Category History

F2B Mexico approval dates

F2B — Second Preference 2B: Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21+) of Permanent Residents

(no change) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: May 15, 2010
Net movement: 14 years 9 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 4 weeks forward / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 134
F2B · Mexico: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now May 15, 2010 20172019202120232025 20111995 Jun 2018: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Jul 2021: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Oct 2023: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Jan 2024: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Oct 2026: Largest advance since 2024 in our archive (since Oct 2015)May 15, 2010
Approval date Filing date Largest move in our archive (since Oct 2015), or since a named year
Cutoff May 2010, Nov 2026 bulletin: 16 years 6 months behind16 years 6 months behindCutoff May 2010Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for F2B Mexico, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 14 years 9 months, from August 1, 1995 to May 15, 2010 — about 1 month forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 76 advanced and 57 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at May 15, 2010; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 15 months. Across 133 measured changes in the archive, the approval date cutoff typically moved forward about 4 weeks per bulletin, leaving out 9 exceptional jumps. The most recent move is far outside precedent for this category. This archive holds 134 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for F2B Mexico, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 15 years 3 months, from January 1, 1996 to March 22, 2011 — about 1 month forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 56 advanced and 77 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at March 22, 2011; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 10 months.

Bulletin by bulletin

ONDJFMAMJJASFY27October 2026: advancedNovember 2026: heldFY26October 2025: advancedNovember 2025: heldDecember 2025: advancedJanuary 2026: advancedFebruary 2026: advancedMarch 2026: heldApril 2026: heldMay 2026: heldJune 2026: heldJuly 2026: heldAugust 2026: heldSeptember 2026: heldFY25October 2024: advancedNovember 2024: advancedDecember 2024: heldJanuary 2025: heldFebruary 2025: heldMarch 2025: heldApril 2025: advancedMay 2025: heldJune 2025: heldJuly 2025: advancedAugust 2025: heldSeptember 2025: advancedFY24October 2023: advancedNovember 2023: advancedDecember 2023: heldJanuary 2024: advancedFebruary 2024: heldMarch 2024: heldApril 2024: heldMay 2024: advancedJune 2024: advancedJuly 2024: heldAugust 2024: advancedSeptember 2024: heldFY23October 2022: heldNovember 2022: advancedDecember 2022: heldJanuary 2023: heldFebruary 2023: heldMarch 2023: heldApril 2023: heldMay 2023: heldJune 2023: heldJuly 2023: advancedAugust 2023: heldSeptember 2023: held
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FY22October 2021: heldNovember 2021: heldDecember 2021: advancedJanuary 2022: advancedFebruary 2022: heldMarch 2022: heldApril 2022: advancedMay 2022: heldJune 2022: advancedJuly 2022: advancedAugust 2022: heldSeptember 2022: heldFY21October 2020: heldNovember 2020: heldDecember 2020: heldJanuary 2021: advancedFebruary 2021: advancedMarch 2021: advancedApril 2021: advancedMay 2021: advancedJune 2021: advancedJuly 2021: advancedAugust 2021: advancedSeptember 2021: advancedFY20October 2019: advancedNovember 2019: advancedDecember 2019: heldJanuary 2020: heldFebruary 2020: advancedMarch 2020: advancedApril 2020: advancedMay 2020: advancedJune 2020: advancedJuly 2020: advancedAugust 2020: advancedSeptember 2020: advancedFY19October 2018: advancedNovember 2018: advancedDecember 2018: heldJanuary 2019: heldFebruary 2019: advancedMarch 2019: advancedApril 2019: advancedMay 2019: advancedJune 2019: advancedJuly 2019: advancedAugust 2019: advancedSeptember 2019: advancedFY18October 2017: advancedNovember 2017: advancedDecember 2017: heldJanuary 2018: advancedFebruary 2018: advancedMarch 2018: advancedApril 2018: advancedMay 2018: advancedJune 2018: advancedJuly 2018: advancedAugust 2018: advancedSeptember 2018: advancedFY17October 2016: advancedNovember 2016: advancedDecember 2016: advancedJanuary 2017: heldFebruary 2017: advancedMarch 2017: advancedApril 2017: advancedMay 2017: advancedJune 2017: advancedJuly 2017: advancedAugust 2017: advancedSeptember 2017: heldFY16October 2015: no comparisonNovember 2015: advancedDecember 2015: advancedJanuary 2016: heldFebruary 2016: heldMarch 2016: heldApril 2016: heldMay 2016: heldJune 2016: heldJuly 2016: heldAugust 2016: heldSeptember 2016: advanced
advanced · 18held · 32Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026May 15, 2010 (no change)
October 2026May 15, 2010 (advanced 15 months)
September 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
August 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
July 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
June 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
May 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
April 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
March 2026Feb 15, 2009 (no change)
February 2026Feb 15, 2009 (advanced 3 months)
January 2026Nov 15, 2008 (advanced 6 months)
December 2025May 15, 2008 (advanced 5 months)
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BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025Dec 15, 2007 (no change)
October 2025Dec 15, 2007 (advanced 8 months)
September 2025Apr 1, 2007 (advanced 3 months)
August 2025Jan 1, 2007 (no change)
July 2025Jan 1, 2007 (advanced 12 months)
June 2025Jan 1, 2006 (no change)
May 2025Jan 1, 2006 (no change)
April 2025Jan 1, 2006 (advanced 6 months)
March 2025Jul 1, 2005 (no change)
February 2025Jul 1, 2005 (no change)
January 2025Jul 1, 2005 (no change)
December 2024Jul 1, 2005 (no change)
November 2024Jul 1, 2005 (advanced 6 months)
October 2024Jan 15, 2005 (advanced 6 months)
September 2024Jul 15, 2004 (no change)
August 2024Jul 15, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
July 2024Jul 8, 2004 (no change)
June 2024Jul 8, 2004 (advanced 4 months)
May 2024Mar 1, 2004 (advanced 4 months)
April 2024Oct 22, 2003 (no change)
March 2024Oct 22, 2003 (no change)
February 2024Oct 22, 2003 (no change)
January 2024Oct 22, 2003 (advanced 18 months)
December 2023May 1, 2002 (no change)
November 2023May 1, 2002 (advanced 4 months)
October 2023Jan 1, 2002 (advanced 5 months)
September 2023Aug 1, 2001 (no change)
August 2023Aug 1, 2001 (no change)
July 2023Aug 1, 2001 (advanced 2 months)
June 2023Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
May 2023Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
April 2023Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
March 2023Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
February 2023Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
January 2023Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
December 2022Jun 1, 2001 (no change)
November 2022Jun 1, 2001 (advanced 2 months)
October 2022Apr 1, 2001 (no change)
September 2022Apr 1, 2001 (no change)
August 2022Apr 1, 2001 (no change)
July 2022Apr 1, 2001 (advanced 2 months)
June 2022Feb 1, 2001 (advanced 1 month)
May 2022Jan 1, 2001 (no change)
April 2022Jan 1, 2001 (advanced 4 months)
March 2022Sep 1, 2000 (no change)
February 2022Sep 1, 2000 (no change)
January 2022Sep 1, 2000 (advanced 2 months)
December 2021Jul 1, 2000 (advanced 4 months)
November 2021Mar 15, 2000 (no change)
October 2021Mar 15, 2000 (no change)
September 2021Mar 15, 2000 (advanced 2 weeks)
August 2021Mar 1, 2000 (advanced 1 month)
July 2021Feb 1, 2000 (advanced 5 months)
June 2021Sep 8, 1999 (advanced 3 weeks)
May 2021Aug 15, 1999 (advanced 3 weeks)
April 2021Jul 22, 1999 (advanced 1 week)
March 2021Jul 15, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
February 2021Jun 1, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
January 2021May 1, 1999 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2020Apr 8, 1999 (no change)
November 2020Apr 8, 1999 (no change)
October 2020Apr 8, 1999 (no change)
September 2020Apr 8, 1999 (advanced 2 weeks)
August 2020Mar 22, 1999 (advanced 2 weeks)
July 2020Mar 8, 1999 (advanced 3 weeks)
June 2020Feb 15, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
May 2020Jan 15, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
April 2020Dec 1, 1998 (advanced 2 months)
March 2020Oct 15, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
February 2020Sep 15, 1998 (advanced 3 weeks)
January 2020Aug 22, 1998 (no change)
December 2019Aug 22, 1998 (no change)
November 2019Aug 22, 1998 (advanced 3 weeks)
October 2019Aug 1, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
September 2019Jul 1, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
August 2019Jun 1, 1998 (advanced 2 months)
July 2019Apr 15, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
June 2019Mar 15, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
May 2019Feb 15, 1998 (advanced 2 months)
April 2019Dec 1, 1997 (advanced 2 months)
March 2019Sep 22, 1997 (advanced 2 months)
February 2019Jul 22, 1997 (advanced 1 month)
January 2019Jun 8, 1997 (no change)
December 2018Jun 8, 1997 (no change)
November 2018Jun 8, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
October 2018May 15, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
September 2018Apr 22, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
August 2018Apr 1, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
July 2018Mar 8, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
June 2018Feb 15, 1997 (advanced 2 months)
May 2018Dec 1, 1996 (advanced 1 month)
April 2018Nov 1, 1996 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2018Oct 15, 1996 (advanced 1 month)
February 2018Sep 8, 1996 (advanced 3 weeks)
January 2018Aug 15, 1996 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2017Jul 22, 1996 (no change)
November 2017Jul 22, 1996 (advanced 1 week)
October 2017Jul 15, 1996 (advanced 2 weeks)
September 2017Jul 1, 1996 (no change)
August 2017Jul 1, 1996 (advanced 1 month)
July 2017Jun 1, 1996 (advanced 2 months)
June 2017Apr 8, 1996 (advanced 2 months)
May 2017Feb 1, 1996 (advanced 1 month)
April 2017Dec 22, 1995 (advanced 1 month)
March 2017Nov 22, 1995 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2017Nov 8, 1995 (advanced 3 weeks)
January 2017Oct 15, 1995 (no change)
December 2016Oct 15, 1995 (advanced 1 week)
November 2016Oct 8, 1995 (advanced 1 week)
October 2016Oct 1, 1995 (advanced 2 weeks)
September 2016Sep 15, 1995 (advanced 1 week)
August 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
July 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
June 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
May 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
April 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
March 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
February 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
January 2016Sep 8, 1995 (no change)
December 2015Sep 8, 1995 (advanced 2 weeks)
November 2015Aug 22, 1995 (advanced 3 weeks)
October 2015Aug 1, 1995

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