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F2B Rest of World priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast

As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F2B Rest of World Final Action Date is 22 Aug 2019, which lags the bulletin month by about 7.1 years. Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 84 days per month (2.75 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking.

22 Aug 2019Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Sep 2019Date for Filing, Oct 2026
7.1 yearscut-off lags bulletin month
+84 d/moavg. movement, last 12 bulletins

Chart: where the cut-off has been

F2B 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 Aug 2019.201020152020202520182020202220242026Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthForecast range (80%)Final Action Date 2016-11: 15 Apr 2010Final Action Date 2016-12: 8 May 2010Final Action Date 2017-01: 8 Jun 2010Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Jul 2010Final Action Date 2017-03: 15 Aug 2010Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Sep 2010Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2017-06: 22 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2017-10: 8 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2017-11: 15 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2017-12: 22 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2018-02: 15 Jan 2011Final Action Date 2018-03: 1 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-05: 15 May 2011Final Action Date 2018-06: 22 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Aug 2011Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2018-09: 1 Nov 2011Final Action Date 2018-10: 22 Nov 2011Final Action Date 2018-11: 1 Jan 2012Final Action Date 2018-12: 15 Feb 2012Final Action Date 2019-01: 15 Mar 2012Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 May 2012Final Action Date 2019-03: 1 Aug 2012Final Action Date 2019-04: 22 Oct 2012Final Action Date 2019-05: 1 Feb 2013Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 May 2013Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Sep 2013Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jan 2014Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Jun 2014Final Action Date 2019-11: 8 Jul 2014Final Action Date 2019-12: 8 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2020-02: 22 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2020-07: 1 May 2015Final Action Date 2020-08: 8 Jun 2015Final Action Date 2020-09: 8 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2021-04: 8 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2021-05: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2021-06: 22 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2021-07: 15 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2024-03: 22 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Apr 2016Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2025-01: 22 May 2016Final Action Date 2025-04: 22 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2025-06: 22 Sep 2016Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Oct 2016Final Action Date 2025-10: 22 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2025-11: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2026-04: 22 May 2017Final Action Date 2026-06: 22 Sep 2017Final Action Date 2026-07: 22 Nov 2017Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Jan 2018Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Aug 2019Date for Filing 2016-11: 8 Feb 2011Date for Filing 2017-05: 1 Sep 2011Date for Filing 2018-05: 8 Sep 2011Date for Filing 2018-07: 8 Jan 2012Date for Filing 2018-09: 22 Mar 2014Date for Filing 2019-02: 22 Jun 2014Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Jul 2014Date for Filing 2019-05: 1 Aug 2014Date for Filing 2019-06: 8 Aug 2014Date for Filing 2019-07: 15 Aug 2014Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Sep 2014Date for Filing 2019-09: 15 Oct 2014Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Dec 2014Date for Filing 2019-11: 8 Jan 2015Date for Filing 2019-12: 8 Feb 2015Date for Filing 2020-01: 8 Apr 2015Date for Filing 2020-02: 22 Apr 2015Date for Filing 2020-03: 15 May 2015Date for Filing 2020-04: 1 Jul 2015Date for Filing 2020-05: 22 Sep 2015Date for Filing 2020-06: 1 Dec 2015Date for Filing 2020-07: 1 Feb 2016Date for Filing 2020-08: 15 Mar 2016Date for Filing 2020-09: 1 May 2016Date for Filing 2021-02: 22 May 2016Date for Filing 2021-04: 15 Jun 2016Date for Filing 2021-05: 22 Jun 2016Date for Filing 2021-06: 15 Aug 2016Date for Filing 2021-07: 22 Sep 2016Date for Filing 2022-07: 1 Oct 2016Date for Filing 2022-08: 1 Jan 2017Date for Filing 2025-11: 8 Mar 2017Date for Filing 2026-01: 15 Mar 2017Date for Filing 2026-04: 8 Aug 2017Date for Filing 2026-05: 1 Jan 2018Date for Filing 2026-06: 22 Mar 2018Date for Filing 2026-07: 8 Jun 2018Date for Filing 2026-08: 1 Jan 2019Date for Filing 2026-09: 1 Sep 2019
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 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full historyF2B Rest of World: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001.199520002005201020152020202520052010201520202025Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthFinal Action Date 2001-12: 22 Jun 1993Final Action Date 2002-01: 1 Jul 1993Final Action Date 2002-02: 8 Jul 1993Final Action Date 2002-03: 22 Jul 1993Final Action Date 2002-04: 8 Aug 1993Final Action Date 2002-05: 1 Sep 1993Final Action Date 2002-06: 1 Oct 1993Final Action Date 2002-07: 1 Nov 1993Final Action Date 2002-08: 8 Dec 1993Final Action Date 2002-09: 8 Jan 1994Final Action Date 2002-10: 1 Feb 1994Final Action Date 2002-11: 1 Mar 1994Final Action Date 2002-12: 8 Apr 1994Final Action Date 2003-01: 22 Apr 1994Final Action Date 2003-02: 22 May 1994Final Action Date 2003-03: 1 Jul 1994Final Action Date 2003-04: 15 Aug 1994Final Action Date 2003-05: 1 Oct 1994Final Action Date 2003-06: 22 Oct 1994Final Action Date 2003-07: 1 Dec 1994Final Action Date 2003-08: 15 Jan 1995Final Action Date 2003-09: 15 Mar 1995Final Action Date 2003-10: 1 May 1995Final Action Date 2004-01: 8 May 1995Final Action Date 2004-05: 15 May 1995Final Action Date 2004-06: 15 Jun 1995Final Action Date 2004-08: 1 Jul 1995Final Action Date 2004-11: 15 Jul 1995Final Action Date 2004-12: 22 Jul 1995Final Action Date 2005-01: 1 Aug 1995Final Action Date 2005-02: 22 Aug 1995Final Action Date 2005-03: 15 Sep 1995Final Action Date 2005-04: 15 Oct 1995Final Action Date 2005-05: 8 Nov 1995Final Action Date 2005-06: 8 Dec 1995Final Action Date 2005-07: 1 Jan 1996Final Action Date 2005-08: 22 Jan 1996Final Action Date 2005-09: 1 Apr 1996Final Action Date 2005-10: 22 Apr 1996Final Action Date 2005-11: 22 May 1996Final Action Date 2005-12: 8 Jun 1996Final Action Date 2006-01: 22 Jun 1996Final Action Date 2006-02: 1 Jul 1996Final Action Date 2006-03: 8 Jul 1996Final Action Date 2006-04: 15 Jul 1996Final Action Date 2006-06: 1 Aug 1996Final Action Date 2006-07: 22 Aug 1996Final Action Date 2006-08: 22 Sep 1996Final Action Date 2006-09: 1 Dec 1996Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 Jan 1997Final Action Date 2006-11: 1 Feb 1997Final Action Date 2006-12: 8 Mar 1997Final Action Date 2007-01: 8 Apr 1997Final Action Date 2007-02: 15 May 1997Final Action Date 2007-03: 1 Jul 1997Final Action Date 2007-04: 15 Aug 1997Final Action Date 2007-05: 1 Oct 1997Final Action Date 2007-06: 1 Dec 1997Final Action Date 2007-07: 8 Feb 1998Final Action Date 2007-08: 8 Apr 1998Final Action Date 2007-09: 1 Jul 1998Final Action Date 2007-10: 15 Aug 1998Final Action Date 2007-11: 15 Sep 1998Final Action Date 2007-12: 15 Oct 1998Final Action Date 2008-01: 22 Nov 1998Final Action Date 2008-02: 1 Jan 1999Final Action Date 2008-03: 8 Feb 1999Final Action Date 2008-04: 22 Mar 1999Final Action Date 2008-05: 1 Jun 1999Final Action Date 2008-06: 1 Aug 1999Final Action Date 2008-07: 15 Sep 1999Final Action Date 2008-08: 1 Nov 1999Final Action Date 2008-09: 15 Dec 1999Final Action Date 2008-11: 15 Jan 2000Final Action Date 2008-12: 15 Feb 2000Final Action Date 2009-01: 22 Mar 2000Final Action Date 2009-02: 8 May 2000Final Action Date 2009-03: 22 Jun 2000Final Action Date 2009-04: 1 Sep 2000Final Action Date 2009-05: 15 Nov 2000Final Action Date 2009-06: 1 Feb 2001Final Action Date 2009-07: 15 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2009-08: 1 May 2001Final Action Date 2009-09: 1 Jul 2001Final Action Date 2009-10: 22 Aug 2001Final Action Date 2009-11: 1 Oct 2001Final Action Date 2009-12: 1 Nov 2001Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2010-02: 1 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2010-03: 1 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2010-04: 1 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2010-05: 1 Jul 2002Final Action Date 2010-06: 15 Nov 2002Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 May 2003Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2010-09: 1 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2010-10: 1 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2010-11: 1 Jun 2005Final Action Date 2011-01: 15 Apr 2003Final Action Date 2011-07: 1 Jul 2003Final Action Date 2011-10: 15 Jul 2003Final Action Date 2011-11: 1 Aug 2003Final Action Date 2011-12: 15 Aug 2003Final Action Date 2012-01: 8 Sep 2003Final Action Date 2012-02: 15 Oct 2003Final Action Date 2012-03: 15 Nov 2003Final Action Date 2012-04: 15 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2012-05: 22 Feb 2004Final Action Date 2012-06: 15 Apr 2004Final Action Date 2012-07: 1 May 2004Final Action Date 2012-08: 22 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2012-09: 15 Sep 2004Final Action Date 2012-11: 8 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2012-12: 15 Nov 2004Final Action Date 2013-01: 8 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2013-03: 1 Mar 2005Final Action Date 2013-04: 8 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2013-05: 15 May 2005Final Action Date 2013-06: 8 Jul 2005Final Action Date 2013-07: 1 Nov 2005Final Action Date 2013-08: 1 Dec 2005Final Action Date 2013-09: 15 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2013-10: 1 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2013-11: 22 Mar 2006Final Action Date 2013-12: 1 May 2006Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2014-02: 8 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2014-03: 1 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2014-04: 22 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2014-05: 1 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2014-06: 1 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2014-07: 1 May 2007Final Action Date 2014-08: 1 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2014-09: 1 Sep 2007Final Action Date 2014-10: 1 Nov 2007Final Action Date 2014-11: 1 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2014-12: 22 Feb 2008Final Action Date 2015-01: 1 Apr 2008Final Action Date 2015-02: 22 May 2008Final Action Date 2015-03: 8 Jul 2008Final Action Date 2015-04: 22 Aug 2008Final Action Date 2015-05: 15 Sep 2008Final Action Date 2015-07: 15 Oct 2008Final Action Date 2015-08: 15 Nov 2008Final Action Date 2015-09: 22 Dec 2008Final Action Date 2015-10: 15 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2015-11: 8 Feb 2009Final Action Date 2015-12: 1 Mar 2009Final Action Date 2016-01: 1 Apr 2009Final Action Date 2016-02: 15 May 2009Final Action Date 2016-03: 22 May 2009Final Action Date 2016-04: 15 Jun 2009Final Action Date 2016-05: 1 Sep 2009Final Action Date 2016-06: 22 Oct 2009Final Action Date 2016-07: 8 Dec 2009Final Action Date 2016-08: 8 Jan 2010Final Action Date 2016-09: 1 Feb 2010Final Action Date 2016-10: 15 Mar 2010Final Action Date 2016-11: 15 Apr 2010Final Action Date 2016-12: 8 May 2010Final Action Date 2017-01: 8 Jun 2010Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Jul 2010Final Action Date 2017-03: 15 Aug 2010Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Sep 2010Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2017-06: 22 Oct 2010Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2017-10: 8 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2017-11: 15 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2017-12: 22 Nov 2010Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 Dec 2010Final Action Date 2018-02: 15 Jan 2011Final Action Date 2018-03: 1 Mar 2011Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Apr 2011Final Action Date 2018-05: 15 May 2011Final Action Date 2018-06: 22 Jun 2011Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Aug 2011Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Oct 2011Final Action Date 2018-09: 1 Nov 2011Final Action Date 2018-10: 22 Nov 2011Final Action Date 2018-11: 1 Jan 2012Final Action Date 2018-12: 15 Feb 2012Final Action Date 2019-01: 15 Mar 2012Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 May 2012Final Action Date 2019-03: 1 Aug 2012Final Action Date 2019-04: 22 Oct 2012Final Action Date 2019-05: 1 Feb 2013Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 May 2013Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Sep 2013Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Jan 2014Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Jun 2014Final Action Date 2019-11: 8 Jul 2014Final Action Date 2019-12: 8 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2020-02: 22 Aug 2014Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Sep 2014Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Nov 2014Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Jan 2015Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Mar 2015Final Action Date 2020-07: 1 May 2015Final Action Date 2020-08: 8 Jun 2015Final Action Date 2020-09: 8 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Jul 2015Final Action Date 2021-04: 8 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2021-05: 15 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2021-06: 22 Aug 2015Final Action Date 2021-07: 15 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Sep 2015Final Action Date 2024-01: 1 Oct 2015Final Action Date 2024-03: 22 Nov 2015Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Apr 2016Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 May 2016Final Action Date 2025-01: 22 May 2016Final Action Date 2025-04: 22 Jul 2016Final Action Date 2025-06: 22 Sep 2016Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Oct 2016Final Action Date 2025-10: 22 Nov 2016Final Action Date 2025-11: 1 Dec 2016Final Action Date 2026-04: 22 May 2017Final Action Date 2026-06: 22 Sep 2017Final Action Date 2026-07: 22 Nov 2017Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Jan 2018Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Aug 2019
Final Action Date since December 2001.

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

F2B 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.-150-120-90-60-30030609012015020182020202220242026Days moved per month2016-11: +312016-12: +232017-01: +312017-02: +302017-03: +382017-04: +312017-05: +162017-06: +212017-07: +102017-10: +72017-11: +72017-12: +72018-01: +92018-02: +452018-03: +452018-04: +382018-05: +372018-06: +382018-07: +542018-08: +682018-09: +102018-10: +212018-11: +402018-12: +452019-01: +292019-02: +472019-03: +922019-04: +822019-05: +1022019-06: +1032019-07: +1092019-08: +1222019-09: +1512019-11: +372019-12: +312020-02: +142020-03: +242020-04: +472020-05: +752020-06: +592020-07: +472020-08: +382020-09: +302021-02: +72021-03: +72021-04: +172021-05: +72021-06: +72021-07: +242021-08: +72024-01: +92024-03: +522024-05: +1312024-07: +302025-01: +212025-04: +612025-06: +622025-07: +232025-10: +382025-11: +92026-04: +1722026-06: +1232026-07: +612026-08: +402026-09: +598
Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge.

Forecast for F2B Rest of World

HorizonCentral estimateLikely range (80%)Bulletin month
3 monthsDec 2019Oct 2019 – Jul 2020Jan 2027
6 monthsApr 2020Dec 2019 – May 2021Apr 2027
12 monthsJan 2021Apr 2020 – Sep 2022Oct 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

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

BulletinEventBeforeAfterMove
Jan 2011Retrogressed1 Jun 200515 Apr 2003−778 d

Fiscal-year view

Fiscal yearFirst bulletin (Oct)Last bulletin (Sep)Net move (days)Retrogression months
FY2027 (to Oct 2026)22 Aug 201922 Aug 2019+00
FY202622 Nov 201622 Aug 2019+1,0030
FY20251 May 201615 Oct 2016+1670
FY202422 Sep 20151 May 2016+2220
FY202322 Sep 201522 Sep 2015+00
FY202222 Sep 201522 Sep 2015+00
FY20218 Jul 201522 Sep 2015+760
FY20201 Jun 20148 Jul 2015+4020
FY201922 Nov 20111 Jun 2014+9220
FY20188 Nov 20101 Nov 2011+3580
FY201715 Mar 20101 Nov 2010+2310
FY201615 Jan 20091 Feb 2010+3820

Seasonal pattern

Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in September (+74 days) and the weakest in October (+11 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.

JanJan: +12 d+12FebFeb: +17 d+17MarMar: +24 d+24AprApr: +43 d+43MayMay: +41 d+41JunJun: +42 d+42JulJul: +37 d+37AugAug: +28 d+28SepSep: +74 d+74OctOct: +11 d+11NovNov: +13 d+13DecDec: +12 d+12

Recent bulletins

Last 24 bulletins (table)
BulletinFinal Action DateDate for FilingFAD move (days)
Oct 202622 Aug 20191 Sep 20190
Sep 202622 Aug 20191 Sep 2019+598
Aug 20261 Jan 20181 Jan 2019+40
Jul 202622 Nov 20178 Jun 2018+61
Jun 202622 Sep 201722 Mar 2018+123
May 202622 May 20171 Jan 20180
Apr 202622 May 20178 Aug 2017+172
Mar 20261 Dec 201615 Mar 20170
Feb 20261 Dec 201615 Mar 20170
Jan 20261 Dec 201615 Mar 20170
Dec 20251 Dec 20168 Mar 20170
Nov 20251 Dec 20168 Mar 2017+9
Oct 202522 Nov 20161 Jan 2017+38
Sep 202515 Oct 20161 Jan 20170
Aug 202515 Oct 20161 Jan 20170
Jul 202515 Oct 20161 Jan 2017+23
Jun 202522 Sep 20161 Jan 2017+62
May 202522 Jul 20161 Jan 20170
Apr 202522 Jul 20161 Jan 2017+61
Mar 202522 May 20161 Jan 20170
Feb 202522 May 20161 Jan 20170
Jan 202522 May 20161 Jan 2017+21
Dec 20241 May 20161 Jan 20170
Nov 20241 May 20161 Jan 20170

About this category

F2B is the preference category for: unmarried sons and daughters (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 F2B, 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.

F2B in other countries: F2B Mexico · F2B Philippines

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 · F2A Rest of World · F3 Rest of World · F4 Rest of World