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F4 India approval dates

F4 — Fourth Preference: Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens

(no change) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: Dec 15, 2006
Net movement: 3 years 10 months ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 1 day forward / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 134
F4 · India: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now Dec 15, 2006 20172019202120232025 20072001 Jul 2021: Largest advance since 2017 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Apr 2025: Largest advance since 2021 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Aug 2025: Largest advance since 2017 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Dec 15, 2006
Approval date Filing date Largest move in our archive (since Oct 2015), or since a named year
Cutoff Dec 2006, Nov 2026 bulletin: 19 years 11 months behind19 years 11 months behindCutoff Dec 2006Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for F4 India, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 3 years 10 months, from February 8, 2003 to December 15, 2006 — about 2 weeks forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 71 advanced, 2 moved back, and 60 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at December 15, 2006; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 1 month. Across 133 measured changes in the archive, the approval date cutoff typically moved forward about 1 day per bulletin, leaving out 2 exceptional jumps. This archive holds 134 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for F4 India, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 3 years, from February 1, 2004 to February 1, 2007 — about 1 week forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 35 advanced and 98 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at February 1, 2007; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 2 months.

Bulletin by bulletin

ONDJFMAMJJASFY27October 2026: advancedNovember 2026: heldFY26October 2025: heldNovember 2025: heldDecember 2025: heldJanuary 2026: heldFebruary 2026: heldMarch 2026: heldApril 2026: heldMay 2026: heldJune 2026: heldJuly 2026: heldAugust 2026: heldSeptember 2026: heldFY25October 2024: advancedNovember 2024: advancedDecember 2024: heldJanuary 2025: advancedFebruary 2025: heldMarch 2025: heldApril 2025: advancedMay 2025: heldJune 2025: heldJuly 2025: advancedAugust 2025: advancedSeptember 2025: heldFY24October 2023: advancedNovember 2023: heldDecember 2023: heldJanuary 2024: advancedFebruary 2024: heldMarch 2024: advancedApril 2024: heldMay 2024: advancedJune 2024: heldJuly 2024: advancedAugust 2024: heldSeptember 2024: heldFY23October 2022: heldNovember 2022: heldDecember 2022: heldJanuary 2023: heldFebruary 2023: heldMarch 2023: heldApril 2023: heldMay 2023: heldJune 2023: heldJuly 2023: heldAugust 2023: heldSeptember 2023: held
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FY22October 2021: heldNovember 2021: heldDecember 2021: heldJanuary 2022: heldFebruary 2022: heldMarch 2022: heldApril 2022: heldMay 2022: heldJune 2022: heldJuly 2022: heldAugust 2022: heldSeptember 2022: heldFY21October 2020: heldNovember 2020: heldDecember 2020: heldJanuary 2021: advancedFebruary 2021: heldMarch 2021: advancedApril 2021: advancedMay 2021: advancedJune 2021: advancedJuly 2021: advancedAugust 2021: advancedSeptember 2021: advancedFY20October 2019: advancedNovember 2019: advancedDecember 2019: advancedJanuary 2020: advancedFebruary 2020: advancedMarch 2020: advancedApril 2020: advancedMay 2020: advancedJune 2020: advancedJuly 2020: advancedAugust 2020: advancedSeptember 2020: advancedFY19October 2018: advancedNovember 2018: advancedDecember 2018: advancedJanuary 2019: advancedFebruary 2019: advancedMarch 2019: advancedApril 2019: advancedMay 2019: advancedJune 2019: advancedJuly 2019: advancedAugust 2019: advancedSeptember 2019: advancedFY18October 2017: advancedNovember 2017: advancedDecember 2017: advancedJanuary 2018: advancedFebruary 2018: advancedMarch 2018: advancedApril 2018: advancedMay 2018: advancedJune 2018: advancedJuly 2018: advancedAugust 2018: heldSeptember 2018: advancedFY17October 2016: advancedNovember 2016: advancedDecember 2016: advancedJanuary 2017: advancedFebruary 2017: advancedMarch 2017: advancedApril 2017: advancedMay 2017: advancedJune 2017: advancedJuly 2017: advancedAugust 2017: heldSeptember 2017: moved backFY16October 2015: no comparisonNovember 2015: advancedDecember 2015: advancedJanuary 2016: advancedFebruary 2016: advancedMarch 2016: advancedApril 2016: advancedMay 2016: heldJune 2016: moved backJuly 2016: heldAugust 2016: heldSeptember 2016: held
advanced · 12held · 38Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026Dec 15, 2006 (no change)
October 2026Dec 15, 2006 (advanced 1 month)
September 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
August 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
July 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
June 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
May 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
April 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
March 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
February 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
January 2026Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
December 2025Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
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BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
October 2025Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
September 2025Nov 1, 2006 (no change)
August 2025Nov 1, 2006 (advanced 4 months)
July 2025Jul 8, 2006 (advanced 3 weeks)
June 2025Jun 15, 2006 (no change)
May 2025Jun 15, 2006 (no change)
April 2025Jun 15, 2006 (advanced 2 months)
March 2025Apr 8, 2006 (no change)
February 2025Apr 8, 2006 (no change)
January 2025Apr 8, 2006 (advanced 1 month)
December 2024Mar 8, 2006 (no change)
November 2024Mar 8, 2006 (advanced 1 week)
October 2024Mar 1, 2006 (advanced 1 month)
September 2024Jan 22, 2006 (no change)
August 2024Jan 22, 2006 (no change)
July 2024Jan 22, 2006 (advanced 1 week)
June 2024Jan 15, 2006 (no change)
May 2024Jan 15, 2006 (advanced 1 month)
April 2024Dec 15, 2005 (no change)
March 2024Dec 15, 2005 (advanced 1 month)
February 2024Nov 15, 2005 (no change)
January 2024Nov 15, 2005 (advanced 1 month)
December 2023Oct 8, 2005 (no change)
November 2023Oct 8, 2005 (no change)
October 2023Oct 8, 2005 (advanced 3 weeks)
September 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
August 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
July 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
June 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
May 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
April 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
March 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
February 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
January 2023Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
December 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
November 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
October 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
September 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
August 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
July 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
June 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
May 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
April 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
March 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
February 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
January 2022Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
December 2021Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
November 2021Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
October 2021Sep 15, 2005 (no change)
September 2021Sep 15, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
August 2021Sep 1, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
July 2021Aug 15, 2005 (advanced 3 months)
June 2021May 8, 2005 (advanced 3 weeks)
May 2021Apr 15, 2005 (advanced 1 week)
April 2021Apr 8, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2021Mar 22, 2005 (advanced 1 week)
February 2021Mar 15, 2005 (no change)
January 2021Mar 15, 2005 (advanced 1 week)
December 2020Mar 8, 2005 (no change)
November 2020Mar 8, 2005 (no change)
October 2020Mar 8, 2005 (no change)
September 2020Mar 8, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
August 2020Feb 22, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
July 2020Feb 8, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
June 2020Jan 22, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
May 2020Jan 8, 2005 (advanced 2 weeks)
April 2020Dec 22, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2020Dec 8, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2020Nov 22, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
January 2020Nov 8, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
December 2019Nov 1, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
November 2019Oct 15, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
October 2019Oct 1, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
September 2019Sep 22, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
August 2019Sep 15, 2004 (advanced 3 weeks)
July 2019Aug 22, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
June 2019Aug 15, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
May 2019Aug 1, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
April 2019Jul 15, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
March 2019Jul 8, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
February 2019Jun 22, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
January 2019Jun 15, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
December 2018Jun 8, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
November 2018Jun 1, 2004 (advanced 1 month)
October 2018May 1, 2004 (advanced 3 weeks)
September 2018Apr 8, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
August 2018Mar 22, 2004 (no change)
July 2018Mar 22, 2004 (advanced 1 week)
June 2018Mar 15, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
May 2018Mar 1, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
April 2018Feb 15, 2004 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2018Feb 1, 2004 (advanced 3 weeks)
February 2018Jan 8, 2004 (advanced 3 weeks)
January 2018Dec 15, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2017Nov 22, 2003 (advanced 1 month)
November 2017Oct 22, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
October 2017Oct 1, 2003 (advanced 21 months)
September 2017Jan 1, 2002 (moved back 21 months)
August 2017Sep 22, 2003 (no change)
July 2017Sep 22, 2003 (advanced 1 week)
June 2017Sep 15, 2003 (advanced 1 week)
May 2017Sep 8, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
April 2017Aug 15, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
March 2017Jul 22, 2003 (advanced 1 month)
February 2017Jun 15, 2003 (advanced 1 month)
January 2017May 15, 2003 (advanced 1 month)
December 2016Apr 1, 2003 (advanced 2 months)
November 2016Feb 15, 2003 (advanced 2 months)
October 2016Dec 1, 2002 (advanced 23 months)
September 2016Jan 1, 2001 (no change)
August 2016Jan 1, 2001 (no change)
July 2016Jan 1, 2001 (no change)
June 2016Jan 1, 2001 (moved back 2 years 7 months)
May 2016Jul 22, 2003 (no change)
April 2016Jul 22, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
March 2016Jul 1, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
February 2016Jun 8, 2003 (advanced 2 months)
January 2016Apr 22, 2003 (advanced 1 month)
December 2015Mar 22, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
November 2015Mar 1, 2003 (advanced 3 weeks)
October 2015Feb 8, 2003

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