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As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F2B Philippines Final Action Date is 1 Oct 2013 , which lags the bulletin month by about 13.0 years . Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 30 days per month (1.00 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking. Since October 2015 it has retrogressed in 1 bulletin; the largest move back was 184 days in December 2017.
1 Oct 2013 Final Action Date, Oct 2026
1 Oct 2014 Date for Filing, Oct 2026
13.0 years cut-off lags bulletin month
+30 d/mo avg. movement, last 12 bulletins
Chart: where the cut-off has been
Last 10 years + forecast Full history
F2B Philippines: Final Action Date and Date for Filing, last 10 years Line chart of the cut-off date by bulletin month from November 2016 to October 2026. The dashed diagonal marks a cut-off equal to the bulletin month, i.e. no wait. Latest Final Action Date: 1 Oct 2013. 2010 2015 2020 2025 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Forecast range (80%) Final Action Date 2016-11: 15 Feb 2006 Final Action Date 2016-12: 1 Mar 2006 Final Action Date 2017-01: 8 Apr 2006 Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 May 2006 Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Jun 2006 Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Aug 2006 Final Action Date 2017-06: 22 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2017-08: 8 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2017-12: 1 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2018-02: 22 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2018-03: 8 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2018-05: 15 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2018-06: 15 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2018-07: 1 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2018-08: 15 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2018-09: 22 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 May 2007 Final Action Date 2018-11: 1 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 Jul 2007 Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Jul 2007 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Aug 2007 Final Action Date 2019-05: 1 Oct 2007 Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Nov 2007 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Apr 2008 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Aug 2008 Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Sep 2008 Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Oct 2008 Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Dec 2008 Final Action Date 2020-01: 1 Feb 2009 Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 May 2009 Final Action Date 2020-03: 1 Oct 2009 Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Feb 2010 Final Action Date 2020-05: 1 Jun 2010 Final Action Date 2020-06: 1 Sep 2010 Final Action Date 2020-07: 1 Jan 2011 Final Action Date 2020-08: 1 Apr 2011 Final Action Date 2020-09: 1 Aug 2011 Final Action Date 2021-01: 15 Aug 2011 Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Sep 2011 Final Action Date 2021-05: 15 Sep 2011 Final Action Date 2021-06: 15 Oct 2011 Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Oct 2011 Final Action Date 2025-04: 22 Jan 2012 Final Action Date 2025-05: 8 Feb 2012 Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Apr 2012 Final Action Date 2025-09: 1 May 2012 Final Action Date 2025-10: 1 Oct 2012 Final Action Date 2025-12: 8 Oct 2012 Final Action Date 2026-01: 22 Dec 2012 Final Action Date 2026-04: 8 Apr 2013 Final Action Date 2026-07: 15 May 2013 Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Jun 2013 Final Action Date 2026-10: 1 Oct 2013 Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Feb 2007 Date for Filing 2017-05: 22 Jul 2007 Date for Filing 2017-10: 1 Sep 2007 Date for Filing 2018-05: 8 Sep 2007 Date for Filing 2018-07: 15 Dec 2007 Date for Filing 2019-02: 15 Jan 2008 Date for Filing 2019-03: 22 Jan 2008 Date for Filing 2019-04: 1 Mar 2008 Date for Filing 2019-05: 15 May 2008 Date for Filing 2019-06: 1 Jul 2008 Date for Filing 2019-07: 1 Aug 2008 Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Nov 2008 Date for Filing 2019-09: 1 Feb 2009 Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Mar 2009 Date for Filing 2019-11: 1 Apr 2009 Date for Filing 2019-12: 1 Jun 2009 Date for Filing 2020-01: 1 Oct 2009 Date for Filing 2020-02: 1 Nov 2009 Date for Filing 2020-03: 1 Jun 2010 Date for Filing 2020-04: 1 Oct 2010 Date for Filing 2020-05: 1 Feb 2011 Date for Filing 2020-06: 1 May 2011 Date for Filing 2020-07: 1 Aug 2011 Date for Filing 2020-08: 1 Dec 2011 Date for Filing 2020-09: 1 Apr 2012 Date for Filing 2021-02: 15 Apr 2012 Date for Filing 2021-04: 8 Nov 2012 Date for Filing 2021-05: 8 Jan 2013 Date for Filing 2021-06: 1 Aug 2013 Date for Filing 2021-07: 1 Oct 2013 Date for Filing 2026-10: 1 Oct 2014 Hover or focus points for values. Priority dates below the line are not yet reached; the vertical gap to the dashed diagonal is the backlog age. F2B Philippines: Final Action Date, full history F2B Philippines: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Final Action Date 2001-12: 22 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2002-01: 1 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2002-02: 8 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2002-03: 22 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2002-04: 8 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2002-05: 1 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2002-06: 1 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2002-07: 1 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2002-08: 8 Dec 1993 Final Action Date 2002-09: 8 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2002-10: 1 Feb 1994 Final Action Date 2002-11: 1 Mar 1994 Final Action Date 2002-12: 8 Apr 1994 Final Action Date 2003-01: 22 Apr 1994 Final Action Date 2003-02: 22 May 1994 Final Action Date 2003-03: 1 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2003-04: 15 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2003-05: 1 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2003-06: 22 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2003-07: 1 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2003-08: 15 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2003-09: 15 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2003-10: 1 May 1995 Final Action Date 2004-01: 8 May 1995 Final Action Date 2004-05: 15 May 1995 Final Action Date 2004-06: 15 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2004-08: 1 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2004-11: 15 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2004-12: 22 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2005-01: 1 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2005-02: 22 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2005-03: 15 Sep 1995 Final Action Date 2005-04: 15 Oct 1995 Final Action Date 2005-05: 8 Nov 1995 Final Action Date 2005-06: 8 Dec 1995 Final Action Date 2005-07: 1 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2005-08: 22 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2005-09: 1 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2005-10: 22 Apr 1996 Final Action Date 2005-11: 22 May 1996 Final Action Date 2005-12: 8 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2006-01: 22 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2006-02: 1 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2006-03: 8 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2006-08: 1 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2006-09: 1 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2006-10: 22 Jul 1996 Final Action Date 2006-11: 15 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2006-12: 22 Aug 1996 Final Action Date 2007-01: 8 Sep 1996 Final Action Date 2007-02: 1 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2007-08: 22 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2007-09: 15 Nov 1996 Final Action Date 2007-10: 8 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2007-11: 22 Dec 1996 Final Action Date 2007-12: 1 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2008-01: 15 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2008-02: 22 Jan 1997 Final Action Date 2008-03: 1 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2008-05: 15 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2008-06: 22 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2008-07: 1 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2008-08: 15 Mar 1997 Final Action Date 2008-09: 8 Apr 1997 Final Action Date 2008-10: 8 May 1997 Final Action Date 2008-11: 15 Jun 1997 Final Action Date 2008-12: 15 Jul 1997 Final Action Date 2009-01: 1 Sep 1997 Final Action Date 2009-02: 15 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2009-03: 1 Dec 1997 Final Action Date 2009-04: 15 Jan 1998 Final Action Date 2009-05: 1 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2009-06: 1 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2009-08: 1 May 1998 Final Action Date 2009-11: 15 May 1998 Final Action Date 2009-12: 1 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2010-02: 15 Jul 1998 Final Action Date 2010-03: 22 Aug 1998 Final Action Date 2010-04: 15 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2010-05: 15 Nov 1998 Final Action Date 2010-06: 8 Mar 1999 Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2010-09: 1 Aug 2002 Final Action Date 2010-10: 1 Sep 2002 Final Action Date 2010-12: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2011-01: 15 May 1999 Final Action Date 2011-02: 1 Jun 1999 Final Action Date 2011-03: 1 Aug 1999 Final Action Date 2011-04: 1 Dec 1999 Final Action Date 2011-05: 1 Mar 2000 Final Action Date 2011-06: 8 Jun 2000 Final Action Date 2011-07: 22 Sep 2000 Final Action Date 2011-08: 1 Dec 2000 Final Action Date 2011-09: 22 Mar 2001 Final Action Date 2011-10: 1 May 2001 Final Action Date 2011-11: 15 Jul 2001 Final Action Date 2011-12: 15 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2012-01: 1 Sep 2001 Final Action Date 2012-02: 1 Nov 2001 Final Action Date 2012-03: 8 Dec 2001 Final Action Date 2012-07: 22 Dec 2001 Final Action Date 2012-08: 1 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2012-10: 22 Jan 2002 Final Action Date 2012-11: 15 Feb 2002 Final Action Date 2012-12: 22 Mar 2002 Final Action Date 2013-01: 15 Apr 2002 Final Action Date 2013-02: 15 May 2002 Final Action Date 2013-03: 8 Jun 2002 Final Action Date 2013-04: 15 Jul 2002 Final Action Date 2013-05: 8 Sep 2002 Final Action Date 2013-06: 1 Nov 2002 Final Action Date 2013-07: 22 Dec 2002 Final Action Date 2013-09: 22 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2013-10: 8 Feb 2003 Final Action Date 2013-11: 1 Mar 2003 Final Action Date 2013-12: 22 Mar 2003 Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 May 2003 Final Action Date 2014-02: 22 May 2003 Final Action Date 2014-03: 8 Jun 2003 Final Action Date 2014-05: 22 Jun 2003 Final Action Date 2014-06: 15 Jul 2003 Final Action Date 2014-07: 15 Aug 2003 Final Action Date 2014-08: 8 Oct 2003 Final Action Date 2014-09: 1 Dec 2003 Final Action Date 2014-10: 15 Dec 2003 Final Action Date 2014-11: 1 Jan 2004 Final Action Date 2014-12: 15 Jan 2004 Final Action Date 2015-01: 1 Feb 2004 Final Action Date 2015-02: 22 Feb 2004 Final Action Date 2015-03: 22 Mar 2004 Final Action Date 2015-04: 1 Apr 2004 Final Action Date 2015-05: 22 Apr 2004 Final Action Date 2015-06: 1 May 2004 Final Action Date 2015-07: 15 May 2004 Final Action Date 2015-08: 22 May 2004 Final Action Date 2015-09: 8 Sep 2004 Final Action Date 2015-10: 1 Oct 2004 Final Action Date 2015-11: 1 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2015-12: 1 Dec 2004 Final Action Date 2016-01: 1 Jan 2005 Final Action Date 2016-02: 1 Feb 2005 Final Action Date 2016-03: 1 Mar 2005 Final Action Date 2016-04: 1 Apr 2005 Final Action Date 2016-05: 1 May 2005 Final Action Date 2016-06: 1 Jun 2005 Final Action Date 2016-07: 1 Jul 2005 Final Action Date 2016-08: 15 Sep 2005 Final Action Date 2016-09: 1 Dec 2005 Final Action Date 2016-10: 1 Jan 2006 Final Action Date 2016-11: 15 Feb 2006 Final Action Date 2016-12: 1 Mar 2006 Final Action Date 2017-01: 8 Apr 2006 Final Action Date 2017-03: 1 May 2006 Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Jun 2006 Final Action Date 2017-05: 1 Aug 2006 Final Action Date 2017-06: 22 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2017-07: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2017-08: 8 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2017-09: 1 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2017-12: 1 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2018-02: 22 Jul 2006 Final Action Date 2018-03: 8 Sep 2006 Final Action Date 2018-04: 1 Nov 2006 Final Action Date 2018-05: 15 Dec 2006 Final Action Date 2018-06: 15 Jan 2007 Final Action Date 2018-07: 1 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2018-08: 15 Feb 2007 Final Action Date 2018-09: 22 Apr 2007 Final Action Date 2018-10: 15 May 2007 Final Action Date 2018-11: 1 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 Jun 2007 Final Action Date 2019-02: 1 Jul 2007 Final Action Date 2019-03: 22 Jul 2007 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Aug 2007 Final Action Date 2019-05: 1 Oct 2007 Final Action Date 2019-06: 15 Nov 2007 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Jan 2008 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Apr 2008 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Aug 2008 Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Sep 2008 Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Oct 2008 Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Dec 2008 Final Action Date 2020-01: 1 Feb 2009 Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 May 2009 Final Action Date 2020-03: 1 Oct 2009 Final Action Date 2020-04: 1 Feb 2010 Final Action Date 2020-05: 1 Jun 2010 Final Action Date 2020-06: 1 Sep 2010 Final Action Date 2020-07: 1 Jan 2011 Final Action Date 2020-08: 1 Apr 2011 Final Action Date 2020-09: 1 Aug 2011 Final Action Date 2021-01: 15 Aug 2011 Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Sep 2011 Final Action Date 2021-05: 15 Sep 2011 Final Action Date 2021-06: 15 Oct 2011 Final Action Date 2021-08: 22 Oct 2011 Final Action Date 2025-04: 22 Jan 2012 Final Action Date 2025-05: 8 Feb 2012 Final Action Date 2025-07: 15 Apr 2012 Final Action Date 2025-09: 1 May 2012 Final Action Date 2025-10: 1 Oct 2012 Final Action Date 2025-12: 8 Oct 2012 Final Action Date 2026-01: 22 Dec 2012 Final Action Date 2026-04: 8 Apr 2013 Final Action Date 2026-07: 15 May 2013 Final Action Date 2026-08: 1 Jun 2013 Final Action Date 2026-10: 1 Oct 2013 Final Action Date since December 2001. ○ Current ✕ Unavailable shaded: forecast range
F2B Philippines: days the Final Action Date moved each month, with 12-month average Bars show monthly movement in days (green = advance, red = retrogression); the line is the 12-month average. -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Days moved per month 2016-11: +45 2016-12: +14 2017-01: +38 2017-03: +23 2017-04: +45 2017-05: +47 2017-06: +52 2017-07: +40 2017-08: +37 2017-09: +24 2017-12: -184 2018-02: +21 2018-03: +48 2018-04: +54 2018-05: +44 2018-06: +31 2018-07: +17 2018-08: +14 2018-09: +66 2018-10: +23 2018-11: +17 2018-12: +7 2019-01: +14 2019-02: +9 2019-03: +21 2019-04: +10 2019-05: +61 2019-06: +45 2019-07: +47 2019-08: +91 2019-09: +122 2019-10: +31 2019-11: +30 2019-12: +61 2020-01: +62 2020-02: +89 2020-03: +153 2020-04: +123 2020-05: +120 2020-06: +92 2020-07: +122 2020-08: +90 2020-09: +122 2021-01: +14 2021-04: +17 2021-05: +14 2021-06: +30 2021-08: +7 2025-04: +92 2025-05: +17 2025-07: +67 2025-09: +16 2025-10: +153 2025-12: +7 2026-01: +75 2026-04: +107 2026-07: +37 2026-08: +17 2026-10: +122 Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge. Forecast for F2B Philippines
Horizon Central estimate Likely range (80%) Bulletin month 3 months Nov 2013 Sep 2013 – Jun 2014 Jan 2027 6 months Dec 2013 Aug 2013 – Jan 2015 Apr 2027 12 months Apr 2014 Jul 2013 – Dec 2015 Oct 2027
Extrapolates the recent pace with a damping factor of 0.5; the range is the 10th–90th percentile of this method’s past errors across all categories. It is a rough guide, not a prediction, and cannot foresee policy changes. How it works and how accurate it was .
Retrogression and advance history
4 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:
Bulletin Event Before After Move Dec 2017 Retrogressed 1 Jan 2007 1 Jul 2006 −184 d Jan 2011 Retrogressed 1 Mar 2000 15 May 1999 −291 d Dec 2010 Retrogressed 1 Sep 2002 1 Mar 2000 −914 d Aug 2006 Retrogressed 8 Jul 1996 1 Dec 1992 −1,315 d
Fiscal-year view
Fiscal year First bulletin (Oct) Last bulletin (Sep) Net move (days) Retrogression months FY2027 (to Oct 2026) 1 Oct 2013 1 Oct 2013 +0 0 FY2026 1 Oct 2012 1 Jun 2013 +243 0 FY2025 22 Oct 2011 1 May 2012 +192 0 FY2024 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 +0 0 FY2023 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 +0 0 FY2022 22 Oct 2011 22 Oct 2011 +0 0 FY2021 1 Aug 2011 22 Oct 2011 +82 0 FY2020 1 Sep 2008 1 Aug 2011 +1,064 0 FY2019 15 May 2007 1 Aug 2008 +444 0 FY2018 1 Jan 2007 22 Apr 2007 +111 1 FY2017 1 Jan 2006 1 Jan 2007 +365 0 FY2016 1 Oct 2004 1 Dec 2005 +426 0
Seasonal pattern
Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in April (+44 days) and the weakest in December (-6 days). Retrogressions were most common in December. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.
Jan Jan: +21 d +21 Feb Feb: +14 d +14 Mar Mar: +25 d +25 Apr Apr: +44 d +44 May May: +30 d +30 Jun Jun: +26 d +26 Jul Jul: +33 d +33 Aug Aug: +30 d +30 Sep Sep: +39 d +39 Oct Oct: +32 d +32 Nov Nov: +11 d +11 Dec Dec: -6 d -6 Recent bulletins
Last 24 bulletins (table) Bulletin Final Action Date Date for Filing FAD move (days) Oct 2026 1 Oct 2013 1 Oct 2014 +122 Sep 2026 1 Jun 2013 1 Oct 2013 0 Aug 2026 1 Jun 2013 1 Oct 2013 +17 Jul 2026 15 May 2013 1 Oct 2013 +37 Jun 2026 8 Apr 2013 1 Oct 2013 0 May 2026 8 Apr 2013 1 Oct 2013 0 Apr 2026 8 Apr 2013 1 Oct 2013 +107 Mar 2026 22 Dec 2012 1 Oct 2013 0 Feb 2026 22 Dec 2012 1 Oct 2013 0 Jan 2026 22 Dec 2012 1 Oct 2013 +75 Dec 2025 8 Oct 2012 1 Oct 2013 +7 Nov 2025 1 Oct 2012 1 Oct 2013 0 Oct 2025 1 Oct 2012 1 Oct 2013 +153 Sep 2025 1 May 2012 1 Oct 2013 +16 Aug 2025 15 Apr 2012 1 Oct 2013 0 Jul 2025 15 Apr 2012 1 Oct 2013 +67 Jun 2025 8 Feb 2012 1 Oct 2013 0 May 2025 8 Feb 2012 1 Oct 2013 +17 Apr 2025 22 Jan 2012 1 Oct 2013 +92 Mar 2025 22 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2013 0 Feb 2025 22 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2013 0 Jan 2025 22 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2013 0 Dec 2024 22 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2013 0 Nov 2024 22 Oct 2011 1 Oct 2013 0
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F2B is the preference category for: unmarried sons and daughters (21+) of permanent residents. This is the column for applicants chargeable to the Philippines.
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