EB3-other Philippines Priority Date

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

Cutoff Date

Nov 1, 2021

Backlog

~4.4 yrs

Movement

No movement

Filing Date

Aug 1, 2022

Country

Family-Sponsored

Employment-Based

Final Action Dates

April 2026 cutoff: November 1, 2021

1 mo No movement3 mo +2 mo6 mo +3.6 mo1 yr +5.4 mo

Dates for Filing

April 2026 cutoff: August 1, 2022

1 mo +40 days3 mo +8 mo6 mo +8 mo1 yr +1.1 yrs

When will my date be current?

Enter your priority date to estimate when it will become current based on historical advancement rates. The range shows best-case and worst-case scenarios from the last 3 years of data.

EB3-other Philippines: Advancement Pace

Rolling 6-month average of how fast the cutoff date moves each month. Above the dashed line means dates are advancing; below means retrogression. Currently advancing at 0.6 mo/month.

EB3-other Philippines: Filing vs Final Action Gap

Shows how far ahead the "Dates for Filing" cutoff is compared to the Final Action date. A larger gap means you can file your I-485 earlier relative to when your green card will actually be processed. Currently 9 months apart.

EB3-other: Country Comparison

Compares how the cutoff date for this category has moved across all chargeability areas over the last 3 years. Philippines is highlighted with a thicker line. Higher on the chart means a more recent (better) priority date.

Fiscal Year Progress

Net priority date movement per U.S. government fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Green bars mean dates moved forward overall; red means net retrogression. “fwd” and “ret” count the individual months with forward or backward movement.

FY2026(7mo)+3.8 mo
4 fwd
FY2025+14.1 mo
6 fwd
FY20240 mo
0 fwd
FY2023+11.8 mo
2 fwd 1 ret
FY20220 mo
0 fwd

Recent History

Month-by-month cutoff dates for the last 12 bulletins. The movement figure shows how much the date changed from the prior month.

BulletinFinal ActionChangeFiling DateChange
Apr 2026LatestNov 1, 2021no changeAug 1, 2022+1.3 mo
Mar 2026Nov 1, 2021+2 moJun 22, 2022+6.7 mo
Feb 2026Sep 1, 2021no changeDec 1, 2021no change
Jan 2026Sep 1, 2021+1 moDec 1, 2021no change
Dec 2025Aug 1, 2021+0.6 moDec 1, 2021no change
Nov 2025Jul 15, 2021no changeDec 1, 2021no change
Oct 2025Jul 15, 2021+0.2 moDec 1, 2021+4.3 mo
Sep 2025Jul 8, 2021no changeJul 22, 2021no change
Aug 2025Jul 8, 2021no changeJul 22, 2021no change
Jul 2025Jul 8, 2021+0.5 moJul 22, 2021no change
Jun 2025Jun 22, 2021+1 moJul 22, 2021+1 mo
May 2025May 22, 2021no changeJun 22, 2021no change

EB-3 Other Workers Priority Date for Philippines

April 2026 Visa Bulletin

Final Action

Nov 1, 2021

Filing Date

Aug 1, 2022

Wait Time

~4.4 years

12-mo Movement

+5.4 mo

The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the EB-3 Other Workers final action date for Philippines at Nov 1, 2021. The dates for filing cutoff is Aug 1, 2022. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.

The current wait for EB-3 Other Workers Philippines applicants is about 4.4 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Aug 1, 2022 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 3.7 years.

Over the past 12 months, the EB-3 Other Workers final action date for Philippines has moved +5.4 mo. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.

How to read the EB3-other Philippines priority date
If your EB-3 Other Workers petition (I-140) was filed before the final action date of Nov 1, 2021, your immigrant visa or adjustment of status application can be processed. If your priority date is after this cutoff, you must wait for future visa bulletin updates.
About the EB-3 Other Workers category
The EB-3 Other Workers category covers unskilled workers in positions requiring less than 2 years of training or experience.