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As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F2B Mexico Final Action Date is 15 May 2010 , which lags the bulletin month by about 16.4 years . Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 74 days per month (2.41 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking.
15 May 2010 Final Action Date, Oct 2026
22 Mar 2011 Date for Filing, Oct 2026
16.4 years cut-off lags bulletin month
+74 d/mo avg. movement, last 12 bulletins
Chart: where the cut-off has been
Last 10 years + forecast Full history
F2B 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: 15 May 2010. 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 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2017-03: 22 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2017-04: 22 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Feb 1996 Final Action Date 2017-06: 8 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2017-08: 1 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2017-10: 15 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2018-01: 15 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2018-02: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2018-03: 15 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2018-06: 15 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2018-07: 8 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2018-08: 1 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2018-09: 22 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 May 1997 Final Action Date 2018-11: 8 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Mar 1998 Final Action Date 2019-07: 15 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2019-11: 22 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2020-02: 15 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Oct 1998 Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Dec 1998 Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Feb 1999 Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2020-08: 22 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2020-09: 8 Apr 1999 Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 May 1999 Final Action Date 2021-02: 1 Jun 1999 Final Action Date 2021-03: 15 Jul 1999 Final Action Date 2021-04: 22 Jul 1999 Final Action Date 2021-05: 15 Aug 1999 Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Sep 1999 Final Action Date 2021-07: 1 Feb 2000 Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2021-09: 15 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2021-12: 1 Jul 2000 Final Action Date 2022-01: 1 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2022-04: 1 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2022-06: 1 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2022-07: 1 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2022-11: 1 Jun 2001 Final Action Date 2023-07: 1 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2023-10: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2023-11: 1 May 2002 Final Action Date 2024-01: 22 Oct 2003 Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Mar 2004 Final Action Date 2024-06: 8 Jul 2004 Final Action Date 2024-08: 15 Jul 2004 Final Action Date 2024-10: 15 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2024-11: 1 Jul 2005 Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Jan 2006 Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2025-09: 1 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2025-10: 15 Dec 2007 Final Action Date 2025-12: 15 May 2008 Final Action Date 2026-01: 15 Nov 2008 Final Action Date 2026-02: 15 Feb 2009 Final Action Date 2026-10: 15 May 2010 Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Jun 1996 Date for Filing 2017-05: 8 Aug 1996 Date for Filing 2017-10: 1 Jan 1997 Date for Filing 2018-05: 22 May 1997 Date for Filing 2018-07: 8 Jun 1997 Date for Filing 2018-10: 22 Jun 1997 Date for Filing 2018-12: 1 Aug 1997 Date for Filing 2019-01: 8 Sep 1997 Date for Filing 2019-02: 8 Oct 1997 Date for Filing 2019-03: 8 Feb 1998 Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Jul 1998 Date for Filing 2019-05: 1 Oct 1998 Date for Filing 2019-06: 15 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-07: 22 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Feb 1999 Date for Filing 2019-09: 1 Mar 1999 Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Apr 1999 Date for Filing 2019-11: 22 Apr 1999 Date for Filing 2020-02: 15 May 1999 Date for Filing 2020-03: 22 Jun 1999 Date for Filing 2020-04: 1 Aug 1999 Date for Filing 2020-05: 8 Sep 1999 Date for Filing 2020-06: 22 Sep 1999 Date for Filing 2020-07: 15 Oct 1999 Date for Filing 2020-08: 8 Nov 1999 Date for Filing 2020-09: 1 Dec 1999 Date for Filing 2021-02: 22 Dec 1999 Date for Filing 2021-04: 8 Jul 2000 Date for Filing 2021-05: 8 Aug 2000 Date for Filing 2021-09: 1 Oct 2000 Date for Filing 2021-12: 1 Jan 2001 Date for Filing 2022-01: 1 Mar 2001 Date for Filing 2022-03: 1 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2022-04: 22 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2022-05: 1 May 2001 Date for Filing 2022-07: 8 Aug 2001 Date for Filing 2022-11: 1 Jan 2002 Date for Filing 2023-07: 1 Apr 2002 Date for Filing 2023-08: 1 Aug 2004 Date for Filing 2024-05: 1 Sep 2004 Date for Filing 2024-06: 1 Nov 2004 Date for Filing 2024-07: 1 May 2005 Date for Filing 2024-10: 1 Aug 2005 Date for Filing 2024-11: 1 Jul 2006 Date for Filing 2025-01: 1 Oct 2006 Date for Filing 2025-04: 1 Apr 2007 Date for Filing 2025-07: 1 Apr 2008 Date for Filing 2025-10: 15 Dec 2008 Date for Filing 2025-11: 15 May 2009 Date for Filing 2026-01: 15 Nov 2009 Date for Filing 2026-02: 15 Feb 2010 Date for Filing 2026-04: 15 May 2010 Date for Filing 2026-10: 22 Mar 2011 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. F2B Mexico: Final Action Date, full history F2B Mexico: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Final Action Date 2001-12: 22 Oct 1991 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: 22 Oct 1991 Final Action Date 2002-12: 1 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2003-03: 8 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2003-05: 15 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2003-08: 22 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2003-09: 26 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2003-10: 1 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2004-01: 8 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2004-03: 15 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2004-04: 22 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2004-05: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2004-06: 15 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2004-07: 15 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2004-08: 1 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2004-09: 1 Sep 1991 Final Action Date 2004-10: 22 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2004-11: 8 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2004-12: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2005-01: 15 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2005-02: 22 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2005-03: 15 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2005-07: 1 Jan 1991 Final Action Date 2005-10: 1 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2005-11: 15 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2006-01: 8 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2006-02: 15 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2006-05: 1 Sep 1991 Final Action Date 2006-06: 22 Oct 1991 Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2006-10: 15 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2006-11: 22 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2006-12: 1 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2007-06: 8 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2007-10: 15 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2008-01: 22 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2008-03: 1 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2008-06: 8 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2008-08: 15 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2008-09: 22 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2008-12: 1 May 1992 Final Action Date 2009-08: 8 May 1992 Final Action Date 2009-09: 15 May 1992 Final Action Date 2009-10: 22 May 1992 Final Action Date 2009-11: 1 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2010-01: 8 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2010-03: 15 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2010-10: 22 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2011-03: 15 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2011-05: 1 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2011-06: 22 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2011-07: 22 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2011-08: 1 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2011-09: 1 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2011-10: 22 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2012-01: 1 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2012-06: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2012-08: 22 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2012-10: 1 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2012-11: 15 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2012-12: 1 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2013-01: 22 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2013-03: 15 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2013-04: 22 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2013-05: 1 May 1993 Final Action Date 2013-06: 15 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2013-07: 1 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2013-08: 1 Feb 1994 Final Action Date 2013-09: 22 Feb 1994 Final Action Date 2013-10: 8 Mar 1994 Final Action Date 2013-11: 1 Apr 1994 Final Action Date 2014-02: 1 May 1993 Final Action Date 2014-05: 15 May 1993 Final Action Date 2014-06: 1 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2014-07: 22 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2014-08: 1 Apr 1994 Final Action Date 2014-09: 15 May 1994 Final Action Date 2014-10: 1 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2014-12: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2015-01: 1 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2015-02: 15 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2015-03: 1 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2015-04: 1 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2015-05: 1 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2015-06: 8 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2015-10: 1 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2015-11: 22 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2015-12: 8 Sep 1995 Final Action Date 2016-09: 15 Sep 1995 Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2016-11: 8 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2017-03: 22 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2017-04: 22 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Feb 1996 Final Action Date 2017-06: 8 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2017-08: 1 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2017-10: 15 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2018-01: 15 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2018-02: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2018-03: 15 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2018-06: 15 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2018-07: 8 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2018-08: 1 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2018-09: 22 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 May 1997 Final Action Date 2018-11: 8 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Mar 1998 Final Action Date 2019-07: 15 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2019-11: 22 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2020-02: 15 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Oct 1998 Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Dec 1998 Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Feb 1999 Final Action Date 2020-07: 8 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2020-08: 22 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2020-09: 8 Apr 1999 Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 May 1999 Final Action Date 2021-02: 1 Jun 1999 Final Action Date 2021-03: 15 Jul 1999 Final Action Date 2021-04: 22 Jul 1999 Final Action Date 2021-05: 15 Aug 1999 Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Sep 1999 Final Action Date 2021-07: 1 Feb 2000 Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2021-09: 15 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2021-12: 1 Jul 2000 Final Action Date 2022-01: 1 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2022-04: 1 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2022-06: 1 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2022-07: 1 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2022-11: 1 Jun 2001 Final Action Date 2023-07: 1 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2023-10: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2023-11: 1 May 2002 Final Action Date 2024-01: 22 Oct 2003 Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Mar 2004 Final Action Date 2024-06: 8 Jul 2004 Final Action Date 2024-08: 15 Jul 2004 Final Action Date 2024-10: 15 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2024-11: 1 Jul 2005 Final Action Date 2025-04: 1 Jan 2006 Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2025-09: 1 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2025-10: 15 Dec 2007 Final Action Date 2025-12: 15 May 2008 Final Action Date 2026-01: 15 Nov 2008 Final Action Date 2026-02: 15 Feb 2009 Final Action Date 2026-10: 15 May 2010 Final Action Date since December 2001. ○ Current ✕ Unavailable shaded: forecast range
F2B 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. -240 -210 -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Days moved per month 2016-11: +7 2016-12: +7 2017-02: +24 2017-03: +14 2017-04: +30 2017-05: +41 2017-06: +67 2017-07: +54 2017-08: +30 2017-10: +14 2017-11: +7 2018-01: +24 2018-02: +24 2018-03: +37 2018-04: +17 2018-05: +30 2018-06: +76 2018-07: +21 2018-08: +24 2018-09: +21 2018-10: +23 2018-11: +24 2019-02: +44 2019-03: +62 2019-04: +70 2019-05: +76 2019-06: +28 2019-07: +31 2019-08: +47 2019-09: +30 2019-10: +31 2019-11: +21 2020-02: +24 2020-03: +30 2020-04: +47 2020-05: +45 2020-06: +31 2020-07: +21 2020-08: +14 2020-09: +17 2021-01: +23 2021-02: +31 2021-03: +44 2021-04: +7 2021-05: +24 2021-06: +24 2021-07: +146 2021-08: +29 2021-09: +14 2021-12: +108 2022-01: +62 2022-04: +122 2022-06: +31 2022-07: +59 2022-11: +61 2023-07: +61 2023-10: +153 2023-11: +120 2024-01: +539 2024-05: +131 2024-06: +129 2024-08: +7 2024-10: +184 2024-11: +167 2025-04: +184 2025-07: +365 2025-09: +90 2025-10: +258 2025-12: +152 2026-01: +184 2026-02: +92 2026-10: +454 Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge. Forecast for F2B Mexico
Horizon Central estimate Likely range (80%) Bulletin month 3 months Sep 2010 Jul 2010 – Apr 2011 Jan 2027 6 months Dec 2010 Jul 2010 – Jan 2012 Apr 2027 12 months Jul 2011 Nov 2010 – Apr 2013 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
6 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:
Bulletin Event Before After Move Feb 2014 Retrogressed 1 Apr 1994 1 May 1993 −335 d Jun 2012 Retrogressed 1 Dec 1992 1 Jan 1992 −335 d May 2006 Retrogressed 15 Feb 1992 1 Sep 1991 −167 d Jul 2005 Retrogressed 15 Mar 1992 1 Jan 1991 −439 d Sep 2004 Retrogressed 1 Dec 1991 1 Sep 1991 −91 d Aug 2004 Retrogressed 15 Feb 1992 1 Dec 1991 −76 d Oct 2002 Reopened Unavailable 22 Oct 1991 Apr 2002 Became Unavailable 22 Oct 1991 Unavailable
Fiscal-year view
Fiscal year First bulletin (Oct) Last bulletin (Sep) Net move (days) Retrogression months FY2027 (to Oct 2026) 15 May 2010 15 May 2010 +0 0 FY2026 15 Dec 2007 15 Feb 2009 +428 0 FY2025 15 Jan 2005 1 Apr 2007 +806 0 FY2024 1 Jan 2002 15 Jul 2004 +926 0 FY2023 1 Apr 2001 1 Aug 2001 +122 0 FY2022 15 Mar 2000 1 Apr 2001 +382 0 FY2021 8 Apr 1999 15 Mar 2000 +342 0 FY2020 1 Aug 1998 8 Apr 1999 +250 0 FY2019 15 May 1997 1 Jul 1998 +412 0 FY2018 15 Jul 1996 22 Apr 1997 +281 0 FY2017 1 Oct 1995 1 Jul 1996 +274 0 FY2016 1 Aug 1995 15 Sep 1995 +45 0
Seasonal pattern
Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+96 days) and the weakest in August (+14 days). There were no retrogressions in this period. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.
Jan Jan: +76 d +76 Feb Feb: +22 d +22 Mar Mar: +17 d +17 Apr Apr: +43 d +43 May May: +32 d +32 Jun Jun: +35 d +35 Jul Jul: +69 d +69 Aug Aug: +14 d +14 Sep Sep: +16 d +16 Oct Oct: +96 d +96 Nov Nov: +39 d +39 Dec Dec: +26 d +26 Recent bulletins
Last 24 bulletins (table) Bulletin Final Action Date Date for Filing FAD move (days) Oct 2026 15 May 2010 22 Mar 2011 +454 Sep 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 May 2010 0 Aug 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 May 2010 0 Jul 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 May 2010 0 Jun 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 May 2010 0 May 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 May 2010 0 Apr 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 May 2010 0 Mar 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 Feb 2010 0 Feb 2026 15 Feb 2009 15 Feb 2010 +92 Jan 2026 15 Nov 2008 15 Nov 2009 +184 Dec 2025 15 May 2008 15 May 2009 +152 Nov 2025 15 Dec 2007 15 May 2009 0 Oct 2025 15 Dec 2007 15 Dec 2008 +258 Sep 2025 1 Apr 2007 1 Apr 2008 +90 Aug 2025 1 Jan 2007 1 Apr 2008 0 Jul 2025 1 Jan 2007 1 Apr 2008 +365 Jun 2025 1 Jan 2006 1 Apr 2007 0 May 2025 1 Jan 2006 1 Apr 2007 0 Apr 2025 1 Jan 2006 1 Apr 2007 +184 Mar 2025 1 Jul 2005 1 Oct 2006 0 Feb 2025 1 Jul 2005 1 Oct 2006 0 Jan 2025 1 Jul 2005 1 Oct 2006 0 Dec 2024 1 Jul 2005 1 Jul 2006 0 Nov 2024 1 Jul 2005 1 Jul 2006 +167
About this category
F2B is the preference category for: unmarried sons and daughters (21+) of permanent residents. This is the column for applicants chargeable to Mexico.
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