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Family-sponsored cutoffs, month by month
Every family cutoff State printed in 187 bulletins from April 2011 to November 2026, by category and country, with how far each moved and every month it went backwards.
Filing an I-485 in November 2026
- Family categories: USCIS accepts
- Dates for Filing chart
- A priority date before this chart's cutoff can file now, but approval still waits for the Final Action date.
Applying through a consulate abroad? The visa is issued only once the priority date is before the Final Action date.
Final action dates, November 2026
The cutoff a priority date has to be earlier than for the case to be approved. Movement is measured across the months held, and a retrogression is any month the date went backwards.
Each bar is the cutoff's pace: full means it kept up with the calendar, half means it moved six months a year, red means it ended further back than it started.
| Category | All other countries | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens | Jan 22, 2021 +4994 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions | Jan 22, 2021 +4994 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions | Jan 22, 2021 +4994 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions | Sep 22, 2008 +5206 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Nov 1, 2013 +3348 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions |
| F2A spouses and children of permanent residents | Oct 22, 2026 +5011 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Oct 22, 2026 +5011 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Oct 22, 2026 +5011 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Apr 22, 2026 +5022 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Oct 22, 2026 +5011 days over 145 months 1 retrogression |
| F2B unmarried sons and daughters (21 or over) of permanent residents | Aug 22, 2020 +4678 days over 145 months | Aug 22, 2020 +4678 days over 145 months | Aug 22, 2020 +4678 days over 145 months | May 15, 2010 +5766 days over 145 months | Oct 1, 2013 +3578 days over 145 months 1 retrogression |
| F3 married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens | Oct 22, 2015 +4343 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Oct 22, 2015 +4343 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Oct 22, 2015 +4343 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Jul 15, 2001 +2823 days over 145 months 1 retrogression | Jul 22, 2006 +4799 days over 145 months |
| F4 brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens | Oct 22, 2012 +3926 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions | Oct 22, 2012 +3926 days over 145 months 3 retrogressions | Dec 15, 2006 +1788 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions | Apr 22, 2001 +1541 days over 145 months 2 retrogressions | May 15, 2008 +6247 days over 145 months |
Dates for filing, November 2026
The chart USCIS sometimes lets applicants file an I-485 against, ahead of final action. USCIS decides each month whether it applies. The bulletin doesn't.
Each bar is the cutoff's pace: full means it kept up with the calendar, half means it moved six months a year, red means it ended further back than it started.
| Category | All other countries | China | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens | Feb 1, 2021 +4294 days over 133 months | Feb 1, 2021 +4294 days over 133 months | Feb 1, 2021 +4294 days over 133 months | Dec 1, 2008 +4993 days over 133 months | Apr 22, 2015 +3520 days over 133 months |
| F2A spouses and children of permanent residents | Current +4011 days over 125 months | Current +4011 days over 125 months | Current +4011 days over 125 months | Current +4011 days over 125 months | Current +4011 days over 125 months |
| F2B unmarried sons and daughters (21 or over) of permanent residents | Sep 1, 2020 +3715 days over 133 months | Sep 1, 2020 +3715 days over 133 months | Sep 1, 2020 +3715 days over 133 months | Mar 22, 2011 +5559 days over 133 months | Oct 1, 2014 +3560 days over 133 months |
| F3 married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens | Nov 1, 2015 +3866 days over 133 months | Nov 1, 2015 +3866 days over 133 months | Nov 1, 2015 +3866 days over 133 months | Dec 1, 2002 +2771 days over 133 months | Oct 22, 2006 +4100 days over 133 months 1 retrogression |
| F4 brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens | Nov 1, 2012 +3196 days over 133 months | Nov 1, 2012 +3196 days over 133 months | Feb 1, 2007 +1096 days over 133 months | Apr 30, 2001 +1095 days over 133 months 1 retrogression | Mar 22, 2009 +5924 days over 133 months |
What this page doesn't do
It gives no queue position and no forecast. USCIS publishes its I-485 inventory by priority date only for employment categories, so a family “queue position” from any source is a guess. The history above is what can be measured.
Each bulletin is read from the State Department's pages the day it appears. Employment history is on the priority date calculator and the coming month's pattern on the next bulletin.
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