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F3 Mexico priority date

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

The F3 Mexico final action date is Jul 15, 2001 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Dec 1, 2002). It advanced 14 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 25.3 years ago.
Final action date
Jul 15, 2001
November 2026
Date for filing
Dec 1, 2002
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+2.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
10
months of dates per year

F3 Mexico cutoff history

F3 Mexico final action date and date for filing by bulletin 1981198519891993199720012005200920132017 20012005200920132016202020232026 2015 All countries 2002 Date for filing 2001 Final action
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 Mexico: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr10 yr20 yr30 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 25.3 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 51 months in the October 2007 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 78 months in April 2007.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Jul 15, 2001+14 dDec 1, 2002
Oct 2026Jul 1, 2001—Dec 1, 2002
Sep 2026Jul 1, 2001—Jul 15, 2001
Aug 2026Jul 1, 2001+30 dJul 15, 2001
Jul 2026Jun 1, 2001+31 dJul 15, 2001
Jun 2026May 1, 2001—Jul 15, 2001
May 2026May 1, 2001—Jul 15, 2001
Apr 2026May 1, 2001—Jul 1, 2001
Mar 2026May 1, 2001—Jul 1, 2001
Feb 2026May 1, 2001—Jul 1, 2001
Jan 2026May 1, 2001—Jul 1, 2001
Dec 2025May 1, 2001—Jul 1, 2001
Nov 2025May 1, 2001+16 dJul 1, 2001
Oct 2025Apr 15, 2001+73 dJun 15, 2001
Sep 2025Feb 1, 2001—Jun 15, 2001
Aug 2025Feb 1, 2001—Jun 15, 2001
Jul 2025Feb 1, 2001+17 dJun 15, 2001
Jun 2025Jan 15, 2001—Jun 15, 2001
May 2025Jan 15, 2001—Jun 15, 2001
Apr 2025Jan 15, 2001+54 dJun 15, 2001
Mar 2025Nov 22, 2000—Jun 15, 2001
Feb 2025Nov 22, 2000—Jun 15, 2001
Jan 2025Nov 22, 2000+31 dJun 15, 2001
Dec 2024Oct 22, 2000—Jun 15, 2001
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Frequently asked questions

What is the current F3 Mexico priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F3 Mexico final action date is Jul 15, 2001 and the date for filing is Dec 1, 2002. For most other countries it is Oct 22, 2015.

How fast is F3 Mexico moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 2.5 months. Average forward movement: 2.5 months/year (last year), 10 months/year (5 years), 7.9 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.8 months over the last five years.

When will a F3 Mexico priority date in Jul 2002 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 10 months/year, that takes about 1.2 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.