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F2A Rest of World priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast

As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F2A Rest of World Final Action Date is 22 Sep 2026, which lags the bulletin month by about 0.0 years. Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 80 days per month (2.64 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 1,066 days in August 2023.

22 Sep 2026Final Action Date, Oct 2026
CurrentDate for Filing, Oct 2026
0.0 yearscut-off lags bulletin month
+80 d/moavg. movement, last 12 bulletins

Chart: where the cut-off has been

F2A 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 Sep 2026.20162018202020222024202620182020202220242026Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthForecast range (80%)Final Action Date 2016-11: 22 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2016-12: 22 Feb 2015Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2017-02: 15 Apr 2015Final Action Date 2017-03: 8 May 2015Final Action Date 2017-04: 8 Jun 2015Final Action Date 2017-05: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2017-06: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2017-07: 8 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2017-08: 22 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2017-11: 15 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2017-12: 22 Dec 2015Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 Feb 2016Final Action Date 2018-02: 1 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2018-06: 8 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2018-07: 22 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2018-10: 22 Aug 2016Final Action Date 2018-11: 15 Sep 2016Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Oct 2016Final Action Date 2019-01: 8 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2019-03: 8 Jan 2017Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Mar 2017Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 May 2017Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Jul 2017Final Action Date 2019-07: CurrentFinal Action Date 2023-04: 8 Sep 2020Final Action Date 2023-08: 8 Oct 2017Final Action Date 2023-09: 1 Jan 2018Final Action Date 2023-10: 8 Feb 2019Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Nov 2019Final Action Date 2024-02: 8 Feb 2020Final Action Date 2024-03: 22 Jun 2020Final Action Date 2024-04: 8 Sep 2020Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Jun 2021Final Action Date 2024-06: 15 Nov 2021Final Action Date 2024-10: 22 Nov 2021Final Action Date 2024-11: 1 Jan 2022Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Sep 2022Final Action Date 2025-10: 1 Feb 2024Final Action Date 2026-05: 1 Aug 2024Final Action Date 2026-06: 1 Jan 2025Final Action Date 2026-08: 22 Jul 2026Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Aug 2026Final Action Date 2026-10: 22 Sep 2026Date for Filing 2016-11: 22 Nov 2015Date for Filing 2017-05: 8 Apr 2016Date for Filing 2017-10: 1 Nov 2016Date for Filing 2018-03: 1 May 2017Date for Filing 2018-04: 22 Sep 2017Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 Dec 2017Date for Filing 2019-03: 8 Dec 2017Date for Filing 2019-04: 15 Dec 2017Date for Filing 2019-05: 8 Jan 2018Date for Filing 2019-06: 8 Mar 2019Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Jun 2019Date for Filing 2019-09: 1 Jul 2019Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Aug 2019Date for Filing 2019-11: 1 Sep 2019Date for Filing 2019-12: 1 Oct 2019Date for Filing 2020-01: 1 Nov 2019Date for Filing 2020-02: 1 Dec 2019Date for Filing 2020-03: 1 Jan 2020Date for Filing 2020-04: 1 Feb 2020Date for Filing 2020-05: 1 Mar 2020Date for Filing 2020-06: 1 May 2020Date for Filing 2020-07: 1 Jun 2020Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Jul 2020Date for Filing 2020-09: 1 Aug 2020Date for Filing 2021-02: 1 Jan 2021Date for Filing 2021-03: 1 Feb 2021Date for Filing 2021-04: 1 Mar 2021Date for Filing 2021-05: 1 Apr 2021Date for Filing 2021-06: 1 May 2021Date for Filing 2021-07: 1 Jun 2021Date for Filing 2021-12: 1 Sep 2021Date for Filing 2022-01: 1 Oct 2021Date for Filing 2022-03: 1 Dec 2021Date for Filing 2022-04: CurrentDate for Filing 2023-09: 1 Sep 2023Date for Filing 2024-07: 1 Nov 2023Date for Filing 2024-08: 15 Jun 2024Date for Filing 2024-10: 15 Jul 2024Date for Filing 2025-04: 15 Oct 2024Date for Filing 2025-05: 1 Feb 2025Date for Filing 2025-07: 1 Mar 2025Date for Filing 2025-08: 1 Apr 2025Date for Filing 2025-09: 1 Jun 2025Date for Filing 2025-10: 22 Sep 2025Date for Filing 2025-11: 22 Oct 2025Date for Filing 2025-12: 22 Nov 2025Date for Filing 2026-01: 22 Dec 2025Date for Filing 2026-02: 22 Jan 2026Date for Filing 2026-03: 22 Feb 2026Date for Filing 2026-04: Current
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.
F2A Rest of World: Final Action Date, full historyF2A Rest of World: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001.20002005201020152020202520052010201520202025Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthFinal Action Date 2001-12: 22 Sep 1996Final Action Date 2002-01: 1 Oct 1996Final Action Date 2002-02: 22 Oct 1996Final Action Date 2002-03: 15 Nov 1996Final Action Date 2002-04: 8 Dec 1996Final Action Date 2002-05: 15 Jan 1997Final Action Date 2002-06: 1 Mar 1997Final Action Date 2002-07: 15 Apr 1997Final Action Date 2002-08: 15 May 1997Final Action Date 2002-09: 15 Jun 1997Final Action Date 2002-10: 15 Jul 1997Final Action Date 2002-11: 15 Aug 1997Final Action Date 2002-12: 22 Sep 1997Final Action Date 2003-01: 22 Oct 1997Final Action Date 2003-02: 15 Nov 1997Final Action Date 2003-03: 8 Dec 1997Final Action Date 2003-04: 1 Feb 1998Final Action Date 2003-05: 15 Mar 1998Final Action Date 2003-06: 15 Apr 1998Final Action Date 2003-07: 15 May 1998Final Action Date 2003-08: 1 Jul 1998Final Action Date 2003-09: 15 Aug 1998Final Action Date 2003-10: 15 Sep 1998Final Action Date 2003-11: 8 Oct 1998Final Action Date 2003-12: 15 Nov 1998Final Action Date 2004-01: 1 Jan 1999Final Action Date 2004-02: 1 Mar 1999Final Action Date 2004-03: 15 May 1999Final Action Date 2004-04: 15 Jul 1999Final Action Date 2004-05: 15 Oct 1999Final Action Date 2004-06: 8 Dec 1999Final Action Date 2004-07: 1 Mar 2000Final Action Date 2004-08: 15 Apr 2000Final Action Date 2004-10: 1 May 2000Final Action Date 2004-11: 1 Jun 2000Final Action Date 2004-12: 1 Jul 2000Final Action Date 2005-01: 15 Aug 2000Final Action Date 2005-02: 1 Oct 2000Final Action Date 2005-03: 15 Nov 2000Final Action Date 2005-04: 8 Jan 2001Final Action Date 2005-05: 1 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2005-06: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2005-07: 22 May 2001Final Action Date 2005-08: 22 Jul 2001Final Action Date 2005-09: 22 Sep 2001Final Action Date 2005-10: 1 Nov 2001Final Action Date 2005-11: 1 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2006-01: 15 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2006-02: 8 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2006-03: 22 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2006-04: 1 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2006-06: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 Sep 1999Final Action Date 2006-08: 8 Sep 1999Final Action Date 2006-09: 22 Sep 1999Final Action Date 2006-10: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2006-11: 1 Sep 2001Final Action Date 2006-12: 1 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2007-01: 15 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2007-02: 22 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2007-04: 1 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2007-05: 8 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2007-06: 22 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2007-07: 1 Jun 2002Final Action Date 2007-08: 22 Jul 2002Final Action Date 2007-09: 8 Oct 2002Final Action Date 2007-10: 15 Nov 2002Final Action Date 2007-11: 15 Dec 2002Final Action Date 2007-12: 15 Jan 2003Final Action Date 2008-01: 22 Feb 2003Final Action Date 2008-02: 15 Mar 2003Final Action Date 2008-03: 15 Apr 2003Final Action Date 2008-04: 8 May 2003Final Action Date 2008-05: 8 Jun 2003Final Action Date 2008-06: 15 Jul 2003Final Action Date 2008-07: 1 Aug 2003Final Action Date 2008-08: 1 Oct 2003Final Action Date 2008-09: 1 Dec 2003Final Action Date 2008-10: 1 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2008-11: 8 Feb 2004Final Action Date 2008-12: 1 Apr 2004Final Action Date 2009-01: 15 May 2004Final Action Date 2009-02: 1 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2009-03: 1 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2009-04: 15 Aug 2004Final Action Date 2009-05: 8 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2009-06: 15 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2009-07: 22 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2009-08: 15 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2009-09: 15 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2009-10: 1 Jun 2005Final Action Date 2009-11: 15 Aug 2005Final Action Date 2009-12: 1 Nov 2005Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2010-02: 1 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2010-03: 1 Apr 2006Final Action Date 2010-04: 1 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2010-05: 1 Dec 2006Final Action Date 2010-06: 1 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Jul 2008Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Mar 2009Final Action Date 2010-09: 1 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2010-10: 1 Apr 2010Final Action Date 2010-11: 1 Jun 2010Final Action Date 2010-12: 1 Aug 2010Final Action Date 2011-01: 1 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2011-03: 1 Jan 2007Final Action Date 2011-04: 1 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2011-05: 8 Jun 2007Final Action Date 2011-06: 22 Aug 2007Final Action Date 2011-07: 22 Mar 2008Final Action Date 2011-08: 22 Jul 2008Final Action Date 2011-09: 1 Dec 2008Final Action Date 2011-10: 8 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2011-11: 15 Feb 2009Final Action Date 2011-12: 22 Mar 2009Final Action Date 2012-01: 22 Apr 2009Final Action Date 2012-02: 8 Jun 2009Final Action Date 2012-03: 22 Jul 2009Final Action Date 2012-04: 8 Oct 2009Final Action Date 2012-05: 15 Nov 2009Final Action Date 2012-06: 1 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2012-07: 15 Feb 2010Final Action Date 2012-08: 15 Mar 2010Final Action Date 2012-09: 8 May 2010Final Action Date 2012-10: 1 Jun 2010Final Action Date 2012-11: 15 Jul 2010Final Action Date 2012-12: 22 Aug 2010Final Action Date 2013-01: 22 Sep 2010Final Action Date 2013-02: 22 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2013-03: 22 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2013-04: 15 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2013-05: 1 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2013-06: 8 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2013-07: 8 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2013-08: CurrentFinal Action Date 2013-10: 8 Sep 2013Final Action Date 2014-06: 1 May 2012Final Action Date 2014-09: 1 Jan 2013Final Action Date 2014-10: 1 Feb 2013Final Action Date 2014-11: 1 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2014-12: 22 Mar 2013Final Action Date 2015-01: 15 Apr 2013Final Action Date 2015-02: 8 May 2013Final Action Date 2015-03: 22 Jun 2013Final Action Date 2015-04: 1 Aug 2013Final Action Date 2015-05: 1 Sep 2013Final Action Date 2015-06: 1 Oct 2013Final Action Date 2015-07: 8 Nov 2013Final Action Date 2015-08: 15 Dec 2013Final Action Date 2015-09: 1 Mar 2014Final Action Date 2015-10: 15 Apr 2014Final Action Date 2015-11: 15 May 2014Final Action Date 2015-12: 15 Jun 2014Final Action Date 2016-01: 1 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2016-02: 1 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2016-03: 22 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2016-04: 22 Oct 2014Final Action Date 2016-05: 1 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2016-06: 8 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2016-07: 15 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2016-10: 22 Dec 2014Final Action Date 2016-11: 22 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2016-12: 22 Feb 2015Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2017-02: 15 Apr 2015Final Action Date 2017-03: 8 May 2015Final Action Date 2017-04: 8 Jun 2015Final Action Date 2017-05: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2017-06: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2017-07: 8 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2017-08: 22 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2017-11: 15 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2017-12: 22 Dec 2015Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 Feb 2016Final Action Date 2018-02: 1 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Mar 2016Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2018-06: 8 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2018-07: 22 Jun 2016Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2018-10: 22 Aug 2016Final Action Date 2018-11: 15 Sep 2016Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Oct 2016Final Action Date 2019-01: 8 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2019-03: 8 Jan 2017Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Mar 2017Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 May 2017Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Jul 2017Final Action Date 2019-07: CurrentFinal Action Date 2023-04: 8 Sep 2020Final Action Date 2023-08: 8 Oct 2017Final Action Date 2023-09: 1 Jan 2018Final Action Date 2023-10: 8 Feb 2019Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Nov 2019Final Action Date 2024-02: 8 Feb 2020Final Action Date 2024-03: 22 Jun 2020Final Action Date 2024-04: 8 Sep 2020Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Jun 2021Final Action Date 2024-06: 15 Nov 2021Final Action Date 2024-10: 22 Nov 2021Final Action Date 2024-11: 1 Jan 2022Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Sep 2022Final Action Date 2025-10: 1 Feb 2024Final Action Date 2026-05: 1 Aug 2024Final Action Date 2026-06: 1 Jan 2025Final Action Date 2026-08: 22 Jul 2026Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Aug 2026Final Action Date 2026-10: 22 Sep 2026
Final Action Date since December 2001.

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

F2A 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.-480-420-360-300-240-180-120-6006012018024030036042048020182020202220242026Days moved per month2016-11: +312016-12: +312017-01: +282017-02: +242017-03: +232017-04: +312017-05: +372017-06: +312017-07: +242017-08: +142017-09: +92017-10: +212017-11: +242017-12: +372018-01: +412018-02: +292018-03: +212018-04: +402018-05: +312018-06: +72018-07: +142018-08: +302018-10: +312018-11: +242018-12: +232019-01: +312019-02: +232019-03: +382019-04: +522019-05: +752019-06: +612023-08: -10662023-09: +852023-10: +4032024-01: +2662024-02: +992024-03: +1352024-04: +782024-05: +2662024-06: +1672024-10: +72024-11: +402025-07: +2432025-10: +5182026-05: +1822026-06: +1532026-08: +5672026-09: +312026-10: +31
Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge.

Forecast for F2A Rest of World

HorizonCentral estimateLikely range (80%)Bulletin month
3 monthsJan 2027Nov 2026 – Aug 2027Jan 2027
6 monthsMay 2027Dec 2026 – May 2028Apr 2027
12 monthsJan 2028May 2027 – Sep 2029Oct 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

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

BulletinEventBeforeAfterMove
Aug 2023Retrogressed8 Sep 20208 Oct 2017−1,066 d
Apr 2023Left CurrentCurrent8 Sep 2020
Jul 2019Became Current15 Jul 2017Current
Jun 2014Retrogressed8 Sep 20131 May 2012−495 d
Oct 2013Left CurrentCurrent8 Sep 2013
Aug 2013Became Current8 Oct 2011Current
Mar 2011Retrogressed1 Jan 20081 Jan 2007−365 d
Jan 2011Retrogressed1 Aug 20101 Jan 2008−943 d
Jul 2006Retrogressed22 Apr 20011 Sep 1999−599 d
Jun 2006Retrogressed1 Mar 200222 Apr 2001−313 d

Fiscal-year view

Fiscal yearFirst bulletin (Oct)Last bulletin (Sep)Net move (days)Retrogression months
FY2027 (to Oct 2026)22 Sep 202622 Sep 2026+00
FY20261 Feb 202422 Aug 2026+9330
FY202522 Nov 20211 Sep 2022+2830
FY20248 Feb 201915 Nov 2021+1,0110
FY2023Current1 Jan 2018—1
FY2022CurrentCurrent—0
FY2021CurrentCurrent—0
FY2020CurrentCurrent—0
FY201922 Aug 2016Current—0
FY201822 Oct 201522 Jul 2016+2740
FY201722 Dec 20141 Oct 2015+2830
FY201615 Apr 201415 Nov 2014+2140

Seasonal pattern

Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+137 days) and the weakest in August (-65 days). Retrogressions were most common in August. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.

JanJan: +59 d+59FebFeb: +29 d+29MarMar: +34 d+34AprApr: +33 d+33MayMay: +75 d+75JunJun: +53 d+53JulJul: +41 d+41AugAug: -65 d-65SepSep: +18 d+18OctOct: +137 d+137NovNov: +21 d+21DecDec: +17 d+17

Recent bulletins

Last 24 bulletins (table)
BulletinFinal Action DateDate for FilingFAD move (days)
Oct 202622 Sep 2026Current+31
Sep 202622 Aug 2026Current+31
Aug 202622 Jul 2026Current+567
Jul 20261 Jan 2025Current0
Jun 20261 Jan 2025Current+153
May 20261 Aug 2024Current+182
Apr 20261 Feb 2024Current0
Mar 20261 Feb 202422 Feb 20260
Feb 20261 Feb 202422 Jan 20260
Jan 20261 Feb 202422 Dec 20250
Dec 20251 Feb 202422 Nov 20250
Nov 20251 Feb 202422 Oct 20250
Oct 20251 Feb 202422 Sep 2025+518
Sep 20251 Sep 20221 Jun 20250
Aug 20251 Sep 20221 Apr 20250
Jul 20251 Sep 20221 Mar 2025+243
Jun 20251 Jan 20221 Feb 20250
May 20251 Jan 20221 Feb 20250
Apr 20251 Jan 202215 Oct 20240
Mar 20251 Jan 202215 Jul 20240
Feb 20251 Jan 202215 Jul 20240
Jan 20251 Jan 202215 Jul 20240
Dec 20241 Jan 202215 Jul 20240
Nov 20241 Jan 202215 Jul 2024+40

About this category

F2A is the preference category for: spouses and children (under 21) of permanent residents. The “All other countries” column applies to applicants chargeable to any country that is not listed separately in the bulletin.

For F2A, China, India, Philippines 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.

F2A in other countries: F2A Mexico

Other categories for Rest of World: EB-1 Rest of World · EB-2 Rest of World · EB-3 Rest of World · F1 Rest of World · F2B Rest of World · F3 Rest of World · F4 Rest of World