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F3 Visa Bulletin dates: India

Married sons and daughters of US citizens, born in India. Newest bulletin: October 2026.

Final Action Date

Oct 22, 2014

same as in Sep

Date for Filing

Nov 1, 2014

same as in Sep

Your priority date must be earlier than the Final Action Date to get your visa or green card, and earlier than the Date for Filing to send your documents to the National Visa Center (NVC).

Special cases:
What is my priority date?

Your priority date is usually the day USCIS received your I-130 or I-140 petition, or, when you needed a labor certification, the day it was filed. It is on your I-797 notice.

Source: the October 2026 Visa Bulletin.

How fast the line moves

People at the front of the line have waited about 12 years.

In the last year, the Final Action Date moved forward 3 years and 1 month.

In the last 5 years, it moved forward 5 years and 11 months, about 14 months each year.

Details

The line can stand still for months, jump forward, or move back. It often moves back in summer and forward again in October.

The October 2025 bulletin’s Final Action Date was Sep 8, 2011.

The October 2021 bulletin’s Final Action Date was Nov 22, 2008.

  • Final Action Dates
  • Dates for Filing
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Source: the State Department’s monthly Visa Bulletins. A gap is a month the category was current or unavailable.