Joseph86

1 hour ago, nastra30 said:

It means there are currently a lot of petitions/cases in F1 than F2A/F2B for the US State Department to process based on 'visa number availability'.

It's based on supply and demand. For every fiscal year each category has a specific (limited) number of visa numbers allocated to it by congress. Visa numbers in F1 (based on the allocation for F1) are in high demand than the US State Department can supply compared to demand & supply in F2A/F2B.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2019/visa-bulletin-for-march-2019.html

Thank you so much. Then does it mean that it would be better if one files for his children (above age 21) when he is permanent resident than when he is a citizen?

Hi, 

My name is Joseph. I would kindly like to know why the priority dates for F2A and F2B rather comes earlier than the priority date for F1. Thanks