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As of the October 2026 Visa Bulletin, the F3 Philippines Final Action Date is 22 Jul 2006 , which lags the bulletin month by about 20.2 years . Over the last 12 bulletins it moved an average of 56 days per month (1.83 months of priority date per calendar month), so on pure arithmetic the gap is shrinking.
22 Jul 2006 Final Action Date, Oct 2026
22 Oct 2006 Date for Filing, Oct 2026
20.2 years cut-off lags bulletin month
+56 d/mo avg. movement, last 12 bulletins
Chart: where the cut-off has been
Last 10 years + forecast Full history
F3 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: 22 Jul 2006. 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Forecast range (80%) Final Action Date 2016-11: 8 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2017-01: 1 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-05: 22 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-06: 8 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2017-07: 15 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2017-08: 22 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2017-09: 15 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2017-11: 1 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2017-12: 8 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2018-01: 15 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2018-06: 8 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2018-08: 1 May 1995 Final Action Date 2018-09: 1 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2018-10: 8 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2019-03: 1 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2019-05: 8 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2020-01: 1 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 May 1999 Final Action Date 2020-03: 1 Oct 1999 Final Action Date 2020-04: 15 May 2000 Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Nov 2000 Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2020-07: 15 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Nov 2001 Final Action Date 2020-09: 15 Feb 2002 Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 Mar 2002 Final Action Date 2021-03: 8 Mar 2002 Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Apr 2002 Final Action Date 2021-05: 1 May 2002 Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Jun 2002 Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Aug 2002 Final Action Date 2024-06: 22 Aug 2002 Final Action Date 2024-07: 8 Sep 2002 Final Action Date 2025-01: 8 Nov 2002 Final Action Date 2025-03: 22 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2025-04: 22 Mar 2003 Final Action Date 2025-05: 22 Sep 2003 Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Dec 2003 Final Action Date 2025-09: 1 May 2004 Final Action Date 2025-10: 22 Sep 2004 Final Action Date 2025-12: 1 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2026-01: 1 Mar 2005 Final Action Date 2026-04: 1 Jul 2005 Final Action Date 2026-05: 22 Nov 2005 Final Action Date 2026-07: 22 Feb 2006 Final Action Date 2026-10: 22 Jul 2006 Date for Filing 2016-11: 1 Jan 1995 Date for Filing 2017-05: 1 Feb 1995 Date for Filing 2017-09: 1 Mar 1995 Date for Filing 2017-10: 15 Jun 1995 Date for Filing 2018-05: 22 Jul 1995 Date for Filing 2018-07: 1 Aug 1995 Date for Filing 2018-10: 1 Jun 1997 Date for Filing 2019-02: 1 Aug 1997 Date for Filing 2019-03: 1 Sep 1997 Date for Filing 2019-05: 1 Oct 1997 Date for Filing 2019-06: 1 Nov 1997 Date for Filing 2019-07: 1 Feb 1998 Date for Filing 2019-08: 1 Apr 1998 Date for Filing 2019-09: 1 Aug 1998 Date for Filing 2019-10: 1 Oct 1998 Date for Filing 2019-11: 1 Dec 1998 Date for Filing 2019-12: 1 Mar 1999 Date for Filing 2020-01: 1 Sep 1999 Date for Filing 2020-02: 1 Nov 1999 Date for Filing 2020-03: 1 Jun 2000 Date for Filing 2020-04: 15 Jan 2001 Date for Filing 2020-05: 22 Aug 2001 Date for Filing 2020-06: 15 Nov 2001 Date for Filing 2020-07: 22 Apr 2002 Date for Filing 2020-08: 22 Aug 2002 Date for Filing 2020-09: 22 Dec 2002 Date for Filing 2021-02: 8 Jan 2003 Date for Filing 2021-04: 1 May 2003 Date for Filing 2021-05: 1 Jul 2003 Date for Filing 2021-06: 8 Aug 2003 Date for Filing 2021-07: 1 Oct 2003 Date for Filing 2022-04: 8 Nov 2003 Date for Filing 2024-10: 8 May 2004 Date for Filing 2025-04: 22 Sep 2004 Date for Filing 2025-07: 1 Dec 2004 Date for Filing 2025-09: 1 May 2005 Date for Filing 2025-10: 1 Aug 2005 Date for Filing 2025-11: 1 Nov 2005 Date for Filing 2026-01: 1 Feb 2006 Date for Filing 2026-03: 1 Jun 2006 Date for Filing 2026-04: 15 Jul 2006 Date for Filing 2026-05: 8 Aug 2006 Date for Filing 2026-10: 22 Oct 2006 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. F3 Philippines: Final Action Date, full history F3 Philippines: Final Action Date, full history since December 2001. 1990 2000 2010 2020 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Priority-date cut-off Bulletin month Final Action Date 2001-12: 1 Feb 1988 Final Action Date 2002-01: 15 Mar 1988 Final Action Date 2002-02: 1 May 1988 Final Action Date 2002-03: 15 Jun 1988 Final Action Date 2002-04: 15 Aug 1988 Final Action Date 2002-05: 1 Nov 1988 Final Action Date 2002-06: 1 Jan 1989 Final Action Date 2002-07: 1 Mar 1989 Final Action Date 2002-08: 1 Jul 1989 Final Action Date 2002-09: 1 Sep 1989 Final Action Date 2002-10: 1 Oct 1989 Final Action Date 2002-11: 1 Nov 1989 Final Action Date 2002-12: 1 Dec 1989 Final Action Date 2003-01: 8 Dec 1989 Final Action Date 2003-05: 15 Jan 1990 Final Action Date 2003-07: 1 Jan 1988 Final Action Date 2003-08: 22 Mar 1988 Final Action Date 2003-09: 15 Sep 1988 Final Action Date 2003-10: 8 Feb 1989 Final Action Date 2003-11: 1 May 1989 Final Action Date 2003-12: 22 May 1989 Final Action Date 2004-01: 1 Sep 1989 Final Action Date 2004-02: 15 Jan 1990 Final Action Date 2004-03: 1 Feb 1990 Final Action Date 2004-04: 1 Mar 1990 Final Action Date 2004-08: 1 Sep 1988 Final Action Date 2004-09: 22 Aug 1987 Final Action Date 2004-10: 1 Apr 1990 Final Action Date 2004-11: 1 May 1990 Final Action Date 2004-12: 1 Jun 1990 Final Action Date 2005-03: 1 Jul 1990 Final Action Date 2005-04: 1 Aug 1990 Final Action Date 2005-05: 1 Sep 1990 Final Action Date 2005-08: 8 Sep 1990 Final Action Date 2005-10: 8 Nov 1990 Final Action Date 2005-11: 8 Jan 1991 Final Action Date 2005-12: 8 Feb 1991 Final Action Date 2006-05: 1 Jul 1988 Final Action Date 2006-08: 1 Dec 1985 Final Action Date 2006-10: 1 Aug 1990 Final Action Date 2006-11: 8 Feb 1991 Final Action Date 2007-03: 1 Sep 1990 Final Action Date 2007-04: 1 Jan 1985 Final Action Date 2007-09: 15 Feb 1991 Final Action Date 2007-10: 22 Feb 1991 Final Action Date 2007-11: 1 Mar 1991 Final Action Date 2007-12: 1 Apr 1991 Final Action Date 2008-09: 22 Apr 1991 Final Action Date 2008-10: 1 May 1991 Final Action Date 2008-11: 8 May 1991 Final Action Date 2008-12: 15 May 1991 Final Action Date 2009-01: 22 May 1991 Final Action Date 2009-02: 1 Jun 1991 Final Action Date 2009-03: 8 Jun 1991 Final Action Date 2009-04: 15 Jun 1991 Final Action Date 2009-05: 22 Jun 1991 Final Action Date 2009-06: 1 Jul 1991 Final Action Date 2009-08: 8 Aug 1991 Final Action Date 2009-09: 22 Sep 1991 Final Action Date 2009-10: 15 Oct 1991 Final Action Date 2009-11: 22 Oct 1991 Final Action Date 2009-12: 15 Nov 1991 Final Action Date 2010-01: 1 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2010-02: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2010-03: 1 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2010-05: 1 May 1992 Final Action Date 2010-06: 22 May 1992 Final Action Date 2010-07: 1 May 1993 Final Action Date 2010-08: 1 May 1994 Final Action Date 2010-09: 1 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2010-10: 1 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2010-12: 1 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2011-01: 22 Oct 1991 Final Action Date 2011-03: 8 Dec 1991 Final Action Date 2011-04: 1 Jan 1992 Final Action Date 2011-05: 15 Feb 1992 Final Action Date 2011-06: 8 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2011-07: 22 Mar 1992 Final Action Date 2011-08: 1 Apr 1992 Final Action Date 2011-09: 15 May 1992 Final Action Date 2011-10: 8 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2011-11: 22 Jun 1992 Final Action Date 2011-12: 8 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2012-01: 15 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2012-02: 22 Jul 1992 Final Action Date 2012-12: 1 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2013-01: 8 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2013-02: 22 Aug 1992 Final Action Date 2013-03: 15 Sep 1992 Final Action Date 2013-04: 1 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2013-05: 22 Oct 1992 Final Action Date 2013-06: 15 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2013-07: 22 Nov 1992 Final Action Date 2013-08: 1 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2013-09: 22 Dec 1992 Final Action Date 2013-10: 1 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2013-11: 8 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2013-12: 22 Jan 1993 Final Action Date 2014-01: 1 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2014-02: 8 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2014-03: 15 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2014-04: 22 Feb 1993 Final Action Date 2014-05: 1 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2014-06: 8 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2014-07: 22 Mar 1993 Final Action Date 2014-08: 15 Apr 1993 Final Action Date 2014-09: 22 May 1993 Final Action Date 2014-10: 1 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2014-11: 8 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2014-12: 22 Jun 1993 Final Action Date 2015-01: 8 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2015-02: 15 Jul 1993 Final Action Date 2015-03: 1 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2015-04: 8 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2015-05: 15 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2015-07: 22 Aug 1993 Final Action Date 2015-09: 15 Sep 1993 Final Action Date 2015-10: 1 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2015-11: 8 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2015-12: 22 Oct 1993 Final Action Date 2016-01: 1 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2016-02: 22 Nov 1993 Final Action Date 2016-03: 8 Dec 1993 Final Action Date 2016-04: 22 Dec 1993 Final Action Date 2016-05: 22 Jan 1994 Final Action Date 2016-06: 1 Feb 1994 Final Action Date 2016-07: 1 Mar 1994 Final Action Date 2016-08: 15 Mar 1994 Final Action Date 2016-09: 15 Jun 1994 Final Action Date 2016-10: 8 Jul 1994 Final Action Date 2016-11: 8 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2016-12: 15 Aug 1994 Final Action Date 2017-01: 1 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-02: 8 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-04: 15 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-05: 22 Sep 1994 Final Action Date 2017-06: 8 Oct 1994 Final Action Date 2017-07: 15 Dec 1994 Final Action Date 2017-08: 22 Jan 1995 Final Action Date 2017-09: 15 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2017-10: 22 Feb 1995 Final Action Date 2017-11: 1 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2017-12: 8 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2018-01: 15 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2018-03: 22 Mar 1995 Final Action Date 2018-05: 1 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2018-06: 8 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2018-07: 15 Apr 1995 Final Action Date 2018-08: 1 May 1995 Final Action Date 2018-09: 1 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2018-10: 8 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2018-11: 22 Jun 1995 Final Action Date 2018-12: 8 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2019-01: 22 Jul 1995 Final Action Date 2019-02: 22 Aug 1995 Final Action Date 2019-03: 1 Jan 1996 Final Action Date 2019-04: 1 Jun 1996 Final Action Date 2019-05: 8 Oct 1996 Final Action Date 2019-06: 1 Feb 1997 Final Action Date 2019-07: 1 Aug 1997 Final Action Date 2019-08: 1 Oct 1997 Final Action Date 2019-09: 1 Feb 1998 Final Action Date 2019-10: 1 Apr 1998 Final Action Date 2019-11: 1 Jun 1998 Final Action Date 2019-12: 1 Sep 1998 Final Action Date 2020-01: 1 Jan 1999 Final Action Date 2020-02: 1 May 1999 Final Action Date 2020-03: 1 Oct 1999 Final Action Date 2020-04: 15 May 2000 Final Action Date 2020-05: 15 Nov 2000 Final Action Date 2020-06: 15 Apr 2001 Final Action Date 2020-07: 15 Aug 2001 Final Action Date 2020-08: 15 Nov 2001 Final Action Date 2020-09: 15 Feb 2002 Final Action Date 2021-01: 1 Mar 2002 Final Action Date 2021-03: 8 Mar 2002 Final Action Date 2021-04: 1 Apr 2002 Final Action Date 2021-05: 1 May 2002 Final Action Date 2021-06: 8 Jun 2002 Final Action Date 2024-05: 1 Aug 2002 Final Action Date 2024-06: 22 Aug 2002 Final Action Date 2024-07: 8 Sep 2002 Final Action Date 2025-01: 8 Nov 2002 Final Action Date 2025-03: 22 Jan 2003 Final Action Date 2025-04: 22 Mar 2003 Final Action Date 2025-05: 22 Sep 2003 Final Action Date 2025-07: 1 Dec 2003 Final Action Date 2025-09: 1 May 2004 Final Action Date 2025-10: 22 Sep 2004 Final Action Date 2025-12: 1 Nov 2004 Final Action Date 2026-01: 1 Mar 2005 Final Action Date 2026-04: 1 Jul 2005 Final Action Date 2026-05: 22 Nov 2005 Final Action Date 2026-07: 22 Feb 2006 Final Action Date 2026-10: 22 Jul 2006 Final Action Date since December 2001. ○ Current ✕ Unavailable shaded: forecast range
F3 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. -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Days moved per month 2016-11: +31 2016-12: +7 2017-01: +17 2017-02: +7 2017-04: +7 2017-05: +7 2017-06: +16 2017-07: +68 2017-08: +38 2017-09: +24 2017-10: +7 2017-11: +7 2017-12: +7 2018-01: +7 2018-03: +7 2018-05: +10 2018-06: +7 2018-07: +7 2018-08: +16 2018-09: +31 2018-10: +7 2018-11: +14 2018-12: +16 2019-01: +14 2019-02: +31 2019-03: +132 2019-04: +152 2019-05: +129 2019-06: +116 2019-07: +181 2019-08: +61 2019-09: +123 2019-10: +59 2019-11: +61 2019-12: +92 2020-01: +122 2020-02: +120 2020-03: +153 2020-04: +227 2020-05: +184 2020-06: +151 2020-07: +122 2020-08: +92 2020-09: +92 2021-01: +14 2021-03: +7 2021-04: +24 2021-05: +30 2021-06: +38 2024-05: +54 2024-06: +21 2024-07: +17 2025-01: +61 2025-03: +75 2025-04: +59 2025-05: +184 2025-07: +70 2025-09: +152 2025-10: +144 2025-12: +40 2026-01: +120 2026-04: +122 2026-05: +144 2026-07: +92 2026-10: +150 Green bars: the cut-off advanced; red bars: it retrogressed. Very large moves are clipped at the chart edge. Forecast for F3 Philippines
Horizon Central estimate Likely range (80%) Bulletin month 3 months Oct 2006 Aug 2006 – May 2007 Jan 2027 6 months Jan 2007 Aug 2006 – Jan 2008 Apr 2027 12 months Jun 2007 Oct 2006 – Feb 2009 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
9 retrogressions since December 2001 (the bulletin data start). Most recent changes of direction or availability:
Bulletin Event Before After Move Jan 2011 Retrogressed 1 Jul 1992 22 Oct 1991 −253 d Dec 2010 Retrogressed 1 Mar 1995 1 Jul 1992 −973 d Apr 2007 Retrogressed 1 Sep 1990 1 Jan 1985 −2,069 d Mar 2007 Retrogressed 8 Feb 1991 1 Sep 1990 −160 d Aug 2006 Retrogressed 1 Jul 1988 1 Dec 1985 −943 d May 2006 Retrogressed 8 Feb 1991 1 Jul 1988 −952 d Sep 2004 Retrogressed 1 Sep 1988 22 Aug 1987 −376 d Aug 2004 Retrogressed 1 Mar 1990 1 Sep 1988 −546 d Jul 2003 Retrogressed 15 Jan 1990 1 Jan 1988 −745 d
Fiscal-year view
Fiscal year First bulletin (Oct) Last bulletin (Sep) Net move (days) Retrogression months FY2027 (to Oct 2026) 22 Jul 2006 22 Jul 2006 +0 0 FY2026 22 Sep 2004 22 Feb 2006 +518 0 FY2025 8 Sep 2002 1 May 2004 +601 0 FY2024 8 Jun 2002 8 Sep 2002 +92 0 FY2023 8 Jun 2002 8 Jun 2002 +0 0 FY2022 8 Jun 2002 8 Jun 2002 +0 0 FY2021 15 Feb 2002 8 Jun 2002 +113 0 FY2020 1 Apr 1998 15 Feb 2002 +1,416 0 FY2019 8 Jun 1995 1 Feb 1998 +969 0 FY2018 22 Feb 1995 1 Jun 1995 +99 0 FY2017 8 Jul 1994 15 Feb 1995 +222 0 FY2016 1 Oct 1993 15 Jun 1994 +257 0
Seasonal pattern
Since October 2015, the largest average advance came in May (+70 days) and the weakest in November (+11 days). There were no retrogressions in this period. Fiscal years start in October, so dates often jump at the start of a year and stall or retreat near the end.
Jan Jan: +33 d +33 Feb Feb: +16 d +16 Mar Mar: +35 d +35 Apr Apr: +55 d +55 May May: +70 d +70 Jun Jun: +33 d +33 Jul Jul: +53 d +53 Aug Aug: +20 d +20 Sep Sep: +47 d +47 Oct Oct: +34 d +34 Nov Nov: +11 d +11 Dec Dec: +16 d +16 Recent bulletins
Last 24 bulletins (table) Bulletin Final Action Date Date for Filing FAD move (days) Oct 2026 22 Jul 2006 22 Oct 2006 +150 Sep 2026 22 Feb 2006 8 Aug 2006 0 Aug 2026 22 Feb 2006 8 Aug 2006 0 Jul 2026 22 Feb 2006 8 Aug 2006 +92 Jun 2026 22 Nov 2005 8 Aug 2006 0 May 2026 22 Nov 2005 8 Aug 2006 +144 Apr 2026 1 Jul 2005 15 Jul 2006 +122 Mar 2026 1 Mar 2005 1 Jun 2006 0 Feb 2026 1 Mar 2005 1 Feb 2006 0 Jan 2026 1 Mar 2005 1 Feb 2006 +120 Dec 2025 1 Nov 2004 1 Nov 2005 +40 Nov 2025 22 Sep 2004 1 Nov 2005 0 Oct 2025 22 Sep 2004 1 Aug 2005 +144 Sep 2025 1 May 2004 1 May 2005 +152 Aug 2025 1 Dec 2003 1 Dec 2004 0 Jul 2025 1 Dec 2003 1 Dec 2004 +70 Jun 2025 22 Sep 2003 22 Sep 2004 0 May 2025 22 Sep 2003 22 Sep 2004 +184 Apr 2025 22 Mar 2003 22 Sep 2004 +59 Mar 2025 22 Jan 2003 8 May 2004 +75 Feb 2025 8 Nov 2002 8 May 2004 0 Jan 2025 8 Nov 2002 8 May 2004 +61 Dec 2024 8 Sep 2002 8 May 2004 0 Nov 2024 8 Sep 2002 8 May 2004 0
About this category
F3 is the preference category for: married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens. This is the column for applicants chargeable to the Philippines.
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