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F3 China priority date

F3 is for married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Applicants born in China have their own cutoff because demand from China exceeds the per-country limit.

The F3 China final action date is Oct 22, 2015 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Nov 1, 2015). It advanced 365 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 11 years ago.
Final action date
Oct 22, 2015
November 2026
Date for filing
Nov 1, 2015
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+49.4 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
16.6
months of dates per year

F3 China cutoff history

F3 China final action date and date for filing by bulletin 199620002004200820122016 20012005200920132016202020232026 2015 Date for filing 2015 Final action 2015 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

F3 China: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr5 yr10 yr15 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 11 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 29 months in the September 2026 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 17 months in January 2011.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Oct 22, 2015+365 dNov 1, 2015
Oct 2026Oct 22, 2014—Nov 1, 2014
Sep 2026Oct 22, 2014+890 dNov 1, 2014
Aug 2026May 15, 2012+30 dMar 1, 2013
Jul 2026Apr 15, 2012+60 dDec 8, 2012
Jun 2026Feb 15, 2012—Dec 8, 2012
May 2026Feb 15, 2012+55 dDec 8, 2012
Apr 2026Dec 22, 2011+105 dNov 22, 2012
Mar 2026Sep 8, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Feb 2026Sep 8, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Jan 2026Sep 8, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Dec 2025Sep 8, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Nov 2025Sep 8, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Oct 2025Sep 8, 2011+38 dJul 22, 2012
Sep 2025Aug 1, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Aug 2025Aug 1, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Jul 2025Aug 1, 2011+40 dJul 22, 2012
Jun 2025Jun 22, 2011+82 dJul 22, 2012
May 2025Apr 1, 2011—Jul 22, 2012
Apr 2025Apr 1, 2011+274 dJul 22, 2012
Mar 2025Jul 1, 2010—Jul 22, 2012
Feb 2025Jul 1, 2010—Jul 22, 2012
Jan 2025Jul 1, 2010+77 dJul 22, 2012
Dec 2024Apr 15, 2010—Apr 22, 2012
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Estimate when your F3 China date could become current
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Oct 22, 2015
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Jul 15, 2001
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Jul 22, 2006
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Jan 22, 2021
F2A China
Oct 22, 2026
F2B China
Aug 22, 2020
F4 China
Oct 22, 2012

Frequently asked questions

What is the current F3 China priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F3 China final action date is Oct 22, 2015 and the date for filing is Nov 1, 2015.

How fast is F3 China moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 49.4 months. Average forward movement: 49.5 months/year (last year), 16.6 months/year (5 years), 12.9 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 1.4 months over the last five years.

When will a F3 China priority date in Oct 2016 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 16.6 months/year, that takes about 0.7 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.