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F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin October 2026: Cutoffs & Movement

F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin October 2026: official cutoffs, Chart A and Chart B, 12/36-month movement, USCIS filing-chart guidance, FAQ, and source links.

Issue: October 2026Data updated: USCIS filing chart

F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin tracks the current Chart A and Chart B cutoff dates, USCIS filing-chart source, and recent 12/36-month movement.

Use this page as a crawlable, shareable reference for the category rather than a one-off filter state on the homepage.

Check your priority date against both charts before making a filing plan: Chart A is closer to final approval, while Chart B is only an I-485 filing window when USCIS allows it for the month.

Current official cutoffs

F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin current Chart A and Chart B

Chart A: Final Action Dates

Aug 22, 2019Latest official issue: September 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 1041 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 1430 days
View DOS source

Chart B: Dates for Filing

Sep 1, 2019Latest official issue: September 2026
Last 12 months
Advanced 973 days
Last 36 months
Advanced 973 days
View DOS source

Movement history

Last 12 official cutoff rows

Positive movement means the cutoff advanced. Negative movement means retrogression. Blank movement usually means Current, Unavailable, or no comparable date.

IssueChart AChart A movementChart BChart B movement
September 2026Aug 22, 2019Advanced 598 daysSep 1, 2019Advanced 243 days
August 2026Jan 1, 2018Advanced 40 daysJan 1, 2019Advanced 207 days
July 2026Nov 22, 2017Advanced 61 daysJun 8, 2018Advanced 78 days
June 2026Sep 22, 2017Advanced 123 daysMar 22, 2018Advanced 80 days
May 2026May 22, 2017No changeJan 1, 2018Advanced 146 days
April 2026May 22, 2017Advanced 172 daysAug 8, 2017Advanced 146 days
March 2026Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 15, 2017No change
February 2026Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 15, 2017No change
January 2026Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 15, 2017Advanced 7 days
December 2025Dec 1, 2016No changeMar 8, 2017No change
November 2025Dec 1, 2016Advanced 9 daysMar 8, 2017Advanced 66 days
October 2025Nov 22, 2016Advanced 38 daysJan 1, 2017No change

Category background

Understanding F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin: history, demand drivers, and pitfalls

The quiet queue: adult children of green card holders

F2B covers unmarried sons and daughters, 21 or older, of lawful permanent residents. It gets 23% of the F2 pool and none of F2A's per-country exemption, so the worldwide wait runs years longer than F2A and the Mexico and Philippines lines run far longer still.

Many F2B beneficiaries are former F2A children who aged out at 21 despite the Child Status Protection Act — they keep the original priority date but join this slower line, which is why F2B inventory skews toward very old dates.

The naturalization trap and how to opt out

When an F2B petitioner naturalizes, the case automatically converts to F1 — and for some countries, especially the Philippines, F1 is years slower than F2B. Congress anticipated this: INA 204(k) lets the beneficiary file a written opt-out and stay in F2B. Families who don't know about the opt-out lose years to a conversion they never wanted.

Marriage, by contrast, has no safety valve: an F2B beneficiary who marries loses the petition entirely, because green card holders cannot sponsor married children. Of all the dates on this site, this category's rules punish life events the hardest — the bulletin is only half the story here.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the current Chart A cutoff for F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin?

The F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart A / Final Action cutoff shown for October 2026 is Aug 22, 2019. If October 2026 is not published yet, the page uses the latest official DOS bulletin available.

What is the current Chart B cutoff for F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin?

The F2B Worldwide Visa Bulletin Chart B / Dates for Filing cutoff is Sep 1, 2019. Whether Chart B can be used for I-485 filing still depends on the USCIS filing-chart guidance for the month.

Is this legal advice?

No. This is source-backed Visa Bulletin data and historical movement context from DOS and USCIS sources, not case-specific legal advice. Use it to compare your own priority date against Chart A and Chart B, then confirm the USCIS monthly filing-chart guidance before making a filing decision.

Official sources

DOS and USCIS source links

DOS Visa Bulletin archiveUSCIS Adjustment of Status Filing ChartsUSCIS September 2026 Adjustment of Status Filing Charts

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