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October 2026 Visa Bulletin · every bulletin since 2003

F3 Philippines priority date: Jul 22, 2006 in October 2026

The F3 Philippines final action date is Jul 22, 2006, the date for filing Oct 22, 2006. It moved forward 4.9 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 dateJul 22, 2006+4.9 mo
Date for filingOct 22, 2006reaches final action in ~11 mo
Wait at the front20.2 yrbulletin month minus cut-off
Speed, 5 years9.9months of dates per year
Since 2003

F3 Philippines: final action date and date for filing

19902000200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
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 2004September 202521.7 years
January 2005January 202621.0 years
January 2006July 202620.5 years
January 2007still waiting19.7 years so far
January 2008still waiting18.7 years so far
January 2009still waiting17.7 years so far
January 2010still waiting16.7 years so far
January 2011still waiting15.7 years so far
January 2012still waiting14.7 years so far
January 2013still waiting13.7 years so far
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 F3 Philippines moves, and when it falls back

Bulletin monthMoved forwardRetrogressedTypical advanceYears counted
October74 %0 %23 d23
November64 %0 %14 d22
December70 %4 %16 d23
January65 %4 %14 d23
February48 %0 %14 d23
March64 %5 %24 d22
April61 %4 %24 d23
May70 %4 %31 d23
June52 %0 %21 d21
July61 %0 %28 d23
August48 %9 %24 d23
September61 %4 %45 d23

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

F3 Philippines month by month

BulletinFinal action dateDate for filingWait
October 2026Jul 22, 2006+4.9 moOct 22, 200620.2 yr
September 2026Feb 22, 2006Aug 8, 200620.5 yr
August 2026Feb 22, 2006Aug 8, 200620.4 yr
July 2026Feb 22, 2006+3.0 moAug 8, 200620.4 yr
June 2026Nov 22, 2005Aug 8, 200620.5 yr
May 2026Nov 22, 2005+4.7 moAug 8, 200620.4 yr
April 2026Jul 1, 2005+4.0 moJul 15, 200620.8 yr
March 2026Mar 1, 2005Jun 1, 200621.0 yr
February 2026Mar 1, 2005Feb 1, 200620.9 yr
January 2026Mar 1, 2005+3.9 moFeb 1, 200620.8 yr
December 2025Nov 1, 2004+40 dNov 1, 200521.1 yr
November 2025Sep 22, 2004Nov 1, 200521.1 yr
October 2025Sep 22, 2004+4.7 moAug 1, 200521.0 yr
September 2025May 1, 2004+5.0 moMay 1, 200521.3 yr
August 2025Dec 1, 2003Dec 1, 200421.7 yr
July 2025Dec 1, 2003+2.3 moDec 1, 200421.6 yr
June 2025Sep 22, 2003Sep 22, 200421.7 yr
May 2025Sep 22, 2003+6.0 moSep 22, 200421.6 yr
April 2025Mar 22, 2003+59 dSep 22, 200422.0 yr
March 2025Jan 22, 2003+2.5 moMay 8, 200422.1 yr
February 2025Nov 8, 2002May 8, 200422.2 yr
January 2025Nov 8, 2002+2.0 moMay 8, 200422.1 yr
December 2024Sep 8, 2002May 8, 200422.2 yr
November 2024Sep 8, 2002May 8, 200422.1 yr
October 2024Sep 8, 2002May 8, 200422.1 yr
September 2024Sep 8, 2002Nov 8, 200322.0 yr
August 2024Sep 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.9 yr
July 2024Sep 8, 2002+17 dNov 8, 200321.8 yr
June 2024Aug 22, 2002+21 dNov 8, 200321.8 yr
May 2024Aug 1, 2002+54 dNov 8, 200321.7 yr
April 2024Jun 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.8 yr
March 2024Jun 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.7 yr
February 2024Jun 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.7 yr
January 2024Jun 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.6 yr
December 2023Jun 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.5 yr
November 2023Jun 8, 2002Nov 8, 200321.4 yr

What this means if you are in the F3 Philippines line

F3 is the family-sponsored category for married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. 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 (9.9 mo/yr), each year of priority dates takes about 1.2 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 8 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 11 months later.

Every F3 Philippines retrogression since 2003

FAQ

F3 Philippines questions

What is the F3 Philippines priority date now?

In the October 2026 Visa Bulletin the F3 Philippines final action date is Jul 22, 2006 and the date for filing is Oct 22, 2006. It moved forward 4.9 mo from the previous bulletin.

How long is the F3 Philippines wait?

The cut-off is 20.2 years behind the bulletin month, which is what people reaching the front now have waited. Looking back, a priority date of January 2006 became current in July 2026, after 20.5 years. Priority dates from 2007 on are still waiting.

How fast does F3 Philippines move?

22.0 mo/yr over the last year, 17.0 mo/yr over three years, 9.9 mo/yr over five and 14.4 mo/yr over ten (months of priority dates cleared per year; 12 keeps pace with time).

In which months does F3 Philippines usually move?

Since 2003 it has moved forward most often in October bulletins (74 % of years) and gone backwards most often in August (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 F3 Philippines, a date for filing has taken a median of 11 months to become the final action date (between 1 and 54 months in 127 bulletins since October 2015; 6 filing dates have not been reached yet).

Has F3 Philippines ever retrogressed?

8 times since 2003, most recently in January 2011 (8.3 mo back). The largest was 68.0 mo in April 2007.

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Other F3 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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