F2B Philippines Priority Date
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Cutoff Date
Apr 8, 2013
Backlog
~13 yrs
Movement
+3.5 mo
Filing Date
Oct 1, 2013
Country
Family-Sponsored
Employment-Based
Final Action Dates
April 2026 cutoff: April 8, 2013
Dates for Filing
April 2026 cutoff: October 1, 2013
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.
F2B 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 1 mo/month.
F2B 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 6 months apart.
F2B: 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.
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.
| Bulletin | Final Action | Change | Filing Date | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026Latest | Apr 8, 2013 | +3.5 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Mar 2026 | Dec 22, 2012 | no change | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Feb 2026 | Dec 22, 2012 | no change | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Jan 2026 | Dec 22, 2012 | +2.5 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Dec 2025 | Oct 8, 2012 | +0.2 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Nov 2025 | Oct 1, 2012 | no change | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Oct 2025 | Oct 1, 2012 | +5 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Sep 2025 | May 1, 2012 | +0.5 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Aug 2025 | Apr 15, 2012 | no change | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Jul 2025 | Apr 15, 2012 | +2.2 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| Jun 2025 | Feb 8, 2012 | no change | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
| May 2025 | Feb 8, 2012 | +0.6 mo | Oct 1, 2013 | no change |
F2B - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of Permanent Residents Priority Date for Philippines
April 2026 Visa Bulletin
Apr 8, 2013
Oct 1, 2013
~13 years
+1.2 yrs
The April 2026 visa bulletin sets the F2B - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of Permanent Residents final action date for Philippines at Apr 8, 2013. The dates for filing cutoff is Oct 1, 2013. The charts above show historical priority date trends, backlog estimates, and monthly movement graphs for this category.
The current wait for F2B - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of Permanent Residents Philippines applicants is about 13 years from priority date to visa availability. Applicants with priority dates before Oct 1, 2013 can file I-485 adjustment of status, which has a backlog of about 12.5 years.
Over the past 12 months, the F2B - Unmarried Sons/Daughters of Permanent Residents final action date for Philippines has moved +1.2 yrs. Forward movement means the backlog is shrinking.