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F4 Mexico approval dates

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

(no change) in the November 2026 bulletin

This month: Apr 22, 2001
Net movement: 4 years 1 month ahead
Typical pace, jumps excluded: about 1 week forward / bulletin
Bulletins tracked: 134
F4 · Mexico: cutoff dates from Oct 2015 to Nov 2026, now Apr 22, 2001 20172019202120232025 20011997 Oct 2019: Largest single-bulletin advance in our archive (since Oct 2015)Apr 2022: Largest advance since 2019 in our archive (since Oct 2015)May 2024: Largest advance since 2022 in our archive (since Oct 2015)Apr 22, 2001
Approval date Filing date Largest move in our archive (since Oct 2015), or since a named year
Cutoff Apr 2001, Nov 2026 bulletin: 25 years 6 months behind25 years 6 months behindCutoff Apr 2001Nov 2026 bulletin

This archive holds 134 bulletins of the approval date (from the official Final Action Dates chart) for F4 Mexico, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 4 years 1 month, from March 22, 1997 to April 22, 2001 — about 2 weeks forward per bulletin month.

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Month to month, 59 advanced, 1 moved back, and 73 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at April 22, 2001; the most recent change came in October 2026, when it advanced 2 weeks. Across 133 measured changes in the archive, the approval date cutoff typically moved forward about 1 week per bulletin, leaving out one exceptional jump. This archive holds 134 bulletins of the filing date (from the official Dates for Filing chart) for F4 Mexico, from October 2015 to November 2026. Over that span the cutoff date advanced 3 years, from May 1, 1998 to April 30, 2001 — about 1 week forward per bulletin month. Month to month, 38 advanced, 1 moved back, and 94 held unchanged. As of November 2026 it is listed at April 30, 2001; the most recent change came in August 2024, when it advanced 2 days.

Bulletin by bulletin

ONDJFMAMJJASFY27October 2026: advancedNovember 2026: heldFY26October 2025: advancedNovember 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: heldFebruary 2025: heldMarch 2025: heldApril 2025: advancedMay 2025: heldJune 2025: heldJuly 2025: heldAugust 2025: heldSeptember 2025: heldFY24October 2023: heldNovember 2023: advancedDecember 2023: heldJanuary 2024: heldFebruary 2024: heldMarch 2024: advancedApril 2024: heldMay 2024: advancedJune 2024: advancedJuly 2024: advancedAugust 2024: heldSeptember 2024: heldFY23October 2022: heldNovember 2022: advancedDecember 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: 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: heldDecember 2019: heldJanuary 2020: advancedFebruary 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: heldMarch 2019: heldApril 2019: heldMay 2019: heldJune 2019: heldJuly 2019: moved backAugust 2019: heldSeptember 2019: heldFY18October 2017: advancedNovember 2017: advancedDecember 2017: heldJanuary 2018: advancedFebruary 2018: advancedMarch 2018: advancedApril 2018: advancedMay 2018: advancedJune 2018: heldJuly 2018: advancedAugust 2018: heldSeptember 2018: heldFY17October 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: heldJanuary 2016: heldFebruary 2016: heldMarch 2016: heldApril 2016: advancedMay 2016: heldJune 2016: advancedJuly 2016: heldAugust 2016: heldSeptember 2016: advanced
advanced · 11held · 39Counts cover the years shown above.

Every bulletin

BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2026Apr 22, 2001 (no change)
October 2026Apr 22, 2001 (advanced 2 weeks)
September 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
August 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
July 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
June 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
May 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
April 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
March 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
February 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
January 2026Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
December 2025Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
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BulletinCutoff dateChange
November 2025Apr 8, 2001 (no change)
October 2025Apr 8, 2001 (advanced 3 weeks)
September 2025Mar 15, 2001 (no change)
August 2025Mar 15, 2001 (no change)
July 2025Mar 15, 2001 (no change)
June 2025Mar 15, 2001 (no change)
May 2025Mar 15, 2001 (no change)
April 2025Mar 15, 2001 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2025Mar 1, 2001 (no change)
February 2025Mar 1, 2001 (no change)
January 2025Mar 1, 2001 (no change)
December 2024Mar 1, 2001 (no change)
November 2024Mar 1, 2001 (advanced 1 week)
October 2024Feb 22, 2001 (advanced 2 weeks)
September 2024Feb 8, 2001 (no change)
August 2024Feb 8, 2001 (no change)
July 2024Feb 8, 2001 (advanced 1 week)
June 2024Feb 1, 2001 (advanced 1 week)
May 2024Jan 22, 2001 (advanced 3 months)
April 2024Oct 15, 2000 (no change)
March 2024Oct 15, 2000 (advanced 1 month)
February 2024Sep 15, 2000 (no change)
January 2024Sep 15, 2000 (no change)
December 2023Sep 15, 2000 (no change)
November 2023Sep 15, 2000 (advanced 1 month)
October 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
September 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
August 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
July 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
June 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
May 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
April 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
March 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
February 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
January 2023Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
December 2022Aug 1, 2000 (no change)
November 2022Aug 1, 2000 (advanced 2 months)
October 2022Jun 1, 2000 (no change)
September 2022Jun 1, 2000 (no change)
August 2022Jun 1, 2000 (no change)
July 2022Jun 1, 2000 (advanced 3 months)
June 2022Mar 1, 2000 (advanced 2 months)
May 2022Jan 1, 2000 (no change)
April 2022Jan 1, 2000 (advanced 8 months)
March 2022Apr 22, 1999 (no change)
February 2022Apr 22, 1999 (no change)
January 2022Apr 22, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
December 2021Mar 15, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
November 2021Feb 8, 1999 (no change)
October 2021Feb 8, 1999 (no change)
September 2021Feb 8, 1999 (advanced 2 weeks)
August 2021Jan 22, 1999 (advanced 1 month)
July 2021Dec 15, 1998 (advanced 3 months)
June 2021Sep 1, 1998 (advanced 3 weeks)
May 2021Aug 8, 1998 (advanced 2 weeks)
April 2021Jul 22, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
March 2021Jul 15, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
February 2021Jul 8, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
January 2021Jul 1, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
December 2020Jun 22, 1998 (no change)
November 2020Jun 22, 1998 (no change)
October 2020Jun 22, 1998 (no change)
September 2020Jun 22, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
August 2020Jun 15, 1998 (advanced 2 weeks)
July 2020Jun 1, 1998 (advanced 3 weeks)
June 2020May 8, 1998 (advanced 3 weeks)
May 2020Apr 15, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
April 2020Mar 15, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
March 2020Feb 15, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
February 2020Jan 15, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
January 2020Jan 8, 1998 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2019Dec 15, 1997 (no change)
November 2019Dec 15, 1997 (no change)
October 2019Dec 15, 1997 (advanced 11 months)
September 2019Jan 1, 1997 (no change)
August 2019Jan 1, 1997 (no change)
July 2019Jan 1, 1997 (moved back 13 months)
June 2019Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
May 2019Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
April 2019Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
March 2019Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
February 2019Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
January 2019Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
December 2018Feb 8, 1998 (no change)
November 2018Feb 8, 1998 (advanced 2 weeks)
October 2018Jan 22, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
September 2018Jan 15, 1998 (no change)
August 2018Jan 15, 1998 (no change)
July 2018Jan 15, 1998 (advanced 1 week)
June 2018Jan 8, 1998 (no change)
May 2018Jan 8, 1998 (advanced 1 month)
April 2018Dec 8, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
March 2018Nov 15, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
February 2018Nov 8, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
January 2018Nov 1, 1997 (advanced 3 weeks)
December 2017Oct 8, 1997 (no change)
November 2017Oct 8, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
October 2017Oct 1, 1997 (advanced 2 weeks)
September 2017Sep 15, 1997 (no change)
August 2017Sep 15, 1997 (advanced 1 month)
July 2017Aug 1, 1997 (advanced 2 weeks)
June 2017Jul 15, 1997 (advanced 2 weeks)
May 2017Jul 1, 1997 (advanced 2 weeks)
April 2017Jun 15, 1997 (advanced 2 weeks)
March 2017Jun 1, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
February 2017May 22, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
January 2017May 15, 1997 (no change)
December 2016May 15, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
November 2016May 8, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
October 2016May 1, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
September 2016Apr 22, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
August 2016Apr 15, 1997 (no change)
July 2016Apr 15, 1997 (no change)
June 2016Apr 15, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
May 2016Apr 8, 1997 (no change)
April 2016Apr 8, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
March 2016Apr 1, 1997 (no change)
February 2016Apr 1, 1997 (no change)
January 2016Apr 1, 1997 (no change)
December 2015Apr 1, 1997 (no change)
November 2015Apr 1, 1997 (advanced 1 week)
October 2015Mar 22, 1997

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