F3 · Mexico · family-sponsored

F3: married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens for Mexico

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 301 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 F3 for Mexico is 1 Jun 2001 and the date for filing is 15 Jul 2001.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 3 and held in 9 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 4 months (120 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 1 Feb 2001, so the date moved forward by 120 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.

1 Jun 2001final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

15 Jul 2001date for filing

+4 monet movement, last twelve bulletins3 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 9 held

1 Feb 2001final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for F3, Mexico, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

F3, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
Mexico	1 Jun 2001	15 Jul 2001	+120 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	15 Apr 2012	8 Dec 2012	+258 days
China (mainland born)	15 Apr 2012	8 Dec 2012	+258 days
India	15 Apr 2012	8 Dec 2012	+258 days
Philippines	22 Feb 2006	8 Aug 2006	+814 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	1 Jun 2001	+31 d	15 Jul 2001	held
Jun 2026	1 May 2001	held	15 Jul 2001	held
May 2026	1 May 2001	held	15 Jul 2001	+14 d
Apr 2026	1 May 2001	held	1 Jul 2001	held
Mar 2026	1 May 2001	held	1 Jul 2001	held
Feb 2026	1 May 2001	held	1 Jul 2001	held
Jan 2026	1 May 2001	held	1 Jul 2001	held
Dec 2025	1 May 2001	held	1 Jul 2001	held
Nov 2025	1 May 2001	+16 d	1 Jul 2001	+16 d
Oct 2025	15 Apr 2001	+73 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Sep 2025	1 Feb 2001	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Aug 2025	1 Feb 2001	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Jul 2025	1 Feb 2001	+17 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Jun 2025	15 Jan 2001	held	15 Jun 2001	held
May 2025	15 Jan 2001	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Apr 2025	15 Jan 2001	+54 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Mar 2025	22 Nov 2000	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Feb 2025	22 Nov 2000	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Jan 2025	22 Nov 2000	+31 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Dec 2024	22 Oct 2000	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Nov 2024	22 Oct 2000	+61 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Oct 2024	22 Aug 2000	+174 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Sep 2024	1 Mar 2000	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Aug 2024	1 Mar 2000	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Jul 2024	1 Mar 2000	-36434 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Jun 2024	1 Dec 2099	+132 d	15 Jun 2001	held
May 2024	22 Jul 2099	+317 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Apr 2024	8 Sep 2098	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Mar 2024	8 Sep 2098	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Feb 2024	8 Sep 2098	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Jan 2024	8 Sep 2098	+170 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Dec 2023	22 Mar 2098	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Nov 2023	22 Mar 2098	+14 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Oct 2023	8 Mar 2098	+52 d	15 Jun 2001	held
Sep 2023	15 Jan 2098	held	15 Jun 2001	held
Aug 2023	15 Jan 2098	—	15 Jun 2001	—

"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
F2B: unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) of permanent residents: final action 15 Feb 2009
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 F3 (Mexico)?

1 Jun 2001 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 15 Jul 2001.

How did the F3 (Mexico) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 120 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 3 advances, 0 retrogressions and 9 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.