F2B · Mexico · family-sponsored

F2B: unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) of permanent residents for Mexico

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 209 months behind the bulletin month

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State. Dates shown are as printed in each bulletin; which chart (final action or dates for filing) applies in a month is announced separately. This page records past bulletins only and makes no projection about future ones.

In the Visa Bulletin for July 2026, the final action date for F2B for Mexico is 15 Feb 2009 and the date for filing is 15 May 2010.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 5 and held in 7 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 26 months (776 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 1 Jan 2007, so the date moved forward by 776 days over the year. The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin (130 bulletins carry a value).

These are the dates as printed in each month's bulletin. The page records movement that has already happened and does not project future bulletins.

15 Feb 2009final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

15 May 2010date for filing

+26 monet movement, last twelve bulletins5 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 7 held

1 Jan 2007final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for F2B, Mexico, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

F2B, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
Mexico	15 Feb 2009	15 May 2010	+776 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	22 Nov 2017	8 Jun 2018	+403 days
China (mainland born)	22 Nov 2017	8 Jun 2018	+403 days
India	22 Nov 2017	8 Jun 2018	+403 days
Philippines	15 May 2013	1 Oct 2013	+395 days

Other areas link from the Visa Bulletin index: All chargeability areas except those listed · China (mainland born) · India · Philippines.

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

Bulletin	Final action date	Change	Date for filing	Change
Jul 2026	15 Feb 2009	held	15 May 2010	held
Jun 2026	15 Feb 2009	held	15 May 2010	held
May 2026	15 Feb 2009	held	15 May 2010	held
Apr 2026	15 Feb 2009	held	15 May 2010	+89 d
Mar 2026	15 Feb 2009	held	15 Feb 2010	held
Feb 2026	15 Feb 2009	+92 d	15 Feb 2010	+92 d
Jan 2026	15 Nov 2008	+184 d	15 Nov 2009	+184 d
Dec 2025	15 May 2008	+152 d	15 May 2009	held
Nov 2025	15 Dec 2007	held	15 May 2009	+151 d
Oct 2025	15 Dec 2007	+258 d	15 Dec 2008	+258 d
Sep 2025	1 Apr 2007	+90 d	1 Apr 2008	held
Aug 2025	1 Jan 2007	held	1 Apr 2008	held
Jul 2025	1 Jan 2007	+365 d	1 Apr 2008	+366 d
Jun 2025	1 Jan 2006	held	1 Apr 2007	held
May 2025	1 Jan 2006	held	1 Apr 2007	held
Apr 2025	1 Jan 2006	+184 d	1 Apr 2007	+182 d
Mar 2025	1 Jul 2005	held	1 Oct 2006	held
Feb 2025	1 Jul 2005	held	1 Oct 2006	held
Jan 2025	1 Jul 2005	held	1 Oct 2006	+92 d
Dec 2024	1 Jul 2005	held	1 Jul 2006	held
Nov 2024	1 Jul 2005	+167 d	1 Jul 2006	+334 d
Oct 2024	15 Jan 2005	+184 d	1 Aug 2005	+92 d
Sep 2024	15 Jul 2004	held	1 May 2005	held
Aug 2024	15 Jul 2004	+7 d	1 May 2005	held
Jul 2024	8 Jul 2004	held	1 May 2005	+181 d
Jun 2024	8 Jul 2004	+129 d	1 Nov 2004	+61 d
May 2024	1 Mar 2004	+131 d	1 Sep 2004	+31 d
Apr 2024	22 Oct 2003	held	1 Aug 2004	held
Mar 2024	22 Oct 2003	held	1 Aug 2004	held
Feb 2024	22 Oct 2003	held	1 Aug 2004	held
Jan 2024	22 Oct 2003	+539 d	1 Aug 2004	held
Dec 2023	1 May 2002	held	1 Aug 2004	held
Nov 2023	1 May 2002	+120 d	1 Aug 2004	held
Oct 2023	1 Jan 2002	+153 d	1 Aug 2004	held
Sep 2023	1 Aug 2001	held	1 Aug 2004	held
Aug 2023	1 Aug 2001	—	1 Aug 2004	—

"C" in a bulletin means current (no backlog); "U" means unavailable. Day changes are computed only between two dated values.

Other family-sponsored categories for Mexico

F1: unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens: final action 8 Nov 2007
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents: final action 1 Jan 2024
F3: married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens: final action 1 Jun 2001
F4: brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens: final action 8 Apr 2001

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for F2B (Mexico)?

15 Feb 2009 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 15 May 2010.

How did the F2B (Mexico) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 776 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 5 advances, 0 retrogressions and 7 months unchanged.

What is the difference between the final action date and the date for filing?

The Visa Bulletin prints two charts. The final action chart shows the dates on or before which a visa number is available for a case with that priority date; the dates for filing chart shows when applicants may begin assembling and submitting documents. Which chart applies in a given month is announced by USCIS and the Department; this site only records the printed dates.

Where does this data come from?

Each month's Visa Bulletin as published by the State Department, October 2015 to July 2026. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin, monthly editions Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 (index), public domain. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed. Site generated 1 Oct 2026. See corrections.