Philippines EB-2 Moves Up, Family Dates Mostly Hold

The Philippines gained three months in EB-2 in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin, reaching April 1, 2025. EB-3 held at August 15, 2023, and only F2A moved among the family categories.

The Philippines gained three months in EB-2 in the November 2026 bulletin, moving its Final Action DatesThe Visa Bulletin chart showing the priority dates for which a visa number can actually be issued or a green card approved in that month.See it in the glossary to April 1, 2025, but nearly every other date for the country held. The only family movement was F2A, up one month to October 22, 2026.

EB-3 for the Philippines stayed at August 15, 2023, the same date it reached in October, and EB-3 Other Workers stayed at January 1, 2022.

Apr 2025EB-2 Philippines final action date, up three months
Aug 2023EB-3 Philippines, unchanged
Oct 2026F2A Philippines, up one month
4 of 5family categories unchanged

Philippines employment final action dates

Category and area October November Change
EB-1 Philippines Current Current No change
EB-2 Philippines Jan 1, 2025 Apr 1, 2025 Up 3 months
EB-3 Philippines Aug 15, 2023 Aug 15, 2023 No change
EB-3 Other Workers Philippines Jan 1, 2022 Jan 1, 2022 No change
EB-4 Philippines Dec 15, 2022 Dec 15, 2022 No change
EB-5 unreserved Philippines Current Current No change

Philippines family final action dates

Category and area October November Change
F1 Philippines Nov 1, 2013 Nov 1, 2013 No change
F2A Philippines Sep 22, 2026 Oct 22, 2026 Up 1 month
F2B Philippines Oct 1, 2013 Oct 1, 2013 No change
F3 Philippines Jul 22, 2006 Jul 22, 2006 No change
F4 Philippines May 15, 2008 May 15, 2008 No change

The Philippines has its own family column, so it did not share in the year-long jumps seen for most other countries in F1, F2B, F3 and F4. Those categories for the Philippines remain behind the rest of the world, as the family-based report shows.

Dates for Filing

Every Philippines filing date held in November. EB-2 stays at March 15, 2026, EB-3 at January 1, 2024 and Other Workers at June 1, 2022. In family categories, F2A remains current and the other four are unchanged from October.

See last month’s Philippines report for the October baseline, and how Filipino nurses use EB-3 for one common route in the EB-3 line.

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