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F1 priority date and F1 visa bulletin

F1 · Unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. Read the latest cutoff, then follow the dated record month by month.

Final action · Jan 22, 2021Filing · Feb 1, 2021Latest month · November 2026
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Final action dates

Cutoff history

134 bulletins

F1 priority date for all except listed countries: final action date historyLine chart showing cutoff dates in the available bulletin months. Higher positions represent later cutoff dates. January 2021July 2014January 2008 FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 Your date All except listed countries, October 2015: 2008-01-15All except listed countries, November 2015: 2008-02-22All except listed countries, December 2015: 2008-04-01All except listed countries, January 2016: 2008-05-15All except listed countries, February 2016: 2008-07-08All except listed countries, March 2016: 2008-08-08All except listed countries, April 2016: 2008-09-22All except listed countries, May 2016: 2008-11-22All except listed countries, June 2016: 2009-01-15All except listed countries, July 2016: 2009-03-22All except listed countries, August 2016: 2009-05-22All except listed countries, September 2016: 2009-09-15All except listed countries, October 2016: 2009-09-22All except listed countries, November 2016: 2009-10-22All except listed countries, December 2016: 2009-12-01All except listed countries, January 2017: 2010-01-08All except listed countries, February 2017: 2010-02-22All except listed countries, March 2017: 2010-06-01All except listed countries, April 2017: 2010-10-15All except listed countries, May 2017: 2010-12-08All except listed countries, June 2017: 2010-12-22All except listed countries, July 2017: 2010-12-22All except listed countries, August 2017: 2010-12-22All except listed countries, September 2017: 2010-05-01All except listed countries, October 2017: 2010-12-22All except listed countries, November 2017: 2011-01-22All except listed countries, December 2017: 2011-02-01All except listed countries, January 2018: 2011-03-15All except listed countries, February 2018: 2011-03-15All except listed countries, March 2018: 2011-03-22All except listed countries, April 2018: 2011-04-08All except listed countries, May 2018: 2011-04-08All except listed countries, June 2018: 2011-04-08All except listed countries, July 2018: 2011-04-22All except listed countries, August 2018: 2011-05-08All except listed countries, September 2018: 2011-04-08All except listed countries, October 2018: 2011-06-01All except listed countries, November 2018: 2011-06-22All except listed countries, December 2018: 2011-08-08All except listed countries, January 2019: 2011-08-22All except listed countries, February 2019: 2011-09-22All except listed countries, March 2019: 2011-10-22All except listed countries, April 2019: 2011-12-01All except listed countries, May 2019: 2012-01-08All except listed countries, June 2019: 2012-02-15All except listed countries, July 2019: 2012-03-08All except listed countries, August 2019: 2012-07-01All except listed countries, September 2019: 2013-01-01All except listed countries, October 2019: 2013-01-15All except listed countries, November 2019: 2013-03-01All except listed countries, December 2019: 2013-05-15All except listed countries, January 2020: 2013-07-15All except listed countries, February 2020: 2013-08-22All except listed countries, March 2020: 2013-10-08All except listed countries, April 2020: 2014-01-01All except listed countries, May 2020: 2014-03-22All except listed countries, June 2020: 2014-05-22All except listed countries, July 2020: 2014-07-08All except listed countries, August 2020: 2014-08-15All except listed countries, September 2020: 2014-09-15All except listed countries, October 2020: 2014-09-15All except listed countries, November 2020: 2014-09-15All except listed countries, December 2020: 2014-09-15All except listed countries, January 2021: 2014-09-15All except listed countries, February 2021: 2014-09-15All except listed countries, March 2021: 2014-09-22All except listed countries, April 2021: 2014-10-08All except listed countries, May 2021: 2014-10-22All except listed countries, June 2021: 2014-11-01All except listed countries, July 2021: 2014-11-15All except listed countries, August 2021: 2014-11-22All except listed countries, September 2021: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, October 2021: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, November 2021: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, December 2021: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, January 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, February 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, March 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, April 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, May 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, June 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, July 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, August 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, September 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, October 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, November 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, December 2022: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, January 2023: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, February 2023: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, March 2023: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, April 2023: 2014-12-01All except listed countries, May 2023: 2014-12-15All except listed countries, June 2023: 2014-12-15All except listed countries, July 2023: 2014-12-15All except listed countries, August 2023: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, September 2023: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, October 2023: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, November 2023: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, December 2023: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, January 2024: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, February 2024: 2015-01-01All except listed countries, March 2024: 2015-02-08All except listed countries, April 2024: 2015-02-08All except listed countries, May 2024: 2015-07-08All except listed countries, June 2024: 2015-07-08All except listed countries, July 2024: 2015-10-22All except listed countries, August 2024: 2015-10-22All except listed countries, September 2024: 2015-10-22All except listed countries, October 2024: 2015-10-22All except listed countries, November 2024: 2015-10-22All except listed countries, December 2024: 2015-10-22All except listed countries, January 2025: 2015-11-22All except listed countries, February 2025: 2015-11-22All except listed countries, March 2025: 2015-11-22All except listed countries, April 2025: 2016-03-15All except listed countries, May 2025: 2016-03-15All except listed countries, June 2025: 2016-06-08All except listed countries, July 2025: 2016-07-15All except listed countries, August 2025: 2016-07-15All except listed countries, September 2025: 2016-07-15All except listed countries, October 2025: 2016-11-08All except listed countries, November 2025: 2016-11-08All except listed countries, December 2025: 2016-11-08All except listed countries, January 2026: 2016-11-08All except listed countries, February 2026: 2016-11-08All except listed countries, March 2026: 2016-11-08All except listed countries, April 2026: 2017-05-01All except listed countries, May 2026: 2017-09-01All except listed countries, June 2026: 2017-09-01All except listed countries, July 2026: 2018-02-01All except listed countries, August 2026: 2018-12-15All except listed countries, September 2026: 2020-01-22All except listed countries, October 2026: 2020-01-22All except listed countries, November 2026: 2021-01-22
All except listed countries

A later cutoff date appears higher on the chart. Only published dated cutoffs are plotted; C and U are omitted.

November 2026 bulletin

Is my F1 priority date current?

Enter the priority date from your I-797 receipt notice. We compare it with both of this month's F1 cutoffs.

Uses this bulletin only. Not legal advice.

History, not a forecast

F1 (all other countries) wait time: what the dates show

5.8 yearsbetween the November 2026 bulletin and its final action cutoff (Jan 22, 2021)
+50 mocutoff movement over the last 12 bulletins (from Nov 8, 2016)

Only people with priority dates before the cutoff can get a visa number this month. The gap shows how far behind the line is today. It does not tell you how long your own case will take, because cutoffs can stall or move back.

Recent cutoff dates

BulletinFinal actionDates for filing
November 2026Jan 22, 2021Feb 1, 2021
October 2026Jan 22, 2020Feb 1, 2020
September 2026Jan 22, 2020Feb 1, 2020
August 2026Dec 15, 2018Jun 15, 2019
July 2026Feb 1, 2018Jan 1, 2019
June 2026Sep 1, 2017Oct 1, 2018
May 2026Sep 1, 2017Oct 1, 2018
April 2026May 1, 2017Mar 1, 2018
March 2026Nov 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017
February 2026Nov 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017
January 2026Nov 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017
December 2025Nov 8, 2016Sep 1, 2017

Related category histories

F2A datesF2B datesF3 datesF4 datesCompare cutoffs with the bulletin monthWhat is a priority date?

Historical figures are arithmetic from the available bulletin records. Source: U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin.