Please reference the Terms of Use and the Supplemental Terms for specific information related to your state. Grow Your Legal Practice. Meet the Editors. How would-be immigrants in the "preference categories" can track their progress toward visa availability using the State Department's Visa Bulletin.
The U. If they were still children, they could qualify as immediate relatives, who are immediately eligible for visas. Second Preference F2 : The second preference category is actually made up of two subcategories, each with different waiting periods.
In subcategory 2A are spouses or unmarried sons or daughters under age 21 of a permanent resident green card holder. In subcategory 2B are the unmarried sons and daughters over age 21 of a permanent resident they usually wait longer than 2As. Third Preference F3 : The married sons or daughters, any age, of a U. Fourth Preference F4 : The brothers or sisters of a U.
The citizen must be age 21 or older. Second Preference EB2 : Members of the professions who hold advanced degrees, or persons of exceptional ability.
Third Preference EB3 : Skilled workers, professionals, and other workers. Fourth Preference EB4 : Certain special immigrants. How U. Second Preference EB2 : Third Preference EB3 : Fifth Preference EB5 : 7. Finding Out Your Priority Date for an Immigrant Visa Every prospective immigrant has his or her own priority date, which establishes the person's place in line for a U. It comes from either: the date that USCIS first received and accepted for processing the Form I petition filed by your family petitioner the date the Department of Labor received and accepted for processing the labor certification request filed by your employer petitioner so long as this was followed by USCIS approving a Form I petition, also filed by the employer , or if you're applying in a preference category does not require a DOL labor certification, the date USCIS received and accepted your Form I petition for processing.
You will find your priority date on your paperwork from one of these agencies. Looking at the Latest Visa Bulletin Chart Although it's confusing at first look, you will be able to make your way through these charts.
Here's how: Locate your preference category in the left column. Locate your country across the top. China, India, Mexico, and the Philippines often have their own columns because of the large number of applicants.
How to Read the Visa Bulletin. Why There's a Visa Bulletin. Priority Date Your Priority Date is the date that your immigrant petition was filed and represents your "place in line.
Show Me How to Find It. Determine Your Priority Date. Determine Your Family Preference Category. Your family preference category is based on your relationship with the petitioner.
Different relationships are given different priority for an immigrant visa. If an I petition was filed on your behalf, the petition is either a U. Determining your family preference category is fairly easy.
Use the chart below to determine your preference category. Unmarried, adult sons and daughters age 21 or over of U. Spouses and unmarried children under 21 of permanent residents. Unmarried adult sons and daughters of permanent residents. Married sons and daughters any age of U. Brothers and sisters of adult U. Now, with your priority date and family preference category, we can show you how to read the visa bulletin. Example: Felipe F2A.
Felipe is a citizen of Brazil, and he is the spouse of a U. So Felipe is in the F2A category. He has an approved I petition with a priority date of January 29, Example: Ravi F3. Ravi is a citizen of India, and he is the married, adult son of a U. Therefore, Ravi is in the F3 category.
He has an approved I petition with a priority date of June 15, Example: Jennifer F1. Jennifer is a citizen of the Philippines, and she is the unmarried, adult daughter of a U. Therefore, Jennifer is in the F1 category. She has an approved I petition with a priority date of September 20, Visa Retrogression. These cases are processed strictly in order of the date the petition was filed this is the priority date. Visas cannot be issued until an applicant's priority date is reached the application becomes current.
This could take several years. While it is impossible to say exactly how long it will take, the Visa Bulletin , published monthly, lists the priority dates currently being processed, which may provide an indication of how much time remains. Note: When the petitioner naturalizes, all F2A petitions spouse or minor child of a permanent resident are automatically converted to IR1 spouse of a U.
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