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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

EB-3 Other Workers Philippines priority date: Jan 1, 2022 in October 2026

The EB-3 Other Workers Philippines final action date is Jan 1, 2022, the date for filing Jun 1, 2022. It moved forward 31 d this month. Below: the real wait of every filing year, the months in which this line moves, and every bulletin since 2003.

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Final action dateJan 1, 2022+31 d
Date for filingJun 1, 2022reaches final action in ~5 mo
Wait at the front4.7 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years7.3months of dates per year
Since 2003

EB-3 Other Workers Philippines: final action date and date for filing

200020102020200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Final action dateDate for filing

Cut-off date (y) in each month's bulletin (x). The gap between the lines is how early you can file before approval is possible.

Real waits

How long people with each priority date waited

Priority dateBecame currentWait
January 2004January 2004no wait
January 2005January 2005no wait
January 2006January 20126.0 years
January 2007December 20136.9 years
January 2008July 20146.5 years
January 2009August 20145.6 years
January 2010August 20144.6 years
January 2011September 20143.7 years
January 2012November 20142.8 years
January 2013January 20152.0 years
January 2014March 20151.2 years
January 2015August 20172.6 years
January 2016November 20171.8 years
January 2017August 20181.6 years
January 2018April 20191.2 years
January 2019July 20190.5 years
January 2020October 20200.8 years
January 2021January 2021no wait
January 2022January 2022no wait
January 2023still waiting3.7 years so far
January 2024still waiting2.7 years so far
January 2025still waiting1.7 years so far

The first bulletin in which the final action date passed 1 January of that year. Counted from the filing date: a line that was current when the petition was filed shows “no wait”.

By month of the year

When EB-3 Other Workers Philippines moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October72 %0 %6.0 mo18
November50 %0 %2.0 mo22
December48 %0 %28 d23
January52 %0 %38 d23
February48 %5 %59 d21
March57 %9 %2.0 mo23
April48 %4 %59 d23
May38 %10 %3.3 mo21
June45 %15 %2.0 mo20
July59 %0 %5.2 mo17
August53 %6 %5.3 mo17
September44 %6 %6.7 mo18

Share of bulletins for that month, since 2003, in which the final action date advanced or went back; typical advance = the median of the months it moved. In fiscal-year order (October first).

36 months

EB-3 Other Workers Philippines month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Jan 1, 2022+31 dJun 1, 20224.7 yr
September 2026Dec 1, 2021Aug 1, 20224.8 yr
August 2026Dec 1, 2021Aug 1, 20224.7 yr
July 2026Dec 1, 2021+30 dAug 1, 20224.6 yr
June 2026Nov 1, 2021Aug 1, 20224.6 yr
May 2026Nov 1, 2021Aug 1, 20224.5 yr
April 2026Nov 1, 2021Aug 1, 20224.4 yr
March 2026Nov 1, 2021+2.0 moJun 22, 20224.3 yr
February 2026Sep 1, 2021Dec 1, 20214.4 yr
January 2026Sep 1, 2021+31 dDec 1, 20214.3 yr
December 2025Aug 1, 2021+17 dDec 1, 20214.3 yr
November 2025Jul 15, 2021Dec 1, 20214.3 yr
October 2025Jul 15, 2021+7 dDec 1, 20214.2 yr
September 2025Jul 8, 2021Jul 22, 20214.2 yr
August 2025Jul 8, 2021Jul 22, 20214.1 yr
July 2025Jul 8, 2021+16 dJul 22, 20214.0 yr
June 2025Jun 22, 2021+31 dJul 22, 20213.9 yr
May 2025May 22, 2021Jun 22, 20213.9 yr
April 2025May 22, 2021+4.2 moJun 22, 20213.9 yr
March 2025Jan 15, 2021+38 dMay 22, 20214.1 yr
February 2025Dec 8, 2020May 22, 20214.2 yr
January 2025Dec 8, 2020+7 dMay 22, 20214.1 yr
December 2024Dec 1, 2020May 22, 20214.0 yr
November 2024Dec 1, 2020May 22, 20213.9 yr
October 2024Dec 1, 2020+7.0 moMay 22, 20213.8 yr
September 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20204.3 yr
August 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20204.3 yr
July 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20204.2 yr
June 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20204.1 yr
May 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20204.0 yr
April 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20203.9 yr
March 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20203.8 yr
February 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20203.8 yr
January 2024May 1, 2020May 15, 20203.7 yr
December 2023May 1, 2020May 15, 20203.6 yr
November 2023May 1, 2020May 15, 20203.5 yr

What this means if you are in the EB-3 Other Workers Philippines line

EB-3 Other Workers is the employment-based category for workers in jobs that need less than two years of training or experience. People charged to Philippines – normally those born there – have their own column because demand from Philippines is above the 7 % per-country limit. Your green card can be approved in the month the final action date passes your priority date.

At the speed of the last five years (7.3 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 1.6 years to clear. The table of real waits above shows what that has meant for earlier filers. The line has gone backwards 11 times since 2003 – most often near the end of the fiscal year – so a date that is close is not safe until it is passed.

When the date for filing passes your priority date and USCIS accepts chart B that month, you can file the I-485 and get a work permit and travel document while you wait; for this line the final action date has then arrived a median of 5 months later.

Every EB-3 Other Workers Philippines retrogression since 2003

FAQ

EB-3 Other Workers Philippines questions

What is the EB-3 Other Workers Philippines priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the EB-3 Other Workers Philippines final action date is Jan 1, 2022 and the date for filing is Jun 1, 2022. It moved forward 31 d from the previous bulletin.

How long is the EB-3 Other Workers Philippines wait?

The cut-off is 4.7 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2022 became current in January 2022, after 0.0 years. Priority dates from 2023 on are still waiting.

How fast does EB-3 Other Workers Philippines move?

5.6 mo/yr over the last year, 6.9 mo/yr over three years, 7.3 mo/yr over five and 13.3 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does EB-3 Other Workers Philippines usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (72 % of years) and gone backwards most often in June (15 %). October is the start of the fiscal year, when new visa numbers arrive.

How long after the date for filing does the final action date catch up?

For EB-3 Other Workers Philippines, a date for filing has taken a median of 5 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 14 months in 91 bulletins since October 2015; 12 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has EB-3 Other Workers Philippines ever retrogressed?

11 times since 2003, most recently in February 2023 (5.0 mo back). The largest was 87.0 mo in May 2015.

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Other EB-3 Other Workers lines and categories

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin (travel.state.gov), every monthly bulletin since 2003, parsed by 77.today. A bulletin can be revised after release; the State Department's page is the binding text. Not legal advice.

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