EB-3 Philippines Green Card Wait Time
Skilled Workers and Professionals, chargeability Philippines. Every Visa Bulletin from December 2001 to September 2026.
How the EB-3 Philippines cutoff date has moved
The last twelve bulletins
| Bulletin | Final action date | Moved | Date for filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | Aug 1, 2023 | no movement | Jan 1, 2024 |
| July 2026 | Aug 1, 2023 | no movement | Jan 1, 2024 |
| June 2026 | Aug 1, 2023 | no movement | Jan 1, 2024 |
| May 2026 | Aug 1, 2023 | no movement | Jan 1, 2024 |
| April 2026 | Aug 1, 2023 | no movement | Jan 1, 2024 |
| March 2026 | Aug 1, 2023 | ▲ +61 days | Jan 1, 2024 |
| February 2026 | Jun 1, 2023 | ▲ +40 days | Oct 1, 2023 |
| January 2026 | Apr 22, 2023 | ▲ +7 days | Jul 1, 2023 |
| December 2025 | Apr 15, 2023 | ▲ +14 days | Jul 1, 2023 |
| November 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | no movement | Jul 1, 2023 |
| October 2025 | Apr 1, 2023 | ▲ +52 days | Jul 1, 2023 |
| September 2025 | Feb 8, 2023 | no movement | May 1, 2023 |
When this category went backwards
The cutoff date for EB-3 Philippines has retrogressed 13 times in the published record. A retrogression means the State Department pulled the date back, so people who were about to become eligible went back into the queue.
| Bulletin | From | To | Days lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Dec 1, 2021 | Dec 1, 2020 | ▼ -365 days |
| July 2024 | Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 1, 2021 | ▼ -356 days |
| August 2023 | Feb 1, 2022 | May 1, 2020 | ▼ -641 days |
| July 2023 | Jun 1, 2022 | Feb 1, 2022 | ▼ -120 days |
| March 2020 | Jun 1, 2018 | Jan 1, 2017 | ▼ -516 days |
| September 2018 | Jun 1, 2017 | Nov 1, 2016 | ▼ -212 days |
| July 2015 | Jan 1, 2005 | Unavailable | became unavailable |
| June 2015 | Jul 1, 2007 | Jan 1, 2005 | ▼ -911 days |
| May 2015 | Oct 1, 2014 | Jul 1, 2007 | ▼ -2649 days |
| May 2009 | Mar 1, 2003 | Unavailable | became unavailable |
| April 2009 | May 1, 2005 | Mar 1, 2003 | ▼ -792 days |
| July 2008 | Mar 1, 2006 | Unavailable | became unavailable |
Where these numbers come from
Final action dates and dates for filing are taken from the monthly Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Each bulletin is parsed into a machine-readable record and checked against the published page before it is committed, so the series here is the bulletin's own wording, not a restatement of it. The movement and backlog columns are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page.
Source
Every date on this page comes from the September 2026 Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State. Nothing here is estimated, interpolated or filled in, and the designations Current and Unavailable are reproduced exactly as printed.
Backlog years, pace and projections are arithmetic on those dates and are described on the methodology page. Corrections: data@visabacklog.com.
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