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F4 China priority date

F4 is for brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens. Applicants born in China have their own cutoff because demand from China exceeds the per-country limit.

The F4 China final action date is Oct 22, 2012 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Nov 1, 2012). It advanced 366 days since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 14 years ago.
Final action date
Oct 22, 2012
November 2026
Date for filing
Nov 1, 2012
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+57.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
13.4
months of dates per year

F4 China cutoff history

F4 China final action date and date for filing by bulletin 1989199319972001200520092013 20012005200920122016201920232026 2012 Date for filing 2012 Final action 2012 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

F4 China: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr5 yr10 yr15 yr20 yr 20012005200920122016201920232026 14 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 28 months in the October 2017 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 28 months in September 2017.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Oct 22, 2012+366 dNov 1, 2012
Oct 2026Oct 22, 2011—Nov 1, 2011
Sep 2026Oct 22, 2011+781 dNov 1, 2011
Aug 2026Sep 1, 2009+243 dJun 22, 2010
Jul 2026Jan 1, 2009+54 dMar 1, 2010
Jun 2026Nov 8, 2008+54 dDec 22, 2009
May 2026Sep 15, 2008+99 dSep 1, 2009
Apr 2026Jun 8, 2008+152 dMay 15, 2009
Mar 2026Jan 8, 2008—Mar 1, 2009
Feb 2026Jan 8, 2008—Mar 1, 2009
Jan 2026Jan 8, 2008—Mar 1, 2009
Dec 2025Jan 8, 2008—Mar 1, 2009
Nov 2025Jan 8, 2008—Mar 1, 2009
Oct 2025Jan 8, 2008+7 dMar 1, 2009
Sep 2025Jan 1, 2008—Jan 1, 2009
Aug 2025Jan 1, 2008—Jan 1, 2009
Jul 2025Jan 1, 2008—Sep 8, 2008
Jun 2025Jan 1, 2008—Jun 1, 2008
May 2025Jan 1, 2008+153 dJun 1, 2008
Apr 2025Aug 1, 2007—Apr 1, 2008
Mar 2025Aug 1, 2007—Mar 1, 2008
Feb 2025Aug 1, 2007—Mar 1, 2008
Jan 2025Aug 1, 2007—Mar 1, 2008
Dec 2024Aug 1, 2007—Mar 1, 2008
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Estimate when your F4 China date could become current
F4 India
Dec 15, 2006
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Apr 22, 2001
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May 15, 2008
F1 China
Jan 22, 2021
F2A China
Oct 22, 2026
F2B China
Aug 22, 2020
F3 China
Oct 22, 2015

Frequently asked questions

What is the current F4 China priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F4 China final action date is Oct 22, 2012 and the date for filing is Nov 1, 2012.

How fast is F4 China moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 57.5 months. Average forward movement: 57.5 months/year (last year), 13.4 months/year (5 years), 11.1 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 1.1 months over the last five years.

When will a F4 China priority date in Oct 2013 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 13.4 months/year, that takes about 0.9 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.