Green card dates for people born in Mexico
Choose the category and enter your priority date; the table below shows each Mexican cutoff this month next to the worldwide date.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and past error
Likely current
January 2027 – March 2028
Middle estimate August 2027 · 2 years 1 month behind the cutoff
| Final Action Date | May 15, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Date for Filing | March 22, 2011 |
| I-485 this month (USCIS uses Dates for Filing) | Not yet |
| Past error at 24 months behind (12-month pace) | ±7 mo., range held 50 % |
| I-485 family, national average (August 2026) | 12.4 months |
| Government fees (paper filing, with work permit and travel permit) | $3,005 |
How this was calculated
- The October 2026 Final Action Date for F2B, Mexico, is May 15, 2010; your priority date is June 15, 2012, 2 years 1 month later.
- For each of the 120 months of the last 10 years, we measured how long this cutoff took to move forward by that same distance. Half the cases took 2 years 1 month; 20% took 11 months or less; 80% took 2 years 4 months or less.
- For this case at this distance our model failed the back-test, but the simple rule “the cutoff keeps the pace of the last 12 months” passed it: its median error was 7 months, so the range shown is that estimate plus or minus 7 months.
- Fees: I-130 $675 + I-485 $1,440 + I-765 $260 + I-131 $630 (USCIS Form G-1055, edition 10/07/26, and State Department visa fees).
Estimate from public data, not legal advice. Your case may differ (cross-chargeability, CSPA, waivers). For advice, see a licensed immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative. Not affiliated with USCIS or the Department of State. Method and past error
Mexico has its own Visa Bulletin column because family demand from Mexican-born applicants passes the 7% per-country limit, 25,620 visas a year. In the 2026 bulletins Mexico has a separate Final Action Date in 5 family categories (F3, F1, F4, F2B and F2A) and none in employment, which makes it the most family-heavy backlog in the bulletin. The longest gap is F3, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, at July 1, 2001: about 13 years behind the worldwide date and about 25 years behind the bulletin month. Mexico is also the only country with its own F2A date, for spouses and minor children of green card holders. In the employment categories Mexican-born workers use the worldwide dates. The column follows country of birth, not citizenship, and a spouse born elsewhere can sometimes let both partners use that country's queue.
Five family lines of their own
The Immigration and Nationality Act holds each country to 7 % of the yearly preference total, 25,620 visas. Mexico reaches the ceiling in every family preference this month: F3, F1, F4, F2B and F2A all carry a Mexican date. INA sections 201 to 203.
Where each line stands
F3 is the deepest, at July 1, 2001, a queue of about 25.3 years. F4 siblings are at April 22, 2001; in October 2016 they were at May 1, 1997. F1 is at September 8, 2008 and F2B at May 15, 2010, so the line for children of citizens is behind the line for children of residents. F3 Mexico and F4 Mexico have the full history.
F2A: the one queue that is short
No other country has its own F2A date. This month the Mexican Final Action Date is March 22, 2026, about 6 months behind the world, and the Dates for Filing chart for Mexican F2A reads Current (C). Since 2015 the Mexican date has been separate in 68 % of bulletins. With USCIS accepting the filing chart for family cases this month, a Mexican spouse of a green card holder who is already in the United States and eligible to adjust can file Form I-485 whatever the priority date. If the resident spouse naturalizes first, the husband or wife becomes an immediate relative and leaves the queue. F2A Mexico.
Employment and investors
Every employment category uses the worldwide date this month. Mexico’s backlog is a family one: a Mexican engineer in EB-2 waits on the same date as a colleague born in Brazil or Spain.
Birth, not passport
The column is decided by country of birth. A Mexican-born applicant with a spouse born in Guatemala or Canada may be able to use the spouse's country when they immigrate together. The chargeability guide explains when that works.
Every category for Mexico, October 2026
| Category | Final Action | Dates for Filing | Rest of the world | Change this month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | September 8, 2008 | December 1, 2008 | January 22, 2020 | ▲ 251 days |
| F2A | March 22, 2026 | Current (C) | September 22, 2026 | ▲ 212 days |
| F2B | May 15, 2010 | March 22, 2011 | August 22, 2019 | ▲ 454 days |
| F3 | July 1, 2001 | December 1, 2002 | October 22, 2014 | no change |
| F4 | April 22, 2001 | April 30, 2001 | October 22, 2011 | ▲ 14 days |
| EB-1 | Current (C) | Current (C) | Current (C) | ▲ 30 days |
| EB-2 | January 1, 2025 | March 15, 2026 | January 1, 2025 | ▼ 608 days |
| EB-3 | May 15, 2024 | August 1, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | ▼ 109 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | January 1, 2022 | June 1, 2022 | January 1, 2022 | ▼ 90 days |
| EB-4 | December 15, 2022 | January 1, 2025 | December 15, 2022 | no change |
| EB-5 | Current (C) | Current (C) | Current (C) | ▲ 30 days |