Why are Mexico family dates so far behind?

Mexico-born family demand is far larger than Mexico's share under the 7% per-country limit.

Does Mexico have its own employment dates?

It has its own column, which is often the same as all-chargeability for employment categories.

Is there a Spanish-language guide?

Our sister site Fecha de Prioridad covers Mexican and Latin American family cases in Spanish.

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Where does Mexico stand in this month's Visa Bulletin, across every category?

Updated November 12, 2026 · Not legal advice

Mexico has its own column because demand from Mexico-born applicants in the family preference categories (F1, F2A, F2B, F3, F4) exceeds the per-country limit, so most Mexico family cutoffs are earlier than the all-chargeability dates. Employment categories for Mexico are usually close to or the same as the rest of the world. The table shows every category from the current official bulletin.

Mexico: every category this month

Open the official Visa Bulletin and read the "Mexico" column of both the family and employment charts. We never type dates by hand: this table fills in automatically once our fetch has read the official bulletin.

For November 2026, USCIS says family-based filers use Dates for Filing and employment-based filers use Dates for Filing (USCIS filing charts).

Why F2A Mexico can still be close to everyone else

75% of F2A numbers ignore the per-country limit, so F2A Mexico is often close to the all-chargeability F2A date, while F1, F2B, F3 and F4 Mexico lag far behind. See F2A explained.

Mexico employment categories

Mexico-born employment applicants (EB-1 to EB-5) are usually in line with the rest of the world, but check the Mexico column each month: it can differ.

Movement history

This table is built month by month from the official bulletins as we read them, so it only shows months we have fetched. Until then, past bulletins are in the official archive.

Quick answers

Why are Mexico family dates so far behind?: Mexico-born family demand is far larger than Mexico's share under the 7% per-country limit.
Does Mexico have its own employment dates?: It has its own column, which is often the same as all-chargeability for employment categories.
Is there a Spanish-language guide?: Our sister site Fecha de Prioridad covers Mexican and Latin American family cases in Spanish.

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Checked: November 12, 2026