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Manila: immigrant visas

The consulate in Manila issued 39,328 immigrant visas from March 2025 to February 2026, 7,523 of them employment-based.

Consulate interviews are paused at most posts. State postponed immigrant visa interviews worldwide from about August 25, 2026 for new public charge training and has named no end date, so a current date abroad isn't an interview yet. An I-485 filed inside the US isn't part of this pause. Where each consulate stands (checked November 3, 2026)

Employment cases

May-2023

3.5 years back, State's update of November 6, 2026

Family preference cases

Jun-2021

5.4 years back, State's update of November 6, 2026

Immediate relative cases

Feb-2026

9 months back, State's update of November 6, 2026

From the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines

Its own notices on consular operations and immigrant visas, newest first, as the embassy posted them.

  1. November 4, 2026

    Ongoing Website Maintenance Visa Inquiry Form

    Ongoing Website Maintenance – Visa Inquiry Forms The U.S. Embassy’s online visa inquiry form, located at ph.usembassy.gov/contact-us-visas, is currently experiencing technical difficulties.

  2. August 17, 2026

    August 18 Consular Operations Update

    The U.S. Embassy canceled all U.S. citizen services and visa appointments scheduled tomorrow, August 18, 2026, due to the ongoing impact of heavy rainfall on Embassy facilities and surrounding areas.

  3. August 4, 2026

    Priority Interview Program

    The Priority Interview Program (PIP) is designed to promote and facilitate legitimate business travel between the United States and the Philippines.

  4. May 22, 2026

    May 27 Consular Operations

    Consular Operations on May 27, 2026 The U.S. Embassy’s Consular Section will remain open on Wednesday, May 27. All visa applicants scheduled for interviews on May 27 should attend their appointments at the U.S. Embassy.

  5. May 11, 2026

    Ongoing Visa Appointment System Maintenance 11 May 2026

    Ongoing Visa Appointment System Maintenance The U.S. Embassy’s visa appointment system is currently experiencing technical difficulties, and visa applicants may be unable to schedule an appointment.

Every visa post on the embassy's own site
How far back NVC was scheduling, update by update State's updates of Apr 28, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026

Employment

43

Apr 28, 2025 Nov 6, 2026
Manila, Employment: months back NVC was scheduling at each update
Period months back
Apr 28, 2025 2
May 2, 2025 25
Jun 3, 2025 25
Sep 2, 2025 28
Oct 9, 2025 29
Nov 12, 2025 29
Dec 8, 2025 30
Jan 8, 2026 31
Feb 3, 2026 32
Mar 4, 2026 33
Apr 2, 2026 35
Jun 4, 2026 36
Jul 8, 2026 38
Oct 7, 2026 43
Nov 6, 2026 42

Family preference

65

Apr 28, 2025 Nov 6, 2026
Manila, Family preference: months back NVC was scheduling at each update
Period months back
Apr 28, 2025 47
May 2, 2025 46
Jun 3, 2025 39
Sep 2, 2025 14
Oct 9, 2025 17
Nov 12, 2025 10
Dec 8, 2025 9
Jan 8, 2026 9
Feb 3, 2026 6
Mar 4, 2026 6
Apr 2, 2026 49
Jun 4, 2026 9
Jul 8, 2026 10
Oct 7, 2026 64
Nov 6, 2026 65

Immediate relative

9

Apr 28, 2025 Nov 6, 2026
Manila, Immediate relative: months back NVC was scheduling at each update
Period months back
Apr 28, 2025 3
May 2, 2025 3
Jun 3, 2025 3
Sep 2, 2025 3
Oct 9, 2025 3
Nov 12, 2025 3
Dec 8, 2025 4
Jan 8, 2026 4
Feb 3, 2026 5
Mar 4, 2026 5
Apr 2, 2026 6
Jun 4, 2026 6
Jul 8, 2026 6
Oct 7, 2026 8
Nov 6, 2026 9
Each column is one of State's monthly updates: how many months before it the cases NVC was scheduling were completed. More
Each column is one of State's monthly updates: how many months before it the cases NVC was scheduling were completed. No column means the post had no backlog on paper. The newest is lime. A dashed outline is an update with no month shown.
U.S. Department of State, IV Scheduling Status Tool
Immigrant visas issued each month March 2023 to February 2026

5,336

Mar ’23 Feb ’26
Immigrant visas issued in Manila each month
Period visas
March 2023 3,735
April 2023 2,560
May 2023 2,753
June 2023 2,600
July 2023 2,584
August 2023 2,458
September 2023 2,050
October 2023 2,562
November 2023 2,141
December 2023 2,003
January 2024 2,315
February 2024 2,347
March 2024 2,729
April 2024 3,879
May 2024 4,272
June 2024 2,544
July 2024 2,634
August 2024 2,357
September 2024 2,446
October 2024 2,124
November 2024 1,969
December 2024 2,368
January 2025 4,150
February 2025 3,450
March 2025 4,228
April 2025 3,245
May 2025 5,336
June 2025 3,135
July 2025 3,571
August 2025 2,805
September 2025 2,377
October 2025 3,053
November 2025 2,576
December 2025 3,013
January 2026 3,022
February 2026 2,967
  • Employment
  • Family (immediate relatives and preferences)
  • Everything else
Each column is one month at this consulate: employment visas in lime at the foot, family in blue, everything else in yellow. More
Each column is one month at this consulate: employment visas in lime at the foot, family in blue, everything else in yellow. A dashed outline is a month State's tables don't cover. State posts each month months late.
U.S. Department of State, monthly immigrant visa issuances by post

Work visas issued here

Nonimmigrant visas the consulate in Manila issued, from State's monthly tables. February 2026 is the newest month State has posted.

H-1B, February 2026

79

2,311 in the 12 months to February 2026

L-1, February 2026

53

978 in the 12 months

Every work visa, February 2026

798

H, L, E, O, P, Q, R, TN, CW and media visas, with the families who come with them

H-1B and L-1 visas issued each month Manila, March 2025 to February 2026

438

Mar ’25 Feb ’26
H-1B and L-1 visas issued in Manila each month
Period visas
March 2025 265
April 2025 239
May 2025 249
June 2025 408
July 2025 312
August 2025 438
September 2025 362
October 2025 227
November 2025 171
December 2025 216
January 2026 270
February 2026 132
  • H-1B
  • L-1
Each column is one month: H-1B in lime at the foot, L-1 in blue above. More
Each column is one month: H-1B in lime at the foot, L-1 in blue above. A dashed outline is a month this site doesn't hold State's table for. State calls the figures preliminary.
U.S. Department of State, monthly nonimmigrant visa issuances by post

Every visa class issued here

Work visas first, then everything else, visitors, students and K-1 fiancé(e) visas among them.

Nonimmigrant visas issued in Manila by class, February 2026 and the 12 months to it
Visa What it is February 2026 12 months
H-1B specialty occupation worker, a work visa 79 2,311
H-4 spouse or child of an H worker, a work visa 88 2,194
L-1 intracompany transferee, a work visa 53 978
L-2 spouse or child of an L-1, a work visa 37 657
H-2A temporary farm worker, a work visa 17 47
H-2B temporary non-farm worker, a work visa 372 3,883
H-3 trainee or special education exchange visitor, a work visa 2 48
E-1 treaty trader, spouse or child, a work visa 1 6
E-2 treaty investor, spouse or child, a work visa 14 230
E-3 Australian in a specialty occupation, a work visa 0 3
E-3R returning E-3, a work visa 0 1
O-1 worker with extraordinary ability, a work visa 10 57
O-2 assistant to an O-1, a work visa 27 86
O-3 spouse or child of an O-1 or O-2, a work visa 7 28
P-1 internationally recognized athlete or entertainer, a work visa 0 165
P-4 spouse or child of a P-1, P-2 or P-3, a work visa 0 4
R-1 religious worker, a work visa 17 201
R-2 spouse or child of an R-1, a work visa 0 85
TD spouse or child of a TN, a work visa 1 6
CW-1 Northern Mariana Islands transitional worker, a work visa 52 1,087
CW-2 spouse or child of a CW-1, a work visa 18 257
I foreign media representative, spouse or child, a work visa 3 38
C-1/D transit and crewmember 7,760 79,646
B-1/B-2 visitor for business and pleasure 5,388 76,041
J-1 exchange visitor 491 5,510
K-1 fiancé(e) fiancé(e) of a U.S. citizen 376 3,729
B-1 visitor for business 243 2,317
J-2 spouse or child of a J-1 159 3,267
A-2 other foreign government official or employee, or family 86 1,333
K-2 child of a K-1 fiancé(e) 62 883
G-2 other representative to an international organization 35 128
C-1 in transit 31 708
F-1 academic or language student 18 626
C4/D3 as State's table prints it 13 372
G-4 international organization officer or employee 8 167
M-1 vocational student 6 27
G-1 representative to an international organization 5 35
A-3 staff of an A-1 or A-2 3 12
T-6 child of a T-1's family member 3 4
T-3 child of a T-1 2 36
C-3 foreign government official in transit 1 55
F-2 spouse or child of an F-1 1 53
A-1 diplomat or consular officer, or family 1 42
U-3 child of a U-1 1 7
T-4 parent of a T-1 1 2
NATO-6 civilian with a NATO force 1 1
B-2 visitor for pleasure 0 80
G-5 staff of a G-1 to G-4 0 23
T-2 spouse of a T-1 0 11
M-2 spouse or child of an M-1 0 4
U-2 spouse of a U-1 0 1

Why a visa is refused, worldwide and year by year: visa refusals by ground.

How to read State's scheduling month

State says the tool shows the documentarily complete month and year for which NVC is scheduling most interviews in your classification at the selected U.S. embassy or consulate. If your case became documentarily complete before the month shown, NVC is scheduling cases like yours here. A preference case also needs a current priority date in the visa bulletin. It's NVC's paperwork queue, so it doesn't say whether the post is holding interviews.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, IV Scheduling Status Tool, update of November 6, 2026, and its monthly immigrant visa issuances by post through February 2026.

What people report

What people who had an appointment in Manila report, for any visa. Visitors' own reports, unchecked. A figure shows once 3 people have reported.

Reports, last 30 days

0

0 in the last 90 days, every kind of visa. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

Ended in 221(g)

Not yet

Too few reports yet: it shows once 3 people report a result. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

NVC complete to interview

Not yet

Too few reports yet: it shows once 3 people give both dates. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

Interviews held, week by week The last 12 weeks, every kind of visa

Too few reports yet: no week in the last 12 has 3 interviews reported.

Each column is a week of interviews people reported held. More
Each column is a week of interviews people reported held. Cancelled and moved interviews and drop boxes are left out. The newest is lime and hatched while it's still filling. A dashed outline is a week with fewer than 3 reports.
Visitors' own reports, unchecked.
How reports ended The last 30 and 90 days, every kind of visa

Last 30 days

Too few reports yet: 0 reports so far. This shows once 3 people have reported.

Last 90 days

Too few reports yet: 0 reports so far. This shows once 3 people have reported.

Each report counts on the day of its newest step: the visa, the approval, the interview or the letter. More
Each report counts on the day of its newest step: the visa, the approval, the interview or the letter. A 221(g) that later cleared still counts as a 221(g).
Visitors' own reports, unchecked.
By kind of visa The last 90 days

Too few reports yet for any kind of visa: each shows once 3 people have reported one.

Employment and the work visas first. A kind of visa shows once 3 people have reported one, so no row is one person's outcome. Visitors' own reports, unchecked.
From the interview to the visa Appointments in the last six months

Too few reports yet for any kind of visa: each shows once 3 people have reported an appointment.

Days from the interview or the drop box to the approval or the visa, the median of the reports that finished, always beside the count still waiting: a median of the finished alone looks quicker than the wait is. More
Days from the interview or the drop box to the approval or the visa, the median of the reports that finished, always beside the count still waiting: a median of the finished alone looks quicker than the wait is. A row shows once 3 people have reported an appointment, and its median once 3 have finished.
Visitors' own reports, unchecked.

Share your interview

Had an appointment in Manila, or waiting for one? Add what happened, for any visa. You don't need an account, a name or a case number.

Add your report
The visa
Dates, only the ones that have happened
What happened

This browser keeps a key for this consulate, so you can come back to update the result or remove the report. Nothing else about you is kept with it.

What these reports can't tell you

They aren't a sample of everyone. People with a 221(g) or a refusal are likelier to say so than people whose visa came the next week. A share here is what the people who reported saw. It isn't the post's rate.

Nobody can check them. There's no case number, by design, so a report can't be tied to a case. State's own figures for this consulate are above this section.

The rules behind these numbers

State's IV scheduling table through Nov 6, 2026 · State visa issuances through Feb 28, 2026 · State nonimmigrant visa issuances through Feb 28, 2026 · U.S. embassies' visa notices checked Nov 8, 2026, newest Nov 4, 2026. How these figures are counted. Spotted an error? Tell us; every fix is dated in the corrections log.

The sources in full

State's IV scheduling table: State Department's IV Scheduling Status Tool (travel.state.gov, read in a browser) · data through Nov 6, 2026 · monthly, copied in a browser (state refuses scripts)

State visa issuances: State Department monthly immigrant visa issuances (state.gov) · data through Feb 28, 2026 · monthly, posted months late

State nonimmigrant visa issuances: State Department monthly nonimmigrant visa issuances by post (state.gov) · data through Feb 28, 2026 · monthly, posted about eight months late

U.S. embassies' visa notices: U.S. embassies' visa news (their sites' Visas feeds) · checked Nov 8, 2026, newest Nov 4, 2026 · daily, read in a browser

What each source includes

State's IV scheduling table: For each US consulate, the month of documentarily complete cases the National Visa Center is scheduling interviews for, as State's IV Scheduling Status Tool printed it at each monthly update. It covers employment, family preference and immediate relative cases. It's NVC's paperwork queue, so it doesn't show an interview wait or whether a post is holding interviews. Copied in a browser, since State's site refuses scripts.

State visa issuances: Immigrant visas State's consulates issued abroad each month, by visa class and by country or consulate. A green card granted inside the United States (adjustment of status at USCIS) isn't in it. For employment categories, that's most of them.

State nonimmigrant visa issuances: Nonimmigrant visas each US consulate issued each month, by visa class (H-1B, L-1, K-1 fiancé(e), visitors, students and the rest), from State's monthly tables, which State calls preliminary. Visas only: a change of status inside the United States isn't in it, and neither are refusals. Each month is checked against State's own grand total.

U.S. embassies' visa notices: The visa notices of the 20 U.S. embassies whose posts issued the most employment-based immigrant visas from March 2025 to February 2026, from each embassy's own Visas feed, read in a browser once a day: consular operations updates, interviews paused or resumed, appointments cancelled, and immigrant visa processing. Checklists, scam warnings, health alerts and visitor or student notices are left out, and a feed holds only an embassy's newest ten posts.

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