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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F2B Philippines priority date: Oct 1, 2013 in October 2026

The F2B Philippines final action date is Oct 1, 2013, the date for filing Oct 1, 2014. It moved forward 4.0 mo 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 dateOct 1, 2013+4.0 mo
Date for filingOct 1, 2014reaches final action in ~18 mo
Wait at the front13.0 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years4.7months of dates per year
Since 2003

F2B Philippines: final action date and date for filing

20002010200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 2004December 201410.9 years
January 2005February 201611.1 years
January 2006November 201610.8 years
January 2007June 201811.4 years
January 2008August 201911.6 years
January 2009January 202011.0 years
January 2010April 202010.2 years
January 2011August 20209.6 years
January 2012April 202513.2 years
January 2013April 202613.2 years
January 2014still waiting12.7 years so far
January 2015still waiting11.7 years so far
January 2016still waiting10.7 years so far
January 2017still waiting9.7 years so far
January 2018still waiting8.7 years so far
January 2019still waiting7.7 years so far
January 2020still waiting6.7 years so far
January 2021still waiting5.7 years so far
January 2022still waiting4.7 years so far
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 F2B Philippines moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October64 %0 %31 d22
November59 %0 %24 d22
December65 %9 %21 d23
January70 %4 %17 d23
February65 %0 %21 d23
March64 %0 %29 d22
April65 %0 %37 d23
May70 %0 %30 d23
June67 %0 %31 d21
July70 %0 %40 d23
August74 %4 %21 d23
September65 %0 %2.3 mo23

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

F2B Philippines month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Oct 1, 2013+4.0 moOct 1, 201413.0 yr
September 2026Jun 1, 2013Oct 1, 201313.3 yr
August 2026Jun 1, 2013+17 dOct 1, 201313.2 yr
July 2026May 15, 2013+37 dOct 1, 201313.1 yr
June 2026Apr 8, 2013Oct 1, 201313.1 yr
May 2026Apr 8, 2013Oct 1, 201313.1 yr
April 2026Apr 8, 2013+3.5 moOct 1, 201313.0 yr
March 2026Dec 22, 2012Oct 1, 201313.2 yr
February 2026Dec 22, 2012Oct 1, 201313.1 yr
January 2026Dec 22, 2012+2.5 moOct 1, 201313.0 yr
December 2025Oct 8, 2012+7 dOct 1, 201313.1 yr
November 2025Oct 1, 2012Oct 1, 201313.1 yr
October 2025Oct 1, 2012+5.0 moOct 1, 201313.0 yr
September 2025May 1, 2012+16 dOct 1, 201313.3 yr
August 2025Apr 15, 2012Oct 1, 201313.3 yr
July 2025Apr 15, 2012+2.2 moOct 1, 201313.2 yr
June 2025Feb 8, 2012Oct 1, 201313.3 yr
May 2025Feb 8, 2012+17 dOct 1, 201313.2 yr
April 2025Jan 22, 2012+3.0 moOct 1, 201313.2 yr
March 2025Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201313.4 yr
February 2025Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201313.3 yr
January 2025Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201313.2 yr
December 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201313.1 yr
November 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201313.0 yr
October 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.9 yr
September 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.9 yr
August 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.8 yr
July 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.7 yr
June 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.6 yr
May 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.5 yr
April 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.4 yr
March 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.4 yr
February 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.3 yr
January 2024Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.2 yr
December 2023Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.1 yr
November 2023Oct 22, 2011Oct 1, 201312.0 yr

What this means if you are in the F2B Philippines line

F2B is the family-sponsored category for unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) of permanent residents. 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 (4.7 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 2.6 years to clear; the last twelve months were faster than that. The table of real waits above shows what that has meant for earlier filers. The line has gone backwards 4 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 18 months later.

Every F2B Philippines retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F2B Philippines questions

What is the F2B Philippines priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F2B Philippines final action date is Oct 1, 2013 and the date for filing is Oct 1, 2014. It moved forward 4.0 mo from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F2B Philippines wait?

The cut-off is 13.0 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2013 became current in April 2026, after 13.2 years. Priority dates from 2014 on are still waiting.

How fast does F2B Philippines move?

12.0 mo/yr over the last year, 8.0 mo/yr over three years, 4.7 mo/yr over five and 9.3 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F2B Philippines usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in August bulletins (74 % of years) and gone backwards most often in December (9 %). 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 F2B Philippines, a date for filing has taken a median of 18 months to become the final action date (between 0 and 64 months in 132 bulletins since October 2015; 1 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F2B Philippines ever retrogressed?

4 times since 2003, most recently in December 2017 (6.0 mo back). The largest was 43.2 mo in August 2006.

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Other F2B 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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