F3 Philippines: married children of citizens, the longest Philippine line
Enter the priority date from the I-130 filed by your U.S. citizen parent to see your distance from the cutoff and the history of the Philippine F3 line.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and past error
Likely current
July 2029 – April 2033
Middle estimate August 2032 · 5 years 11 months behind the cutoff
| Final Action Date | July 22, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Date for Filing | October 22, 2006 |
| I-485 this month (USCIS uses Dates for Filing) | Not yet |
| Past error at 48 months behind (our model) | ±16 mo., range held 62 % |
| 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
- The October 2026 Final Action Date for F3, Philippines, is July 22, 2006; your priority date is June 15, 2012, 5 years 11 months later.
- For each of the 120 months of the last 10 years, we measured how long this cutoff took to move forward by that same distance. Half the cases took 5 years 10 months; 20% took 2 years 9 months or less; 80% took 6 years 6 months or less.
- Back-test from October 2012 to October 2025: for people 48 months behind, the middle estimate was off by a median of 16 months (a naive “last 12 months” rule: 66), and the range held the real date 62 % of the time. That passes our publication rule.
- 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
F3 is the preference for married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, and it is the longest of the family lines for people born in the Philippines. In the 2026 bulletins the Philippine Final Action Date is July 22, 2006, about 20 years before the bulletin month, while the rest of the world stands at October 22, 2014. Only Mexico is further back, at July 1, 2001. The Dates for Filing chart, accepted by USCIS for family cases this month, reads October 22, 2006. The news is not all bad: between October 2016 and today the cutoff advanced about 12 years, faster than the calendar, so the queue has been getting shorter. A married son or daughter's spouse and minor children can usually come on the same petition as derivatives. Our back-test fails for people six months or a year behind, with median misses of 7 and 12 months, so no single date is promised.
Close to two decades, but shrinking
A married Filipino son or daughter of a U.S. citizen with a priority date at the cutoff today filed about 20.2 years ago. That is the length of this queue, measured against the bulletin. It grew for a decade before it began to shrink: in October 2006 the date stood at August 1, 1990, a queue of about 16.2 years; in October 2016 it was July 8, 1994, about 22.2 years; in October 2021, June 8, 2002. Over the last ten Octobers the cutoff gained about 12.0 years, so each year of waiting has bought more than a year of progress. The latest bulletin moved it 150 days forward.
F3 against F1 in the same family
A Filipino family can have both kinds of petitions open: one for an unmarried child in F1 and one for a married child in F3. This month the Philippine F1 date is November 1, 2013, years ahead of F3. That gap is the reason a change in marital status matters so much in these cases, and why the F1 Philippines page reads so differently from this one.
Retrogression and the 2007 drop
Since 2001 the Philippine F3 date has moved backwards 9 times. The worst single correction, about 68 months, came in April 2007. Long lines like this one tend to swing when the State Department finds that documented demand is lower or higher than it planned for.
What the back-test allows
For priority dates far behind the cutoff the history is long enough to test: two years behind, the forecast missed by a median of 13 months and passed our threshold. Close to the cutoff it failed, which is why the calculator may show a range for an early-stage case and refuse one for a case that is almost current. Monthly Visa Bulletin.
F3 in the October 2026 bulletin
| Country | Final Action | Dates for Filing | Change this month |
|---|---|---|---|
| All other countries | October 22, 2014 | November 1, 2014 | no change |
| China (mainland born) | October 22, 2014 | November 1, 2014 | no change |
| India | October 22, 2014 | November 1, 2014 | no change |
| Mexico | July 1, 2001 | December 1, 2002 | no change |
| Philippines | July 22, 2006 | October 22, 2006 | ▲ 150 days |
Every October since 2002
| Bulletin | Final Action Date | Years behind the bulletin |
|---|---|---|
| October 2002 | October 1, 1989 | 13.0 |
| October 2003 | February 8, 1989 | 14.6 |
| October 2004 | April 1, 1990 | 14.5 |
| October 2005 | November 8, 1990 | 14.9 |
| October 2006 | August 1, 1990 | 16.2 |
| October 2007 | February 22, 1991 | 16.6 |
| October 2008 | May 1, 1991 | 17.4 |
| October 2009 | Unavailable (U) | – |
| October 2010 | March 1, 1995 | 15.6 |
| October 2011 | June 8, 1992 | 19.3 |
| October 2012 | Unavailable (U) | – |
| October 2013 | January 1, 1993 | 20.7 |
| October 2014 | June 1, 1993 | 21.3 |
| October 2015 | October 1, 1993 | 22.0 |
| October 2016 | July 8, 1994 | 22.2 |
| October 2017 | February 22, 1995 | 22.6 |
| October 2018 | June 8, 1995 | 23.3 |
| October 2019 | April 1, 1998 | 21.5 |
| October 2020 | February 15, 2002 | 18.6 |
| October 2021 | June 8, 2002 | 19.3 |
| October 2022 | June 8, 2002 | 20.3 |
| October 2023 | June 8, 2002 | 21.3 |
| October 2024 | September 8, 2002 | 22.1 |
| October 2025 | September 22, 2004 | 21.0 |
| October 2026 | July 22, 2006 | 20.2 |
How our forecast did for this case
| Distance behind the cutoff | Median error, our model | Median error, “last 12 months” rule | Range held the real date | Start months tested | Published? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 7 months | 8 months | 53 % | 156 | No reliable forecast |
| 12 months | 12 months | 12 months | 53 % | 156 | No reliable forecast |
| 24 months | 13 months | 31 months | 59 % | 156 | Yes |
| 48 months | 16 months | 66 months | 62 % | 156 | Yes |