10: +542018-11: +212018-12: +472019-01: +142019-02: +312019-03: +302019-04: +402019-05: +382019-06: +382019-07: +222019-08: +1152019-09: +1842019-10: +142019-11: +452019-12: +752020-01: +612020-02: +382020-03: +472020-04: +852020-05: +802020-06: +612020-07: +472020-08: +382020-09: +312021-03: +72021-04: +162021-05: +142021-06: +102021-07: +142021-08: +72021-09: +92023-05: +142023-08: +172024-03: +382024-05: +1502024-07: +1062025-01: +312025-04: +1142025-06: +852025-07: +372025-10: +1162026-04: +1742026-05: +1232026-07: +1532026-08: +3172026-09: +403
Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge.

Forecast for F1 Rest of World

HorizonCentral estimateLikely range (80%)Bulletin month
3 monthsJun 2020Apr 2020 – Jan 2021Jan 2027
6 monthsNov 2020Jun 2020 – Nov 2021Apr 2027
12 monthsAug 2021Dec 2020 – May 2023Oct 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

8 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:

BulletinEventBeforeAfterMove
Sep 2018Retrogressed8 May 20118 Apr 2011−30 d
Sep 2017Retrogressed22 Dec 20101 May 2010−235 d
Apr 2011Retrogressed1 Jan 20051 May 2004−245 d
Jan 2011Retrogressed15 Feb 20061 Jan 2005−410 d
Aug 2006Retrogressed1 Jan 20001 Jan 1997−1,095 d
Jul 2006Retrogressed22 Apr 20011 Jan 2000−477 d
Nov 2003Retrogressed15 May 200015 Jan 2000−121 d
Jun 2002Retrogressed1 Mar 19991 Jul 1995−1,339 d

Fiscal-year view

Fiscal yearFirst bulletin (Oct)Last bulletin (Sep)Net move (days)Retrogression months
FY2027 (to Oct 2026)22 Jan 202022 Jan 2020+00
FY20268 Nov 201622 Jan 2020+1,1700
FY202522 Oct 201515 Jul 2016+2670
FY20241 Jan 201522 Oct 2015+2940
FY20231 Dec 20141 Jan 2015+310
FY20221 Dec 20141 Dec 2014+00
FY202115 Sep 20141 Dec 2014+770
FY202015 Jan 201315 Sep 2014+6080
FY20191 Jun 20111 Jan 2013+5800
FY201822 Dec 20108 Apr 2011+1071
FY201722 Sep 20091 May 2010+2211
FY201615 Jan 200815 Sep 2009+6090

Seasonal pattern

Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in April (+57 days) and the weakest in November (+15 days). Retrogressions were most common in September. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.

JanJan: +21 d+21FebFeb: +15 d+15MarMar: +24 d+24AprApr: +57 d+57MayMay: +49 d+49JunJun: +24 d+24JulJul: +42 d+42AugAug: +52 d+52SepSep: +43 d+43OctOct: +38 d+38NovNov: +15 d+15DecDec: +19 d+19

Recent bulletins

Last 24 bulletins (table)
BulletinFinal Action DateDate for FilingFAD move (days)
Oct 202622 Jan 20201 Feb 20200
Sep 202622 Jan 20201 Feb 2020+403
Aug 202615 Dec 201815 Jun 2019+317
Jul 20261 Feb 20181 Jan 2019+153
Jun 20261 Sep 20171 Oct 20180
May 20261 Sep 20171 Oct 2018+123
Apr 20261 May 20171 Mar 2018+174
Mar 20268 Nov 20161 Sep 20170
Feb 20268 Nov 20161 Sep 20170
Jan 20268 Nov 20161 Sep 20170
Dec 20258 Nov 20161 Sep 20170
Nov 20258 Nov 20161 Sep 20170
Oct 20258 Nov 20161 Sep 2017+116
Sep 202515 Jul 20161 Sep 20170
Aug 202515 Jul 20161 Sep 20170
Jul 202515 Jul 20161 Sep 2017+37
Jun 20258 Jun 20161 Sep 2017+85
May 202515 Mar 20161 Sep 20170
Apr 202515 Mar 20161 Sep 2017+114
Mar 202522 Nov 20151 Sep 20170
Feb 202522 Nov 20151 Sep 20170
Jan 202522 Nov 20151 Sep 2017+31
Dec 202422 Oct 20151 Sep 20170
Nov 202422 Oct 20151 Sep 20170

About this category

F1 is the preference category for: unmarried sons and daughters (21+) of U.S. citizens. The “All other countries” column applies to applicants chargeable to any country that is not listed separately in the bulletin.

For F1, China, India have had the same cut-off as “all other countries” over the last 10 years, so they share this page.

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 Mexico · F1 Philippines

Other categories for Rest of World: EB-1 Rest of World · EB-2 Rest of World · EB-3 Rest of World · F2A Rest of World · F2B Rest of World · F3 Rest of World · F4 Rest of World