Join the Discord communityDiscord
Change category

F4 Visa Bulletin priority dates: Philippines

Brothers and sisters of US citizens who are 21 or older, born in the Philippines. Newest bulletin: November 2026.

Final Action Date

May 15, 2008

same as in Oct

Date for Filing

Mar 22, 2009

same as in Oct

Your priority date must be earlier than the Final Action Date to get your visa or green card, and earlier than the Date for Filing to send your documents to the National Visa Center (NVC).

Special cases:
What is my priority date?

Your priority date is usually the day USCIS received your I-130 or I-140 petition, or, when you needed a labor certification, the day it was filed. It is on your I-797 notice.

Source: the November 2026 Visa Bulletin.

How fast the line moves

People at the front of the line have waited about 19 years.

In the last year, the Final Action Date moved forward 2 years and 2 months.

In the last 5 years, it moved forward 5 years and 9 months, about 14 months each year.

Details

The line can stand still for months, jump forward, or move back. It often moves back in summer and forward again in October.

The November 2025 bulletin’s Final Action Date was Mar 22, 2006.

The November 2021 bulletin’s Final Action Date was Aug 22, 2002.

  • Final Action Dates
  • Dates for Filing
1995200020052010201620182020202220242026
Source: the State Department’s monthly Visa Bulletins. A gap is a month the category was current or unavailable.