F3 Mexico Green Card Wait Time
Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens, chargeability Mexico. Every Visa Bulletin from December 2001 to September 2026.
How the F3 Mexico cutoff date has moved
The last twelve bulletins
| Bulletin | Final action date | Moved | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Jul 1, 2001 | +30 days | Jul 15, 2001 |
| July 2026 | Jun 1, 2001 | +31 days | Jul 15, 2001 |
| June 2026 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 15, 2001 |
| May 2026 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 15, 2001 |
| April 2026 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 1, 2001 |
| March 2026 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 1, 2001 |
| February 2026 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 1, 2001 |
| January 2026 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 1, 2001 |
| December 2025 | May 1, 2001 | no movement | Jul 1, 2001 |
| November 2025 | May 1, 2001 | +16 days | Jul 1, 2001 |
| October 2025 | Apr 15, 2001 | +73 days | Jun 15, 2001 |
| September 2025 | Feb 1, 2001 | no movement | Jun 15, 2001 |
When this category went backwards
The cutoff date for F3 Mexico has retrogressed 11 times in the published record. A retrogression means the State Department pulled the date back, so people who were about to become eligible went back into the queue.
| Bulletin | From | To | Days lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Feb 22, 1996 | Jul 1, 1995 | -236 |
| March 2011 | Nov 22, 1992 | Nov 1, 1992 | -21 |
| July 2010 | Oct 22, 1992 | Mar 1, 1992 | -235 |
| July 2009 | Oct 22, 1992 | Jul 1, 1991 | -479 |
| April 2007 | Aug 1, 1994 | Feb 8, 1988 | -2366 |
| March 2007 | Jan 1, 1995 | Aug 1, 1994 | -153 |
| August 2006 | Oct 15, 1993 | Jan 1, 1981 | -4670 |
| May 2006 | Jan 1, 1995 | Jan 1, 1993 | -730 |
| July 2005 | Apr 22, 1995 | Jan 1, 1992 | -1207 |
| August 2004 | Mar 8, 1995 | May 1, 1992 | -1041 |
| September 2002 | Jul 15, 1992 | Unavailable | became unavailable |
Where these numbers come from
Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the monthly Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Each bulletin is parsed into a machine-readable record and checked against the published page before it is committed, so the series here is the bulletin's own wording, not a restatement of it. The movement and backlog columns are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page.
Source
Every date on this page comes from the September 2026 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.
Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: [email protected].
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