Green Card Backlog Tracker
F-2B Priority Date for Philippines
Updated for September 2026 · 12.9-year backlog · +0 days moved in 12 months
This page tracks the F-2B (Unmarried Adult Children of Green Card Holders) cutoff date for applicants chargeable to Philippines, using the chart USCIS designated for adjustment-of-status filers each month. History runs from October 2015 to September 2026 — 132 monthly bulletins.
Where the line is right now
F-2B · Philippines · September 2026
October 1, 2013
If your priority date is before October 1, 2013, your category is current for September 2026 under the Dates for Filing chart.
USCIS designated the Dates for Filing chart for family-sponsored adjustment-of-status filings in September 2026. That designation changes month to month, and it determines which cutoff actually governs when you can file.
How fast the line is moving
| Window | Cutoff then | Cutoff now | Total movement | Average pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 6 months | October 1, 2013 | October 1, 2013 | +0 days | +0 days/month |
| Last 12 months | October 1, 2013 | October 1, 2013 | +0 days | +0 days/month |
| Last 24 months | October 1, 2013 | October 1, 2013 | +0 days | +0 days/month |
The cutoff has not advanced over the last year. A flat or negative line means new demand is arriving at least as fast as visas are being issued.
Movement is measured only between months that used the same chart type. USCIS publishes one designated chart per month, so comparing a Final Action cutoff against a Dates for Filing cutoff would overstate or understate movement. Months where the chart switched are excluded from these figures.
Has it moved backward?
This category has not retrogressed for Philippines in the period covered (October 2015 to September 2026). The cutoff has only held steady or moved forward.
The last 24 bulletins
| Bulletin month | Cutoff date | Chart in use |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| August 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| July 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| June 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| May 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| April 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| March 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| February 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| January 2026 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| December 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| November 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| October 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| September 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| August 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| July 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| June 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| May 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| April 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| March 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| February 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| January 2025 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| December 2024 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| November 2024 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
| October 2024 | October 1, 2013 | Dates for Filing |
Full history back to October 2015 is tracked — 132 monthly bulletins in total.
What a priority date actually is
Your priority date is the day your sponsoring relative properly filed the immigrant petition on your behalf. It is your place in line, and it never changes.
Every month the State Department publishes a cutoff date for each category and country of birth. When the cutoff passes your priority date, a visa number is available to you. Because the law caps how many green cards any one country can receive per year, applicants born in high-demand countries wait far longer than the worldwide line for the exact same category.
Country of birth is what matters — not citizenship, not where you live now. That single fact is why two colleagues doing identical work at the same company can be years apart in the same queue.
This page is information, not legal advice. It reports published government data and nothing more. Cutoff dates move unpredictably and individual cases turn on facts this page cannot know. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed immigration attorney.
Sources
Cutoff dates from USCIS Adjustment of Status Filing Charts, September 2026 edition, which republishes the U.S. Department of State Visa Bulletin. History compiled from 132 monthly USCIS bulletin pages (October 2015–September 2026). Chart type is recorded as published; where a source page did not state it, it is marked rather than assumed. See How We Research.