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As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F4 Mexico Final Action Date is 22 Apr 2001 , which lags the bulletin month by about 25.4 years . Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 1 days per month (0.04 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the backlog age is growing. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 1 bulletin; the largest move back was 403 days in July 2019.
22 Apr 2001 Final Action Date, Oct 2026
30 Apr 2001 Date for Filing, Oct 2026
25.4 years cut-off lags bulletin month
+1 d/mo avg. movement, last 12 bulletins
Chart: where the cut-off has been
Last 10 years + forecast Full history
F4 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: 22 Apr 2001. 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 May 1997 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 May 1997 Final Action Date 2017-02: 22 May 1997 Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2017-06: 15 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2017-08: 15 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2017-10: 1 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2017-11: 8 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2018-02: 8 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2018-03: 15 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2018-05: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2018-10: 22 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2018-11: 8 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2019-10: 15 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2020-01: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2020-02: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2020-04: 15 Mar 1998 Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 May 1998 Final Action Date 2020-07: 1 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2020-09: 22 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-02: 8 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-03: 15 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-04: 22 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-05: 8 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2021-07: 15 Dec 1998 Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2021-09: 8 Feb 1999 Final Action Date 2021-12: 15 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2022-01: 22 Apr 1999 Final Action Date 2022-04: 1 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2022-06: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2022-07: 1 Jun 2000 Final Action Date 2022-11: 1 Aug 2000 Final Action Date 2023-11: 15 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2024-03: 15 Oct 2000 Final Action Date 2024-05: 22 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2024-06: 1 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2024-07: 8 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2024-10: 22 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2024-11: 1 Mar 2001 Final Action Date 2025-04: 15 Mar 2001 Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2026-10: 22 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Dec 1997 Date for Filing 2017-05: 8 Jan 1998 Date for Filing 2017-10: 8 Feb 1998 Date for Filing 2018-05: 8 May 1998 Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 Jun 1998 Date for Filing 2018-10: 22 Jun 1998 Date for Filing 2018-12: 15 Sep 1998 Date for Filing 2019-01: 8 Oct 1998 Date for Filing 2019-02: 1 Nov 1998 Date for Filing 2019-03: 8 Nov 1998 Date for Filing 2019-04: 15 Nov 1998 Date for Filing 2019-05: 22 Nov 1998 Date for Filing 2019-06: 1 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-07: 8 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-08: 15 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-09: 22 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Jan 1999 Date for Filing 2020-03: 8 Jan 1999 Date for Filing 2020-04: 15 Jan 1999 Date for Filing 2020-05: 22 Jan 1999 Date for Filing 2020-06: 8 Feb 1999 Date for Filing 2020-07: 8 Mar 1999 Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Apr 1999 Date for Filing 2020-09: 22 Apr 1999 Date for Filing 2021-02: 8 May 1999 Date for Filing 2021-09: 1 Jun 1999 Date for Filing 2021-12: 1 Aug 1999 Date for Filing 2022-01: 22 Aug 1999 Date for Filing 2022-03: 1 Sep 2000 Date for Filing 2022-04: 22 Dec 2000 Date for Filing 2022-05: 1 Mar 2001 Date for Filing 2022-07: 15 Mar 2001 Date for Filing 2022-11: 1 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2023-07: 15 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2024-05: 22 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2024-06: 27 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2024-07: 28 Apr 2001 Date for Filing 2024-08: 30 Apr 2001 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 Mexico: Final Action Date, full history F4 Mexico: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001. 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Final Action Date 2001-12: 8 Nov 1989 Final Action Date 2002-01: 1 Dec 1989 Final Action Date 2002-02: 1 Jan 1990 Final Action Date 2002-03: 22 Jan 1990 Final Action Date 2002-04: 15 Feb 1990 Final Action Date 2002-05: 15 Mar 1990 Final Action Date 2002-07: 22 Mar 1990 Final Action Date 2002-08: 8 Apr 1990 Final Action Date 2002-09: 22 Apr 1990 Final Action Date 2002-10: 22 May 1990 Final Action Date 2002-11: 15 Aug 1990 Final Action Date 2002-12: 1 Nov 1990 Final Action Date 2003-01: 8 Jan 1991 Final Action Date 2003-02: 8 Feb 1991 Final Action Date 2003-03: 8 Mar 1991 Final Action Date 2003-04: 22 Apr 1991 Final Action Date 2003-05: 1 Jun 1991 Final Action Date 2003-06: 8 Jul 1991 Final Action Date 2003-07: 15 Aug 1991 Final Action Date 2003-08: 22 Sep 1991 Final Action Date 2003-09: 1 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2003-10: 15 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2003-11: 15 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2003-12: 1 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2004-01: 22 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2004-02: 1 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2004-03: 8 May 1992 Final Action Date 2004-04: 22 May 1992 Final Action Date 2004-05: 15 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2004-06: 8 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2004-07: 8 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2004-08: 15 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2004-11: 1 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2004-12: 8 Oct 1992 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: 1 Jan 1987 Final Action Date 2005-10: 1 Feb 1991 Final Action Date 2005-11: 1 Aug 1991 Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2006-01: 1 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2006-02: 1 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2006-03: 22 May 1993 Final Action Date 2006-04: 15 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2006-08: 1 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2006-10: 15 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2006-11: 22 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2006-12: 22 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2007-01: 22 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2007-02: 15 Mar 1994 Final Action Date 2007-03: 1 May 1994 Final Action Date 2007-04: 8 Jun 1994 Final Action Date 2007-05: 1 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2007-06: 15 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2007-07: 22 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2007-08: 1 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2007-09: 1 Sep 1990 Final Action Date 2007-10: 22 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2007-11: 22 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2007-12: 22 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2008-01: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2008-02: 1 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2008-03: 15 Nov 1994 Final Action Date 2008-04: 1 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2008-05: 15 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2008-07: 22 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2008-08: 8 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2008-09: 15 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2008-11: 22 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2008-12: 15 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2009-01: 8 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2009-02: 22 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2009-03: 8 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2009-04: 22 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2009-05: 1 May 1995 Final Action Date 2009-06: 22 May 1995 Final Action Date 2009-07: 15 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2009-08: 1 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2009-09: 22 Sep 1995 Final Action Date 2009-10: 8 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2009-11: 8 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2009-12: 15 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2010-01: 22 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2010-02: 1 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2010-03: 8 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2010-10: 8 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2010-11: 15 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2010-12: 22 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2011-03: 22 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2011-04: 1 Feb 1996 Final Action Date 2011-05: 15 Feb 1996 Final Action Date 2011-07: 1 Mar 1996 Final Action Date 2011-08: 8 Mar 1996 Final Action Date 2011-09: 22 Mar 1996 Final Action Date 2011-10: 8 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2011-11: 22 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2011-12: 1 May 1996 Final Action Date 2012-01: 8 May 1996 Final Action Date 2012-02: 15 May 1996 Final Action Date 2012-03: 22 May 1996 Final Action Date 2012-04: 1 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2012-07: 8 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2012-08: 15 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2012-10: 22 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2012-11: 8 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2012-12: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2013-02: 1 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2013-03: 15 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2013-05: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2013-06: 15 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2013-07: 22 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2013-09: 8 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2013-10: 15 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2013-11: 22 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2014-02: 8 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2014-03: 15 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2014-04: 22 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2014-05: 1 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2014-06: 8 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2014-07: 15 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2014-08: 1 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2014-09: 22 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2014-10: 1 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2014-11: 15 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2014-12: 1 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2015-01: 22 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2015-02: 22 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2015-03: 1 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2015-04: 8 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2015-05: 15 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2015-06: 1 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2015-10: 22 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2015-11: 1 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2016-04: 8 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2016-06: 15 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2016-09: 22 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 May 1997 Final Action Date 2016-11: 8 May 1997 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 May 1997 Final Action Date 2017-02: 22 May 1997 Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2017-06: 15 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2017-08: 15 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2017-10: 1 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2017-11: 8 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2018-01: 1 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2018-02: 8 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2018-03: 15 Nov 1997 Final Action Date 2018-04: 8 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2018-05: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2018-10: 22 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2018-11: 8 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2019-10: 15 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2020-01: 8 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2020-02: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2020-03: 15 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2020-04: 15 Mar 1998 Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 May 1998 Final Action Date 2020-07: 1 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2020-09: 22 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-02: 8 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-03: 15 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-04: 22 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2021-05: 8 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2021-06: 1 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2021-07: 15 Dec 1998 Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2021-09: 8 Feb 1999 Final Action Date 2021-12: 15 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2022-01: 22 Apr 1999 Final Action Date 2022-04: 1 Jan 2000 Final Action Date 2022-06: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2022-07: 1 Jun 2000 Final Action Date 2022-11: 1 Aug 2000 Final Action Date 2023-11: 15 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2024-03: 15 Oct 2000 Final Action Date 2024-05: 22 Jan 2001 Final Action Date 2024-06: 1 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2024-07: 8 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2024-10: 22 Feb 2001 Final Action Date 2024-11: 1 Mar 2001 Final Action Date 2025-04: 15 Mar 2001 Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2026-10: 22 Apr 2001 Final Action Date since December 2001. ○ Current ✕ Unavailable shaded: forecast range
F4 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. -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Days moved per month 2016-11: +7 2016-12: +7 2017-02: +7 2017-03: +10 2017-04: +14 2017-05: +16 2017-06: +14 2017-07: +17 2017-08: +45 2017-10: +16 2017-11: +7 2018-01: +24 2018-02: +7 2018-03: +7 2018-04: +23 2018-05: +31 2018-07: +7 2018-10: +7 2018-11: +17 2019-07: -403 2019-10: +348 2020-01: +24 2020-02: +7 2020-03: +31 2020-04: +28 2020-05: +31 2020-06: +23 2020-07: +24 2020-08: +14 2020-09: +7 2021-01: +9 2021-02: +7 2021-03: +7 2021-04: +7 2021-05: +17 2021-06: +24 2021-07: +105 2021-08: +38 2021-09: +17 2021-12: +35 2022-01: +38 2022-04: +254 2022-06: +60 2022-07: +92 2022-11: +61 2023-11: +45 2024-03: +30 2024-05: +99 2024-06: +10 2024-07: +7 2024-10: +14 2024-11: +7 2025-04: +14 2025-10: +24 2026-10: +14 Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge. Forecast for F4 Mexico
Horizon Central estimate Likely range (80%) Bulletin month 3 months Apr 2001 Feb 2001 – Nov 2001 Jan 2027 6 months Apr 2001 Nov 2000 – May 2002 Apr 2027 12 months Apr 2001 Aug 2000 – Jan 2003 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
8 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:
Bulletin Event Before After Move Jul 2019 Retrogressed 8 Feb 1998 1 Jan 1997 −403 d Jun 2015 Retrogressed 15 Jul 1997 1 Mar 1997 −136 d Aug 2010 Retrogressed 1 Mar 1995 1 Jan 1994 −424 d Jul 2010 Retrogressed 8 Dec 1995 1 Mar 1995 −282 d Sep 2007 Retrogressed 1 Feb 1993 1 Sep 1990 −884 d Aug 2007 Retrogressed 22 Jul 1994 1 Feb 1993 −536 d Aug 2006 Retrogressed 15 Aug 1993 1 Jan 1993 −226 d Jul 2005 Retrogressed 1 Aug 1993 1 Jan 1987 −2,404 d
Fiscal-year view
Fiscal year First bulletin (Oct) Last bulletin (Sep) Net move (days) Retrogression months FY2027 (to Oct 2026) 22 Apr 2001 22 Apr 2001 +0 0 FY2026 8 Apr 2001 8 Apr 2001 +0 0 FY2025 22 Feb 2001 15 Mar 2001 +21 0 FY2024 1 Aug 2000 8 Feb 2001 +191 0 FY2023 1 Jun 2000 1 Aug 2000 +61 0 FY2022 8 Feb 1999 1 Jun 2000 +479 0 FY2021 22 Jun 1998 8 Feb 1999 +231 0 FY2020 15 Dec 1997 22 Jun 1998 +189 0 FY2019 22 Jan 1998 1 Jan 1997 -386 1 FY2018 1 Oct 1997 15 Jan 1998 +106 0 FY2017 1 May 1997 15 Sep 1997 +137 0 FY2016 22 Mar 1997 22 Apr 1997 +31 0
Seasonal pattern
Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+37 days) and the weakest in July (-14 days). Retrogressions were most common in July. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.
Jan Jan: +9 d +9 Feb Feb: +3 d +3 Mar Mar: +8 d +8 Apr Apr: +32 d +32 May May: +18 d +18 Jun Jun: +13 d +13 Jul Jul: -14 d -14 Aug Aug: +9 d +9 Sep Sep: +3 d +3 Oct Oct: +37 d +37 Nov Nov: +14 d +14 Dec Dec: +4 d +4 Recent bulletins
Last 24 bulletins (table) Bulletin Final Action Date Date for Filing FAD move (days) Oct 2026 22 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 +14 Sep 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Aug 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Jul 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Jun 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 May 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Apr 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Mar 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Feb 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Jan 2026 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Dec 2025 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Nov 2025 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Oct 2025 8 Apr 2001 30 Apr 2001 +24 Sep 2025 15 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Aug 2025 15 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Jul 2025 15 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Jun 2025 15 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 May 2025 15 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Apr 2025 15 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 +14 Mar 2025 1 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Feb 2025 1 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Jan 2025 1 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Dec 2024 1 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 0 Nov 2024 1 Mar 2001 30 Apr 2001 +7
About this category
F4 is the preference category for: brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens. This is the column for applicants chargeable to Mexico.
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.
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