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EB-3 Philippines priority date

EB-3 is for skilled workers and professionals. Applicants born in Philippines have their own cutoff because demand from Philippines exceeds the per-country limit.

The EB-3 Philippines final action date is Aug 15, 2023 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (date for filing: Jan 1, 2024). It did not move since October 2026. Applicants reaching the cutoff now filed about 3.2 years ago.
Final action date
Aug 15, 2023
November 2026
Date for filing
Jan 1, 2024
November 2026
Moved in 12 months
+4.5 mo
since November 2025
Avg. pace, 5 years
4.1
months of dates per year

EB-3 Philippines cutoff history

EB-3 Philippines final action date and date for filing by bulletin 2001200520092013201720212025 20012005200920132016202020232026 2024 All countries 2024 Date for filing 2023 Final action
Cutoff date in each monthly Visa Bulletin since 2001 (Dates for Filing exist since October 2015). Current = plotted at the bulletin month.

How long applicants waited

EB-3 Philippines: years between cutoff and bulletin month 0 yr2.5 yr5 yr7.5 yr10 yr12.5 yr 20012005200920132016202020232026 3.2 yr
Bulletin month minus final action date: the wait of applicants who just became eligible.

Since 2007 the biggest one-month jump was 26 months in the March 2008 bulletin; the deepest retrogression was 87 months in May 2015.

Pending EB-3 Philippines green card applications at USCIS

USCIS publishes how many employment-based I-485 applications are pending by priority date. 1,485 EB-3 cases chargeable to Philippines were pending in the October 2026 inventory. The table shows them by the year of the priority date; consular cases abroad are not included.

Priority date yearPending I-485sCumulative
Earlier6060
20172080
20181090
201920110
202025135
202140175
202254229
20231,2561,485

Counts below 10 are withheld by USCIS ("D"); they are counted as 5. See the green card backlog page for all categories.

Last 24 bulletins

BulletinFinal actionChangeDate for filing
Nov 2026Aug 15, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
Oct 2026Aug 15, 2023+14 dJan 1, 2024
Sep 2026Aug 1, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
Aug 2026Aug 1, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
Jul 2026Aug 1, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
Jun 2026Aug 1, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
May 2026Aug 1, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
Apr 2026Aug 1, 2023—Jan 1, 2024
Mar 2026Aug 1, 2023+61 dJan 1, 2024
Feb 2026Jun 1, 2023+40 dOct 1, 2023
Jan 2026Apr 22, 2023+7 dJul 1, 2023
Dec 2025Apr 15, 2023+14 dJul 1, 2023
Nov 2025Apr 1, 2023—Jul 1, 2023
Oct 2025Apr 1, 2023+52 dJul 1, 2023
Sep 2025Feb 8, 2023—May 1, 2023
Aug 2025Feb 8, 2023—May 1, 2023
Jul 2025Feb 8, 2023—May 1, 2023
Jun 2025Feb 8, 2023+38 dMar 1, 2023
May 2025Jan 1, 2023—Mar 1, 2023
Apr 2025Jan 1, 2023+31 dMar 1, 2023
Mar 2025Dec 1, 2022—Mar 1, 2023
Feb 2025Dec 1, 2022—Mar 1, 2023
Jan 2025Dec 1, 2022+16 dMar 1, 2023
Dec 2024Nov 15, 2022—Mar 1, 2023
Check your priority date
Estimate when your EB-3 Philippines date could become current
EB-3 China
Jan 22, 2022
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Jan 22, 2014
EB-3 Mexico
Jun 15, 2024
EB-1 Philippines
Current
EB-2 Philippines
Apr 1, 2025
EB-3 Other Workers Philippines
Jan 1, 2022
EB-4 Philippines
Dec 15, 2022

Frequently asked questions

What is the current EB-3 Philippines priority date?

In the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, the EB-3 Philippines final action date is Aug 15, 2023 and the date for filing is Jan 1, 2024. For most other countries it is Jun 15, 2024.

How fast is EB-3 Philippines moving?

Over the last 12 months the final action date moved forward 4.5 months. Average forward movement: 4.5 months/year (last year), 4.1 months/year (5 years), 14.8 months/year (10 years). One month of calendar time therefore moved the cutoff by about 0.3 months over the last five years.

When will a EB-3 Philippines priority date in Aug 2024 become current?

It is one year behind the current cutoff. If the final action date keeps moving at its five-year average pace of 4.1 months/year, that takes about 2.9 years. This is a projection from past movement, not a forecast by the State Department; demand, visa numbers and policy changes can make it much faster or slower. Try the priority date calculator for your own date.

How many EB-3 Philippines green card applications are pending?

USCIS reported 1,485 pending EB-3 adjustment-of-status applications for Philippines in its October 2026 inventory. Applicants who process at a U.S. consulate abroad are not included.

Sources.

Figures are copied from the official files without changes; derived numbers (changes, backlog estimates) are explained on the methodology page. Not legal advice.