Green card dates for people born in the Philippines
Select your category and enter your priority date; the table below sets every Philippine cutoff this month beside the worldwide date.
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October 2026 bulletin
Current
Your date is before the Final Action cutoff: a green card can be approved this month.
| Final Action Date | October 1, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Date for Filing | October 1, 2014 |
| I-485 this month (USCIS uses Dates for Filing) | You can file |
| I-485 family, national average (August 2026) | 12.4 months |
| Government fees (paper filing, with work permit and travel permit) | $3,005 |
How this was calculated
- Fees: I-130 $675 + I-485 $1,440 + I-765 $260 + I-131 $630 (USCIS Form G-1055, edition 10/07/26, and State Department visa fees).
Estimate from public data, not legal advice. Your case may differ (cross-chargeability, CSPA, waivers). For advice, see a licensed immigration attorney or a DOJ-accredited representative. Not affiliated with USCIS or the Department of State. Method and past error
The Philippines has its own Visa Bulletin column because Filipino demand passes the 7% per-country limit, 25,620 visas a year, in several preference categories. Where India's backlog is an employment story, the Philippine one is mostly about families: in the 2026 bulletins 4 family categories have their own Philippine date (F3, F1, F2B and F4), against 1 in employment (EB-3). The longest gap is F3, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, at July 22, 2006, about 8 years behind the worldwide date. Brothers and sisters in F4 are at May 15, 2008, a line that has gained ground quickly since 2016. The column is decided by country of birth: a Filipino-born applicant with another passport still uses it, and a spouse born elsewhere can sometimes move the couple to another queue.
A family backlog
The Immigration and Nationality Act limits any one country to 7 % of the yearly preference numbers, 25,620 visas across family and employment. The Philippines reaches that limit through its family petitions. This month 4 of the five family preference lines carry a Philippine date. Only F2A follows the worldwide cutoff. INA sections 201 to 203.
The longest and the fastest
F3, married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, is the deepest line: July 22, 2006 against October 22, 2014 worldwide. In October 2016 it stood at July 8, 1994, so it has gained about 12.0 years in ten. F4 has moved even faster, from April 15, 1993 in October 2016 to May 15, 2008 today, about 15.1 years of progress. F3 Philippines and F4 Philippines have the detail.
Adult children: F1 and F2B side by side
An unmarried Filipino son or daughter over 21 waits in F1 if the parent is a citizen and in F2B if the parent holds a green card. This month the two dates are November 1, 2013 and October 1, 2013. Their order has flipped more than once since 2001, so neither line is a safe bet. Compare the two.
Employment: the EB-3 column
On the employment side the Philippines comes and goes in two lines. Since 2015 its EB-3 date has differed from the worldwide date in 45 % of bulletins, and its EB-3 Other Workers date in 50 %. This month the separate EB-3 date is August 15, 2023, against May 15, 2024 worldwide. EB-3 Philippines.
Birth decides the column
A Filipino-born applicant who holds another passport still uses this column, and a spouse born in a worldwide country can sometimes let the couple use that date when they immigrate together. The chargeability guide explains the conditions.
Every category for Philippines, October 2026
| Category | Final Action | Dates for Filing | Rest of the world | Change this month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | November 1, 2013 | April 22, 2015 | January 22, 2020 | ▲ 184 days |
| F2A | September 22, 2026 | Current (C) | September 22, 2026 | ▲ 31 days |
| F2B | October 1, 2013 | October 1, 2014 | August 22, 2019 | ▲ 122 days |
| F3 | July 22, 2006 | October 22, 2006 | October 22, 2014 | ▲ 150 days |
| F4 | May 15, 2008 | March 22, 2009 | October 22, 2011 | ▲ 267 days |
| EB-1 | Current (C) | Current (C) | Current (C) | ▲ 30 days |
| EB-2 | January 1, 2025 | March 15, 2026 | January 1, 2025 | ▼ 608 days |
| EB-3 | August 15, 2023 | January 1, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | ▲ 14 days |
| EB-3 Other Workers | January 1, 2022 | June 1, 2022 | January 1, 2022 | ▲ 31 days |
| EB-4 | December 15, 2022 | January 1, 2025 | December 15, 2022 | no change |
| EB-5 | Current (C) | Current (C) | Current (C) | ▲ 30 days |