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As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F4 China Final Action Date is 22 Oct 2011 , which lags the bulletin month by about 14.9 years . Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 115 days per month (3.79 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 3 bulletins; the largest move back was 858 days in September 2017.
22 Oct 2011 Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Nov 2011 Date for Filing, Oct 2026
14.9 years cut-off lags bulletin month
+115 d/mo avg. movement, last 12 bulletins
Chart: where the cut-off has been
Last 10 years + forecast Full history
F4 China: 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: 22 Oct 2011. 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Forecast range (80%) Final Action Date 2016-11: 1 Aug 2003 Final Action Date 2016-12: 1 Oct 2003 Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Nov 2003 Final Action Date 2017-02: 22 Jan 2004 Final Action Date 2017-03: 22 Feb 2004 Final Action Date 2017-04: 8 May 2004 Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2017-10: 8 May 2004 Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 May 2004 Final Action Date 2017-12: 8 Jun 2004 Final Action Date 2018-01: 22 Jun 2004 Final Action Date 2018-02: 22 Jul 2004 Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Aug 2004 Final Action Date 2018-04: 15 Sep 2004 Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Oct 2004 Final Action Date 2018-06: 22 Oct 2004 Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Dec 2004 Final Action Date 2018-09: 8 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 Feb 2005 Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Mar 2005 Final Action Date 2018-12: 22 Apr 2005 Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 May 2005 Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Jun 2005 Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Sep 2005 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Jan 2006 Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 Feb 2006 Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Apr 2006 Final Action Date 2019-07: 15 Jun 2006 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2019-10: 22 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 Aug 2006 Final Action Date 2020-07: 22 Aug 2006 Final Action Date 2020-08: 8 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2020-09: 22 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2021-01: 8 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2021-05: 8 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2021-07: 8 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Mar 2007 Final Action Date 2021-09: 22 Mar 2007 Final Action Date 2023-05: 8 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2023-07: 22 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2024-01: 22 May 2007 Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2024-05: 22 Jul 2007 Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Aug 2007 Final Action Date 2025-05: 1 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2026-04: 8 Jun 2008 Final Action Date 2026-05: 15 Sep 2008 Final Action Date 2026-06: 8 Nov 2008 Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Jan 2009 Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Sep 2009 Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Oct 2011 Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Jul 2004 Date for Filing 2017-05: 15 Nov 2004 Date for Filing 2018-03: 22 Jan 2005 Date for Filing 2018-04: 8 Mar 2005 Date for Filing 2018-05: 1 Apr 2005 Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 May 2005 Date for Filing 2018-10: 1 Jun 2005 Date for Filing 2018-12: 1 Feb 2006 Date for Filing 2019-01: 15 May 2006 Date for Filing 2019-02: 15 Jun 2006 Date for Filing 2019-03: 22 Jun 2006 Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Aug 2006 Date for Filing 2019-05: 1 Oct 2006 Date for Filing 2019-06: 1 Dec 2006 Date for Filing 2019-07: 15 Dec 2006 Date for Filing 2019-09: 8 Mar 2007 Date for Filing 2019-10: 15 May 2007 Date for Filing 2019-11: 1 Jul 2007 Date for Filing 2019-12: 22 Jul 2007 Date for Filing 2020-04: 25 Jul 2007 Date for Filing 2020-05: 28 Jul 2007 Date for Filing 2020-06: 31 Jul 2007 Date for Filing 2020-07: 15 Aug 2007 Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Sep 2007 Date for Filing 2020-09: 15 Sep 2007 Date for Filing 2021-02: 1 Oct 2007 Date for Filing 2022-07: 8 Nov 2007 Date for Filing 2022-08: 15 Dec 2007 Date for Filing 2023-05: 1 Feb 2008 Date for Filing 2023-07: 1 Mar 2008 Date for Filing 2025-04: 1 Apr 2008 Date for Filing 2025-05: 1 Jun 2008 Date for Filing 2025-07: 8 Sep 2008 Date for Filing 2025-08: 1 Jan 2009 Date for Filing 2025-10: 1 Mar 2009 Date for Filing 2026-04: 15 May 2009 Date for Filing 2026-05: 1 Sep 2009 Date for Filing 2026-06: 22 Dec 2009 Date for Filing 2026-07: 1 Mar 2010 Date for Filing 2026-08: 22 Jun 2010 Date for Filing 2026-09: 1 Nov 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. F4 China: Final Action Date, full history F4 China: Final Action Date, full history since January 2005. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Final Action Date 2005-01: 22 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2005-02: 8 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2005-03: 1 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2005-04: 15 May 1993 Final Action Date 2005-05: 1 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2005-06: 1 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2005-07: 8 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2005-08: 8 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2005-09: 15 Dec 1993 Final Action Date 2005-10: 1 Feb 1994 Final Action Date 2005-11: 15 Mar 1994 Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 May 1994 Final Action Date 2006-01: 15 Jun 1994 Final Action Date 2006-02: 22 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2006-03: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2006-04: 8 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2006-05: 1 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2006-06: 1 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 May 1995 Final Action Date 2006-08: 1 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2006-09: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2006-11: 22 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2006-12: 22 May 1995 Final Action Date 2007-01: 22 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2007-02: 22 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2007-03: 22 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2007-04: 15 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2007-05: 22 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2007-06: 8 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2007-07: 1 Mar 1996 Final Action Date 2007-08: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2007-10: 15 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2007-11: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2007-12: 8 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2008-01: 1 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2008-02: 15 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2008-03: 1 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2008-04: 15 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2008-05: 15 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2008-06: 1 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2008-07: 15 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2008-08: 22 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2008-09: 8 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2008-10: 1 May 1997 Final Action Date 2008-11: 8 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2008-12: 15 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2009-01: 22 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2009-02: 22 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2009-03: 15 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2009-04: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2009-05: 22 Mar 1998 Final Action Date 2009-06: 15 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2009-07: 22 Oct 1998 Final Action Date 2009-08: 22 Dec 1998 Final Action Date 2009-09: 22 Feb 1999 Final Action Date 2009-10: 15 Apr 1999 Final Action Date 2009-11: 15 Jun 1999 Final Action Date 2009-12: 8 Sep 1999 Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Oct 1999 Final Action Date 2010-02: 15 Nov 1999 Final Action Date 2010-03: 15 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2010-04: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2010-05: 15 May 2000 Final Action Date 2010-06: 1 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Jun 2001 Final Action Date 2010-09: 15 Oct 2001 Final Action Date 2010-10: 1 Dec 2001 Final Action Date 2010-11: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2011-05: 22 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2011-06: 8 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2011-08: 8 Apr 2000 Final Action Date 2011-09: 15 Apr 2000 Final Action Date 2011-10: 15 May 2000 Final Action Date 2011-11: 15 Jun 2000 Final Action Date 2011-12: 15 Jul 2000 Final Action Date 2012-01: 15 Aug 2000 Final Action Date 2012-02: 8 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2012-03: 8 Oct 2000 Final Action Date 2012-04: 8 Nov 2000 Final Action Date 2012-05: 22 Nov 2000 Final Action Date 2012-06: 15 Dec 2000 Final Action Date 2012-07: 8 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2012-09: 22 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2012-10: 15 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2012-11: 15 Mar 2001 Final Action Date 2012-12: 1 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2013-01: 8 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2013-03: 22 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 May 2001 Final Action Date 2013-07: 22 May 2001 Final Action Date 2013-08: 22 Jun 2001 Final Action Date 2013-09: 22 Jul 2001 Final Action Date 2013-10: 8 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2013-11: 22 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2013-12: 8 Sep 2001 Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 Oct 2001 Final Action Date 2014-02: 22 Oct 2001 Final Action Date 2014-03: 8 Nov 2001 Final Action Date 2014-04: 22 Nov 2001 Final Action Date 2014-05: 8 Dec 2001 Final Action Date 2014-06: 15 Dec 2001 Final Action Date 2014-07: 22 Dec 2001 Final Action Date 2014-08: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2014-10: 22 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Feb 2002 Final Action Date 2014-12: 22 Feb 2002 Final Action Date 2015-01: 22 Mar 2002 Final Action Date 2015-02: 15 Apr 2002 Final Action Date 2015-03: 15 May 2002 Final Action Date 2015-04: 15 Jun 2002 Final Action Date 2015-05: 1 Aug 2002 Final Action Date 2015-06: 8 Sep 2002 Final Action Date 2015-07: 22 Oct 2002 Final Action Date 2015-08: 1 Dec 2002 Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2015-10: 8 Feb 2003 Final Action Date 2015-11: 1 Mar 2003 Final Action Date 2015-12: 22 Mar 2003 Final Action Date 2016-01: 22 Apr 2003 Final Action Date 2016-02: 8 Jun 2003 Final Action Date 2016-03: 1 Jul 2003 Final Action Date 2016-04: 22 Jul 2003 Final Action Date 2016-06: 1 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 May 2003 Final Action Date 2016-11: 1 Aug 2003 Final Action Date 2016-12: 1 Oct 2003 Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Nov 2003 Final Action Date 2017-02: 22 Jan 2004 Final Action Date 2017-03: 22 Feb 2004 Final Action Date 2017-04: 8 May 2004 Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2017-10: 8 May 2004 Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 May 2004 Final Action Date 2017-12: 8 Jun 2004 Final Action Date 2018-01: 22 Jun 2004 Final Action Date 2018-02: 22 Jul 2004 Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Aug 2004 Final Action Date 2018-04: 15 Sep 2004 Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Oct 2004 Final Action Date 2018-06: 22 Oct 2004 Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Dec 2004 Final Action Date 2018-09: 8 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 Feb 2005 Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Mar 2005 Final Action Date 2018-12: 22 Apr 2005 Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 May 2005 Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Jun 2005 Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Sep 2005 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Jan 2006 Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 Feb 2006 Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Apr 2006 Final Action Date 2019-07: 15 Jun 2006 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2019-10: 22 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 Aug 2006 Final Action Date 2020-07: 22 Aug 2006 Final Action Date 2020-08: 8 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2020-09: 22 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2021-01: 8 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Oct 2006 Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2021-05: 8 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2021-07: 8 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Mar 2007 Final Action Date 2021-09: 22 Mar 2007 Final Action Date 2023-05: 8 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2023-07: 22 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2024-01: 22 May 2007 Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2024-05: 22 Jul 2007 Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Aug 2007 Final Action Date 2025-05: 1 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2026-04: 8 Jun 2008 Final Action Date 2026-05: 15 Sep 2008 Final Action Date 2026-06: 8 Nov 2008 Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Jan 2009 Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Sep 2009 Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Oct 2011 Final Action Date since January 2005. ○ Current ✕ Unavailable shaded: forecast range
F4 China: 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. -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Days moved per month 2016-11: +92 2016-12: +61 2017-01: +52 2017-02: +61 2017-03: +31 2017-04: +76 2017-09: -858 2017-10: +858 2017-11: +14 2017-12: +17 2018-01: +14 2018-02: +30 2018-03: +31 2018-04: +24 2018-05: +16 2018-06: +21 2018-07: +24 2018-08: +37 2018-09: +17 2018-10: +38 2018-11: +35 2018-12: +31 2019-01: +30 2019-02: +31 2019-03: +92 2019-04: +101 2019-05: +45 2019-06: +45 2019-07: +75 2019-08: +108 2019-09: +31 2019-10: +21 2019-11: +40 2019-12: +31 2020-02: -215 2020-05: +21 2020-06: +17 2020-07: +14 2020-08: +17 2020-09: +14 2021-01: +16 2021-02: +7 2021-03: +7 2021-04: +10 2021-05: +7 2021-06: +30 2021-07: +62 2021-08: +21 2021-09: +21 2023-05: +17 2023-07: +14 2024-01: +30 2024-03: +17 2024-05: +44 2024-07: +10 2025-05: +153 2025-10: +7 2026-04: +152 2026-05: +99 2026-06: +54 2026-07: +54 2026-08: +243 2026-09: +781 Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge. Forecast for F4 China
Horizon Central estimate Likely range (80%) Bulletin month 3 months Apr 2012 Feb 2012 – Nov 2012 Jan 2027 6 months Oct 2012 May 2012 – Oct 2013 Apr 2027 12 months Sep 2013 Jan 2013 – May 2015 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
5 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:
Bulletin Event Before After Move Feb 2020 Retrogressed 1 Feb 2007 1 Jul 2006 −215 d Sep 2017 Retrogressed 8 May 2004 1 Jan 2002 −858 d Jun 2016 Retrogressed 22 Jul 2003 1 Jan 2003 −202 d Feb 2011 Retrogressed 1 Jan 2002 1 Jan 2000 −731 d Aug 2006 Retrogressed 1 May 1995 1 Jul 1994 −304 d
Fiscal-year view
Fiscal year First bulletin (Oct) Last bulletin (Sep) Net move (days) Retrogression months FY2027 (to Oct 2026) 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 +0 0 FY2026 8 Jan 2008 22 Oct 2011 +1,383 0 FY2025 1 Aug 2007 1 Jan 2008 +153 0 FY2024 22 Apr 2007 1 Aug 2007 +101 0 FY2023 22 Mar 2007 22 Apr 2007 +31 0 FY2022 22 Mar 2007 22 Mar 2007 +0 0 FY2021 22 Sep 2006 22 Mar 2007 +181 0 FY2020 22 Nov 2006 22 Sep 2006 -61 1 FY2019 15 Feb 2005 1 Nov 2006 +624 0 FY2018 8 May 2004 8 Jan 2005 +245 0 FY2017 1 May 2003 1 Jan 2002 -485 1 FY2016 8 Feb 2003 1 Jan 2003 -38 1
Seasonal pattern
Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+89 days) and the weakest in February (-4 days). Retrogressions were most common in February and June. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.
Jan Jan: +16 d +16 Feb Feb: -4 d -4 Mar Mar: +18 d +18 Apr Apr: +35 d +35 May May: +37 d +37 Jun Jun: -3 d -3 Jul Jul: +23 d +23 Aug Aug: +39 d +39 Sep Sep: +1 d +1 Oct Oct: +89 d +89 Nov Nov: +18 d +18 Dec Dec: +15 d +15 Recent bulletins
Last 24 bulletins (table) Bulletin Final Action Date Date for Filing FAD move (days) Oct 2026 22 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 0 Sep 2026 22 Oct 2011 1 Nov 2011 +781 Aug 2026 1 Sep 2009 22 Jun 2010 +243 Jul 2026 1 Jan 2009 1 Mar 2010 +54 Jun 2026 8 Nov 2008 22 Dec 2009 +54 May 2026 15 Sep 2008 1 Sep 2009 +99 Apr 2026 8 Jun 2008 15 May 2009 +152 Mar 2026 8 Jan 2008 1 Mar 2009 0 Feb 2026 8 Jan 2008 1 Mar 2009 0 Jan 2026 8 Jan 2008 1 Mar 2009 0 Dec 2025 8 Jan 2008 1 Mar 2009 0 Nov 2025 8 Jan 2008 1 Mar 2009 0 Oct 2025 8 Jan 2008 1 Mar 2009 +7 Sep 2025 1 Jan 2008 1 Jan 2009 0 Aug 2025 1 Jan 2008 1 Jan 2009 0 Jul 2025 1 Jan 2008 8 Sep 2008 0 Jun 2025 1 Jan 2008 1 Jun 2008 0 May 2025 1 Jan 2008 1 Jun 2008 +153 Apr 2025 1 Aug 2007 1 Apr 2008 0 Mar 2025 1 Aug 2007 1 Mar 2008 0 Feb 2025 1 Aug 2007 1 Mar 2008 0 Jan 2025 1 Aug 2007 1 Mar 2008 0 Dec 2024 1 Aug 2007 1 Mar 2008 0 Nov 2024 1 Aug 2007 1 Mar 2008 0
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F4 is the preference category for: brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens. This is the column for applicants born in mainland China (Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are charged separately).
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