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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

EB-3 Philippines priority date: Aug 15, 2023 in October 2026

The EB-3 Philippines final action date is Aug 15, 2023, the date for filing Jan 1, 2024. It moved forward 14 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 dateAug 15, 2023+14 d
Date for filingJan 1, 2024reaches final action in ~6 mo
Wait at the front3.1 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years4.2months of dates per year
Since 2003

EB-3 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 2005July 20072.5 years
January 2006July 20071.5 years
January 2007July 20070.5 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 2023January 2023no wait
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 Philippines moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October75 %0 %5.0 mo20
November50 %0 %2.0 mo22
December57 %0 %28 d23
January65 %4 %31 d23
February67 %0 %40 d21
March65 %4 %2.0 mo23
April61 %4 %48 d23
May50 %9 %3.0 mo22
June52 %5 %2.0 mo21
July61 %11 %3.5 mo18
August50 %11 %5.0 mo18
September47 %11 %5.0 mo19

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 Philippines month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Aug 15, 2023+14 dJan 1, 20243.1 yr
September 2026Aug 1, 2023Jan 1, 20243.1 yr
August 2026Aug 1, 2023Jan 1, 20243.0 yr
July 2026Aug 1, 2023Jan 1, 20242.9 yr
June 2026Aug 1, 2023Jan 1, 20242.8 yr
May 2026Aug 1, 2023Jan 1, 20242.7 yr
April 2026Aug 1, 2023Jan 1, 20242.7 yr
March 2026Aug 1, 2023+2.0 moJan 1, 20242.6 yr
February 2026Jun 1, 2023+40 dOct 1, 20232.7 yr
January 2026Apr 22, 2023+7 dJul 1, 20232.7 yr
December 2025Apr 15, 2023+14 dJul 1, 20232.6 yr
November 2025Apr 1, 2023Jul 1, 20232.6 yr
October 2025Apr 1, 2023+52 dJul 1, 20232.5 yr
September 2025Feb 8, 2023May 1, 20232.6 yr
August 2025Feb 8, 2023May 1, 20232.5 yr
July 2025Feb 8, 2023May 1, 20232.4 yr
June 2025Feb 8, 2023+38 dMar 1, 20232.3 yr
May 2025Jan 1, 2023Mar 1, 20232.3 yr
April 2025Jan 1, 2023+31 dMar 1, 20232.2 yr
March 2025Dec 1, 2022Mar 1, 20232.2 yr
February 2025Dec 1, 2022Mar 1, 20232.2 yr
January 2025Dec 1, 2022+16 dMar 1, 20232.1 yr
December 2024Nov 15, 2022Mar 1, 20232.0 yr
November 2024Nov 15, 2022Mar 1, 20232.0 yr
October 2024Nov 15, 2022+23.5 moMar 1, 20231.9 yr
September 2024Dec 1, 2020−12.0 moJan 1, 20233.8 yr
August 2024Dec 1, 2021Jan 1, 20232.7 yr
July 2024Dec 1, 2021−11.7 moJan 1, 20232.6 yr
June 2024Nov 22, 2022Jan 1, 20231.5 yr
May 2024Nov 22, 2022Jan 1, 20231.4 yr
April 2024Nov 22, 2022+2.5 moJan 1, 20231.4 yr
March 2024Sep 8, 2022+7 dJan 1, 20231.5 yr
February 2024Sep 1, 2022+31 dJan 1, 20231.4 yr
January 2024Aug 1, 2022+8.0 moJan 1, 20231.4 yr
December 2023Dec 1, 2021Jan 1, 20232.0 yr
November 2023Dec 1, 2021Jan 1, 20231.9 yr

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

EB-3 is the employment-based category for skilled workers (two years of training or experience) and professionals with a bachelor's degree. 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 (4.2 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 2.8 years to clear. The table of real waits above shows what that has meant for earlier filers. The line has gone backwards 12 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 6 months later.

Every EB-3 Philippines retrogression since 2003

FAQ

EB-3 Philippines questions

What is the EB-3 Philippines priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the EB-3 Philippines final action date is Aug 15, 2023 and the date for filing is Jan 1, 2024. It moved forward 14 d from the previous bulletin.

How long is the EB-3 Philippines wait?

The cut-off is 3.1 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2023 became current in January 2023, after 0.0 years. Priority dates from 2024 on are still waiting.

How fast does EB-3 Philippines move?

4.5 mo/yr over the last year, 7.0 mo/yr over three years, 4.2 mo/yr over five and 15.2 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does EB-3 Philippines usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (75 % of years) and gone backwards most often in July (11 %). 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 Philippines, a date for filing has taken a median of 6 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 33 months in 87 bulletins since October 2015; 9 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has EB-3 Philippines ever retrogressed?

12 times since 2003, most recently in September 2024 (12.0 mo back). The largest was 87.0 mo in May 2015.

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Other EB-3 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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