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F2B China priority date

F2B is for unmarried sons and daughters (21+) of green card holders. Applicants born in China have their own cutoff because demand from China exceeds the per-country limit.

The F2B China final action date is Aug 22, 2020 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Sep 1, 2020). It advanced 366 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 6.2 years ago.
Final action date
Aug 22, 2020
November 2026
Date for filing
Sep 1, 2020
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+44.7 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
11.8
months of dates per year

F2B China cutoff history

F2B China final action date and date for filing by bulletin 19931997200120052009201320172021 20012005200920132016202020232026 2020 Date for filing 2020 Final action 2020 All countries
Cutoff date in each monthly Visa Bulletin since 2001 (Dates for Filing exist since October 2015). Current = plotted at the bulletin month.

How long applicants waited

F2B China: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2 yr4 yr6 yr8 yr10 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 6.2 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 20 months in the September 2026 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 26 months in January 2011.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Aug 22, 2020+366 dSep 1, 2020
Oct 2026Aug 22, 2019—Sep 1, 2019
Sep 2026Aug 22, 2019+598 dSep 1, 2019
Aug 2026Jan 1, 2018+40 dJan 1, 2019
Jul 2026Nov 22, 2017+61 dJun 8, 2018
Jun 2026Sep 22, 2017+123 dMar 22, 2018
May 2026May 22, 2017—Jan 1, 2018
Apr 2026May 22, 2017+172 dAug 8, 2017
Mar 2026Dec 1, 2016—Mar 15, 2017
Feb 2026Dec 1, 2016—Mar 15, 2017
Jan 2026Dec 1, 2016—Mar 15, 2017
Dec 2025Dec 1, 2016—Mar 8, 2017
Nov 2025Dec 1, 2016+9 dMar 8, 2017
Oct 2025Nov 22, 2016+38 dJan 1, 2017
Sep 2025Oct 15, 2016—Jan 1, 2017
Aug 2025Oct 15, 2016—Jan 1, 2017
Jul 2025Oct 15, 2016+23 dJan 1, 2017
Jun 2025Sep 22, 2016+62 dJan 1, 2017
May 2025Jul 22, 2016—Jan 1, 2017
Apr 2025Jul 22, 2016+61 dJan 1, 2017
Mar 2025May 22, 2016—Jan 1, 2017
Feb 2025May 22, 2016—Jan 1, 2017
Jan 2025May 22, 2016+21 dJan 1, 2017
Dec 2024May 1, 2016—Jan 1, 2017
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Estimate when your F2B China date could become current
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Aug 22, 2020
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May 15, 2010
F2B Philippines
Oct 1, 2013
F1 China
Jan 22, 2021
F2A China
Oct 22, 2026
F3 China
Oct 22, 2015
F4 China
Oct 22, 2012

Frequently asked questions

What is the current F2B China priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F2B China final action date is Aug 22, 2020 and the date for filing is Sep 1, 2020.

How fast is F2B China moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 44.7 months. Average forward movement: 44.7 months/year (last year), 11.8 months/year (5 years), 12.4 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 1 months over the last five years.

When will a F2B China priority date in Aug 2021 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 11.8 months/year, that takes about 1 years. This is a projection from past movement, not a forecast by the State Department; demand, visa numbers and policy changes can make it much faster or slower. Try the priority date calculator for your own date.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.