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F4 Rest of World priority date: cut-off history, movement and forecast

As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F4 Rest of World 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 2 bulletins; the largest move back was 858 days in September 2017.

22 Oct 2011Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Nov 2011Date for Filing, Oct 2026
14.9 yearscut-off lags bulletin month
+115 d/moavg. movement, last 12 bulletins

Chart: where the cut-off has been

F4 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 Oct 2011.2005201020152020202520182020202220242026Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthForecast range (80%)Final Action Date 2016-11: 1 Dec 2003Final Action Date 2016-12: 22 Dec 2003Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Feb 2004Final Action Date 2017-03: 22 Feb 2004Final Action Date 2017-04: 8 May 2004Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2017-10: 8 May 2004Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 May 2004Final Action Date 2017-12: 8 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2018-01: 22 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2018-02: 22 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Aug 2004Final Action Date 2018-04: 15 Sep 2004Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2018-06: 22 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Nov 2004Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2018-09: 8 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 Feb 2005Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Mar 2005Final Action Date 2018-12: 22 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 May 2005Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Jun 2005Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Sep 2005Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Apr 2006Final Action Date 2019-07: 15 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2019-10: 22 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Jan 2007Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 Aug 2006Final Action Date 2020-07: 22 Aug 2006Final Action Date 2020-08: 8 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2020-09: 22 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2021-01: 8 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2021-05: 8 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Dec 2006Final Action Date 2021-07: 8 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2021-09: 22 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2023-05: 8 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2023-07: 22 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2024-01: 22 May 2007Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Jun 2007Final Action Date 2024-05: 22 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Aug 2007Final Action Date 2025-05: 1 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2026-04: 8 Jun 2008Final Action Date 2026-05: 15 Sep 2008Final Action Date 2026-06: 8 Nov 2008Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Sep 2009Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Oct 2011Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Jul 2004Date for Filing 2017-05: 15 Nov 2004Date for Filing 2018-03: 22 Jan 2005Date for Filing 2018-04: 8 Mar 2005Date for Filing 2018-05: 1 Apr 2005Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 May 2005Date for Filing 2018-10: 1 Jun 2005Date for Filing 2018-12: 1 Feb 2006Date for Filing 2019-01: 15 May 2006Date for Filing 2019-02: 15 Jun 2006Date for Filing 2019-03: 22 Jun 2006Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Aug 2006Date for Filing 2019-05: 1 Oct 2006Date for Filing 2019-06: 1 Dec 2006Date for Filing 2019-07: 15 Dec 2006Date for Filing 2019-09: 8 Mar 2007Date for Filing 2019-10: 15 May 2007Date for Filing 2019-11: 1 Jul 2007Date for Filing 2019-12: 22 Jul 2007Date for Filing 2020-04: 25 Jul 2007Date for Filing 2020-05: 28 Jul 2007Date for Filing 2020-06: 31 Jul 2007Date for Filing 2020-07: 15 Aug 2007Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Sep 2007Date for Filing 2020-09: 15 Sep 2007Date for Filing 2021-02: 1 Oct 2007Date for Filing 2022-07: 8 Nov 2007Date for Filing 2022-08: 15 Dec 2007Date for Filing 2023-05: 1 Feb 2008Date for Filing 2023-07: 1 Mar 2008Date for Filing 2025-04: 1 Apr 2008Date for Filing 2025-05: 1 Jun 2008Date for Filing 2025-07: 8 Sep 2008Date for Filing 2025-08: 1 Jan 2009Date for Filing 2025-10: 1 Mar 2009Date for Filing 2026-04: 15 May 2009Date for Filing 2026-05: 1 Sep 2009Date for Filing 2026-06: 22 Dec 2009Date for Filing 2026-07: 1 Mar 2010Date for Filing 2026-08: 22 Jun 2010Date 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 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full historyF4 Rest of World: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001.1990199520002005201020152020202520052010201520202025Priority-date cut-offBulletin monthFinal Action Date 2001-12: 8 Nov 1989Final Action Date 2002-01: 1 Dec 1989Final Action Date 2002-02: 1 Jan 1990Final Action Date 2002-03: 22 Jan 1990Final Action Date 2002-04: 15 Feb 1990Final Action Date 2002-05: 15 Mar 1990Final Action Date 2002-06: 15 Apr 1990Final Action Date 2002-07: 22 May 1990Final Action Date 2002-08: 1 Jul 1990Final Action Date 2002-09: 1 Sep 1990Final Action Date 2002-10: 1 Oct 1990Final Action Date 2002-11: 1 Nov 1990Final Action Date 2002-12: 8 Dec 1990Final Action Date 2003-01: 8 Jan 1991Final Action Date 2003-02: 8 Feb 1991Final Action Date 2003-03: 8 Mar 1991Final Action Date 2003-04: 22 Apr 1991Final Action Date 2003-05: 1 Jun 1991Final Action Date 2003-06: 8 Jul 1991Final Action Date 2003-07: 15 Aug 1991Final Action Date 2003-08: 22 Sep 1991Final Action Date 2003-09: 1 Nov 1991Final Action Date 2003-10: 15 Dec 1991Final Action Date 2003-11: 15 Jan 1992Final Action Date 2003-12: 1 Feb 1992Final Action Date 2004-01: 22 Feb 1992Final Action Date 2004-02: 1 Apr 1992Final Action Date 2004-03: 8 May 1992Final Action Date 2004-04: 22 May 1992Final Action Date 2004-05: 15 Jun 1992Final Action Date 2004-06: 8 Jul 1992Final Action Date 2004-07: 8 Aug 1992Final Action Date 2004-08: 15 Aug 1992Final Action Date 2004-11: 1 Sep 1992Final Action Date 2004-12: 8 Oct 1992Final Action Date 2005-01: 22 Nov 1992Final Action Date 2005-02: 8 Jan 1993Final Action Date 2005-03: 1 Mar 1993Final Action Date 2005-04: 15 May 1993Final Action Date 2005-05: 1 Jul 1993Final Action Date 2005-06: 1 Aug 1993Final Action Date 2005-07: 8 Sep 1993Final Action Date 2005-08: 8 Oct 1993Final Action Date 2005-09: 15 Dec 1993Final Action Date 2005-10: 1 Feb 1994Final Action Date 2005-11: 15 Mar 1994Final Action Date 2005-12: 1 May 1994Final Action Date 2006-01: 15 Jun 1994Final Action Date 2006-02: 22 Aug 1994Final Action Date 2006-03: 1 Oct 1994Final Action Date 2006-04: 8 Nov 1994Final Action Date 2006-05: 1 Jan 1995Final Action Date 2006-06: 1 Mar 1995Final Action Date 2006-07: 1 May 1995Final Action Date 2006-08: 15 Jun 1995Final Action Date 2006-09: 1 Aug 1995Final Action Date 2006-10: 15 Sep 1995Final Action Date 2006-11: 22 Oct 1995Final Action Date 2006-12: 1 Dec 1995Final Action Date 2007-01: 8 Jan 1996Final Action Date 2007-02: 15 Feb 1996Final Action Date 2007-03: 22 Mar 1996Final Action Date 2007-04: 1 May 1996Final Action Date 2007-05: 15 May 1996Final Action Date 2007-06: 8 Jun 1996Final Action Date 2007-07: 1 Aug 1996Final Action Date 2007-08: 1 Nov 1996Final Action Date 2007-09: 1 Mar 1997Final Action Date 2007-10: 15 Apr 1997Final Action Date 2007-11: 22 May 1997Final Action Date 2007-12: 22 Jun 1997Final Action Date 2008-01: 8 Jul 1997Final Action Date 2008-03: 15 Jul 1997Final Action Date 2008-04: 22 Jul 1997Final Action Date 2008-05: 8 Aug 1997Final Action Date 2008-06: 22 Aug 1997Final Action Date 2008-07: 1 Sep 1997Final Action Date 2008-08: 8 Sep 1997Final Action Date 2008-09: 1 Oct 1997Final Action Date 2008-10: 22 Oct 1997Final Action Date 2008-11: 15 Nov 1997Final Action Date 2008-12: 1 Jan 1998Final Action Date 2009-01: 8 Feb 1998Final Action Date 2009-02: 15 Feb 1998Final Action Date 2009-03: 1 Mar 1998Final Action Date 2009-04: 15 Apr 1998Final Action Date 2009-05: 8 Jun 1998Final Action Date 2009-06: 15 Aug 1998Final Action Date 2009-07: 22 Oct 1998Final Action Date 2009-08: 22 Dec 1998Final Action Date 2009-09: 22 Feb 1999Final Action Date 2009-10: 15 Apr 1999Final Action Date 2009-11: 15 Jun 1999Final Action Date 2009-12: 8 Sep 1999Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Oct 1999Final Action Date 2010-02: 15 Nov 1999Final Action Date 2010-03: 15 Jan 2000Final Action Date 2010-04: 1 Mar 2000Final Action Date 2010-05: 15 May 2000Final Action Date 2010-06: 1 Sep 2000Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Jan 2001Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Jun 2001Final Action Date 2010-09: 15 Oct 2001Final Action Date 2010-10: 1 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2010-11: 1 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Jan 2000Final Action Date 2011-04: 1 Feb 2000Final Action Date 2011-05: 8 Mar 2000Final Action Date 2011-08: 8 Apr 2000Final Action Date 2011-09: 15 Apr 2000Final Action Date 2011-10: 15 May 2000Final Action Date 2011-11: 15 Jun 2000Final Action Date 2011-12: 15 Jul 2000Final Action Date 2012-01: 15 Aug 2000Final Action Date 2012-02: 8 Sep 2000Final Action Date 2012-03: 8 Oct 2000Final Action Date 2012-04: 8 Nov 2000Final Action Date 2012-05: 1 Dec 2000Final Action Date 2012-06: 8 Jan 2001Final Action Date 2012-07: 22 Jan 2001Final Action Date 2012-08: 15 Feb 2001Final Action Date 2012-09: 8 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2012-10: 15 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2012-11: 22 Mar 2001Final Action Date 2012-12: 1 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2013-01: 8 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2013-03: 22 Apr 2001Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 May 2001Final Action Date 2013-07: 22 May 2001Final Action Date 2013-08: 22 Jun 2001Final Action Date 2013-09: 22 Jul 2001Final Action Date 2013-10: 8 Aug 2001Final Action Date 2013-11: 22 Aug 2001Final Action Date 2013-12: 8 Sep 2001Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 Oct 2001Final Action Date 2014-02: 22 Oct 2001Final Action Date 2014-03: 8 Nov 2001Final Action Date 2014-04: 22 Nov 2001Final Action Date 2014-05: 8 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2014-06: 15 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2014-07: 22 Dec 2001Final Action Date 2014-08: 1 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2014-10: 22 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2014-12: 22 Feb 2002Final Action Date 2015-01: 22 Mar 2002Final Action Date 2015-02: 15 Apr 2002Final Action Date 2015-03: 15 May 2002Final Action Date 2015-04: 15 Jun 2002Final Action Date 2015-05: 1 Aug 2002Final Action Date 2015-06: 8 Sep 2002Final Action Date 2015-07: 22 Oct 2002Final Action Date 2015-08: 1 Dec 2002Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Jan 2003Final Action Date 2015-10: 8 Feb 2003Final Action Date 2015-11: 1 Mar 2003Final Action Date 2015-12: 22 Mar 2003Final Action Date 2016-01: 22 Apr 2003Final Action Date 2016-02: 8 Jun 2003Final Action Date 2016-03: 1 Jul 2003Final Action Date 2016-04: 22 Jul 2003Final Action Date 2016-06: 8 Aug 2003Final Action Date 2016-07: 8 Sep 2003Final Action Date 2016-08: 15 Sep 2003Final Action Date 2016-09: 8 Oct 2003Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 Nov 2003Final Action Date 2016-11: 1 Dec 2003Final Action Date 2016-12: 22 Dec 2003Final Action Date 2017-01: 22 Jan 2004Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Feb 2004Final Action Date 2017-03: 22 Feb 2004Final Action Date 2017-04: 8 May 2004Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Jan 2002Final Action Date 2017-10: 8 May 2004Final Action Date 2017-11: 22 May 2004Final Action Date 2017-12: 8 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2018-01: 22 Jun 2004Final Action Date 2018-02: 22 Jul 2004Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Aug 2004Final Action Date 2018-04: 15 Sep 2004Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2018-06: 22 Oct 2004Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Nov 2004Final Action Date 2018-08: 22 Dec 2004Final Action Date 2018-09: 8 Jan 2005Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 Feb 2005Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Mar 2005Final Action Date 2018-12: 22 Apr 2005Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 May 2005Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Jun 2005Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Sep 2005Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Jan 2006Final Action Date 2019-05: 15 Feb 2006Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Apr 2006Final Action Date 2019-07: 15 Jun 2006Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2019-10: 22 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Jan 2007Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2020-05: 22 Jul 2006Final Action Date 2020-06: 8 Aug 2006Final Action Date 2020-07: 22 Aug 2006Final Action Date 2020-08: 8 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2020-09: 22 Sep 2006Final Action Date 2021-01: 8 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2021-02: 15 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2021-03: 22 Oct 2006Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2021-05: 8 Nov 2006Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Dec 2006Final Action Date 2021-07: 8 Feb 2007Final Action Date 2021-08: 1 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2021-09: 22 Mar 2007Final Action Date 2023-05: 8 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2023-07: 22 Apr 2007Final Action Date 2024-01: 22 May 2007Final Action Date 2024-03: 8 Jun 2007Final Action Date 2024-05: 22 Jul 2007Final Action Date 2024-07: 1 Aug 2007Final Action Date 2025-05: 1 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2025-10: 8 Jan 2008Final Action Date 2026-04: 8 Jun 2008Final Action Date 2026-05: 15 Sep 2008Final Action Date 2026-06: 8 Nov 2008Final Action Date 2026-07: 1 Jan 2009Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Sep 2009Final Action Date 2026-09: 22 Oct 2011
Final Action Date since December 2001.

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

F4 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.-180-150-120-90-60-30030609012015018020182020202220242026Days moved per month2016-11: +302016-12: +212017-01: +312017-02: +172017-03: +142017-04: +762017-09: -8582017-10: +8582017-11: +142017-12: +172018-01: +142018-02: +302018-03: +312018-04: +242018-05: +162018-06: +212018-07: +242018-08: +372018-09: +172018-10: +382018-11: +352018-12: +312019-01: +302019-02: +312019-03: +922019-04: +1012019-05: +452019-06: +452019-07: +752019-08: +1082019-09: +312019-10: +212019-11: +402019-12: +312020-02: -2152020-05: +212020-06: +172020-07: +142020-08: +172020-09: +142021-01: +162021-02: +72021-03: +72021-04: +102021-05: +72021-06: +302021-07: +622021-08: +212021-09: +212023-05: +172023-07: +142024-01: +302024-03: +172024-05: +442024-07: +102025-05: +1532025-10: +72026-04: +1522026-05: +992026-06: +542026-07: +542026-08: +2432026-09: +781
Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge.

Forecast for F4 Rest of World

HorizonCentral estimateLikely range (80%)Bulletin month
3 monthsApr 2012Feb 2012 – Nov 2012Jan 2027
6 monthsOct 2012May 2012 – Oct 2013Apr 2027
12 monthsSep 2013Jan 2013 – May 2015Oct 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

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

BulletinEventBeforeAfterMove
Feb 2020Retrogressed1 Feb 20071 Jul 2006−215 d
Sep 2017Retrogressed8 May 20041 Jan 2002−858 d
Feb 2011Retrogressed1 Jan 20021 Jan 2000−731 d

Fiscal-year view

Fiscal yearFirst bulletin (Oct)Last bulletin (Sep)Net move (days)Retrogression months
FY2027 (to Oct 2026)22 Oct 201122 Oct 2011+00
FY20268 Jan 200822 Oct 2011+1,3830
FY20251 Aug 20071 Jan 2008+1530
FY202422 Apr 20071 Aug 2007+1010
FY202322 Mar 200722 Apr 2007+310
FY202222 Mar 200722 Mar 2007+00
FY202122 Sep 200622 Mar 2007+1810
FY202022 Nov 200622 Sep 2006-611
FY201915 Feb 20051 Nov 2006+6240
FY20188 May 20048 Jan 2005+2450
FY20171 Nov 20031 Jan 2002-6691
FY20168 Feb 20038 Oct 2003+2420

Seasonal pattern

Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in October (+81 days) and the weakest in February (-8 days). Retrogressions were most common in February and September. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.

JanJan: +14 d+14FebFeb: -8 d-8MarMar: +17 d+17AprApr: +35 d+35MayMay: +37 d+37JunJun: +17 d+17JulJul: +26 d+26AugAug: +39 d+39SepSep: +3 d+3OctOct: +81 d+81NovNov: +13 d+13DecDec: +11 d+11

Recent bulletins

Last 24 bulletins (table)
BulletinFinal Action DateDate for FilingFAD move (days)
Oct 202622 Oct 20111 Nov 20110
Sep 202622 Oct 20111 Nov 2011+781
Aug 20261 Sep 200922 Jun 2010+243
Jul 20261 Jan 20091 Mar 2010+54
Jun 20268 Nov 200822 Dec 2009+54
May 202615 Sep 20081 Sep 2009+99
Apr 20268 Jun 200815 May 2009+152
Mar 20268 Jan 20081 Mar 20090
Feb 20268 Jan 20081 Mar 20090
Jan 20268 Jan 20081 Mar 20090
Dec 20258 Jan 20081 Mar 20090
Nov 20258 Jan 20081 Mar 20090
Oct 20258 Jan 20081 Mar 2009+7
Sep 20251 Jan 20081 Jan 20090
Aug 20251 Jan 20081 Jan 20090
Jul 20251 Jan 20088 Sep 20080
Jun 20251 Jan 20081 Jun 20080
May 20251 Jan 20081 Jun 2008+153
Apr 20251 Aug 20071 Apr 20080
Mar 20251 Aug 20071 Mar 20080
Feb 20251 Aug 20071 Mar 20080
Jan 20251 Aug 20071 Mar 20080
Dec 20241 Aug 20071 Mar 20080
Nov 20241 Aug 20071 Mar 20080

About this category

F4 is the preference category for: brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens. The “All other countries” column applies to applicants chargeable to any country that is not listed separately in the bulletin.

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.

F4 in other countries: F4 China · F4 India · F4 Mexico · F4 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 · F2B Rest of World · F3 Rest of World