F4 · Philippines · family-sponsored

F4: brothers and sisters of adult U.S. citizens for Philippines

Bulletins Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 · 130 with a value · final action date about 227 months behind the bulletin month

The Visa Bulletin is published monthly by the Department of State. Dates shown are as printed in each bulletin; which chart (final action or dates for filing) applies in a month is announced separately. This page records past bulletins only and makes no projection about future ones.

In the Visa Bulletin for July 2026, the final action date for F4 for Philippines is 1 Aug 2007 and the date for filing is 22 Mar 2008.

Across the last twelve bulletins the final action date advanced in 7 and held in 5 of the month-to-month changes, a net movement of 19 months (577 days) between July 2025 and July 2026.

A year earlier the final action date stood at 1 Jan 2006, so the date moved forward by 577 days over the year. The series on this site runs from the October 2015 bulletin (130 bulletins carry a value).

These are the dates as printed in each month's bulletin. The page records movement that has already happened and does not project future bulletins.

1 Aug 2007final action date, Jul 2026 bulletin

22 Mar 2008date for filing

+19 monet movement, last twelve bulletins7 advanced · 0 retrogressed · 5 held

1 Jan 2006final action date a year earlier

Priority-date history

Final action dateDate for filing

Final action and filing dates printed for F4, Philippines, by bulletin month. A rising line is a date moving forward.

Compared with other chargeability areas

F4, Jul 2026 bulletin	Final action	Date for filing	Net movement, twelve bulletins
Philippines	1 Aug 2007	22 Mar 2008	+577 days
All chargeability areas except those listed	1 Jan 2009	1 Mar 2010	+366 days
China (mainland born)	1 Jan 2009	1 Mar 2010	+366 days
India	1 Nov 2006	15 Dec 2006	+116 days
Mexico	8 Apr 2001	30 Apr 2001	+24 days

Other areas link from the Visa Bulletin index: All chargeability areas except those listed · China (mainland born) · India · Mexico.

Bulletin by bulletin, last 36 months

Bulletin	Final action date	Change	Date for filing	Change
Jul 2026	1 Aug 2007	+17 d	22 Mar 2008	held
Jun 2026	15 Jul 2007	held	22 Mar 2008	held
May 2026	15 Jul 2007	+164 d	22 Mar 2008	held
Apr 2026	1 Feb 2007	+153 d	22 Mar 2008	+67 d
Mar 2026	1 Sep 2006	+41 d	15 Jan 2008	held
Feb 2026	22 Jul 2006	held	15 Jan 2008	held
Jan 2026	22 Jul 2006	+7 d	15 Jan 2008	+14 d
Dec 2025	15 Jul 2006	+115 d	1 Jan 2008	held
Nov 2025	22 Mar 2006	held	1 Jan 2008	held
Oct 2025	22 Mar 2006	+80 d	1 Jan 2008	held
Sep 2025	1 Jan 2006	held	1 Jan 2008	held
Aug 2025	1 Jan 2006	held	1 Jan 2008	held
Jul 2025	1 Jan 2006	+214 d	1 Jan 2008	held
Jun 2025	1 Jun 2005	held	1 Jan 2008	held
May 2025	1 Jun 2005	+151 d	1 Jan 2008	held
Apr 2025	1 Jan 2005	+78 d	1 Jan 2008	held
Mar 2025	15 Oct 2004	+167 d	1 Jan 2008	held
Feb 2025	1 May 2004	held	1 Jan 2008	held
Jan 2025	1 May 2004	+90 d	1 Jan 2008	+163 d
Dec 2024	1 Feb 2004	held	22 Jul 2007	held
Nov 2024	1 Feb 2004	held	22 Jul 2007	+355 d
Oct 2024	1 Feb 2004	held	1 Aug 2006	+122 d
Sep 2024	1 Feb 2004	held	1 Apr 2006	held
Aug 2024	1 Feb 2004	held	1 Apr 2006	held
Jul 2024	1 Feb 2004	+62 d	1 Apr 2006	+304 d
Jun 2024	1 Dec 2003	+84 d	1 Jun 2005	held
May 2024	8 Sep 2003	+85 d	1 Jun 2005	+40 d
Apr 2024	15 Jun 2003	held	22 Apr 2005	+365 d
Mar 2024	15 Jun 2003	+243 d	22 Apr 2004	held
Feb 2024	15 Oct 2002	held	22 Apr 2004	held
Jan 2024	15 Oct 2002	+54 d	22 Apr 2004	held
Dec 2023	22 Aug 2002	held	22 Apr 2004	held
Nov 2023	22 Aug 2002	held	22 Apr 2004	held
Oct 2023	22 Aug 2002	held	22 Apr 2004	held
Sep 2023	22 Aug 2002	held	22 Apr 2004	held
Aug 2023	22 Aug 2002	—	22 Apr 2004	—

"C" in a bulletin means current (no backlog); "U" means unavailable. Day changes are computed only between two dated values.

Other family-sponsored categories for Philippines

F1: unmarried sons and daughters of U.S. citizens: final action 1 May 2013
F2A: spouses and children of permanent residents: final action 1 Jan 2025
F2B: unmarried sons and daughters (21 or older) of permanent residents: final action 15 May 2013
F3: married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens: final action 22 Feb 2006

Questions and answers

What is the current final action date for F4 (Philippines)?

1 Aug 2007 in the Visa Bulletin for July 2026. The date for filing is 22 Mar 2008.

How did the F4 (Philippines) priority date move over the last year?

Net forward movement of 577 days across the last twelve bulletins, with 7 advances, 0 retrogressions and 5 months unchanged.

What is the difference between the final action date and the date for filing?

The Visa Bulletin prints two charts. The final action chart shows the dates on or before which a visa number is available for a case with that priority date; the dates for filing chart shows when applicants may begin assembling and submitting documents. Which chart applies in a given month is announced by USCIS and the Department; this site only records the printed dates.

Where does this data come from?

Each month's Visa Bulletin as published by the State Department, October 2015 to July 2026. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed.

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Visa Bulletin, monthly editions Oct 2015 to Jul 2026 (index), public domain. Values are copied from the family-sponsored and employment-based charts as printed. Site generated 30 Sep 2026. See corrections.