What does Immigration Planner predict?
Our latest predictions for the Final Action Dates of F2A for 🌐All Countries.
Spouses of Green Card holders, or young Children of Green Card holders who are not married.
F2A, 🌐All Countries – Final Action Dates Predictions FY2019 – FY2021:
Visa Bulletin | Final Action |
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Apr 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 |
May 2021 | May 1, 2021 |
Jun 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 |
Jul 2021 | Jul 1, 2021 |
Aug 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 |
Sep 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 |
Oct 2021 | Mar 8, 2020 |
Nov 2021 | Apr 8, 2020 |
Dec 2021 | May 15, 2020 |
Jan 2022 | Jun 22, 2020 |
Feb 2022 | Jul 22, 2020 |
Mar 2022 | Aug 22, 2020 |
Apr 2022 | Oct 1, 2020 |
May 2022 | Nov 8, 2020 |
Jun 2022 | Dec 15, 2020 |
Jul 2022 | Jan 22, 2021 |
Aug 2022 | Feb 22, 2021 |
Sep 2022 | Apr 1, 2021 |
Oct 2022 | May 8, 2021 |
Nov 2022 | Jun 8, 2021 |
Dec 2022 | Jul 15, 2021 |
Jan 2023 | Aug 22, 2021 |
Feb 2023 | Sep 22, 2021 |
Mar 2023 | Oct 22, 2021 |
Apr 2023 | Dec 1, 2021 |
May 2023 | Jan 8, 2022 |
Jun 2023 | Feb 15, 2022 |
Jul 2023 | Mar 22, 2022 |
Aug 2023 | Apr 22, 2022 |
Sep 2023 | Jun 1, 2022 |
Oct 2023 | Jul 8, 2022 |
Nov 2023 | Aug 8, 2022 |
Dec 2023 | Sep 15, 2022 |
Jan 2024 | Oct 22, 2022 |
Feb 2024 | Nov 22, 2022 |
Mar 2024 | Jan 1, 2023 |
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What is the latest?
F2A | Latest |
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Visa Bulletin Date: | Apr 2021 |
Chargeability: | All Countries |
Final Action Date: | Apr 1, 2021 |
Movement: | +4 weeks |
As long as the Green Card Suspension, which stopped processing of Consular F2A, is in effect, F2A should remain 'current'. How quickly will the Biden Administration remove the suspension, and how quickly will that impact the Visa Bulletin is however an open question. This is important: when F2A Consular Processing resumes however, we are talking about trying to fit ~18 months of demand into at most a 9-month window (which is then likely to lead to a cut-off date being re-established at some point in 2021). As for the near future however, the Feb 2020 Visa Bulletin indicates that F2A should remain 'current' in the coming months. |
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See here for F2A Mexico and the Philippines.
Note: U.S. immigration agencies ‘Fiscal Year’ is from October to the following September. It is different from a ‘Calendar’ year. For example Fiscal Year 2018 is from October 2017 to September 2018, and Fiscal Year 2019 is from October 2018 to September 2019.
F2A | Last Six | |
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Visa Bulletin | Final Action | Movement |
Apr 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 | +4 weeks |
Mar 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 | +4 weeks |
Feb 2021 | Feb 1, 2021 | +4 weeks |
Jan 2021 | Jan 1, 2021 | +4 weeks |
Nov 2020 | Nov 1, 2020 | +4 weeks |
Oct 2020 | Oct 1, 2020 | +4 weeks |
I am going through adjustment of status, what else applies to me?
Applicants going through Adjustment of Status are often allowed to use the ‘Filing Date’ of the Visa Bulletin to determine when they are allowed to file Form I-485. Here is the latest:
Filing Date | Movement | Status |
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Mar 1, 2021 | +4 weeks | ✔︎ Yes, the Filing Date can be used |
When will the Interview be scheduled?
The process of scheduling the interview is intiated by U.S. immigration agencies when the following two requirements are met:
- The applicant’s Priority Date is ‘current’ when compared to the relevant ‘Final Action Date’
- The applicant’s Green Card Case is ‘interview-ready’ (also called ‘case complete’ or ‘documentarily qualified’, meaning that all the proper Forms, Evidence, and Fees necessary to make a decision on the Green Card Application have been received by U.S. Immigration Agencies).
Being ‘current’ means that the applicant’s Priority Date (which is when Form I-130 was filed) is ‘earlier’ than the relevant Final Action Date. If the relevant Final Action Date is January 1st 2018, then applicants with a Priority Date ‘earlier’ (that is up to December 31st 2016) are said to be current.
The relevant Final Action Date refers to the Final Action Date that applies to applicants based on their preference classification (F1, F2A, F2B, F3, F4) and countries of birth (Mexico, All Countries…).
What happened during Fiscal Year 2019?
Fiscal Year 2019 refers to the period from October 2018 to September 2019 and is represented by the bright green line. By getting F2A ‘current’ in July, U.S. Immigration Agencies created a year like no other, and that we may never see again:
When will Immigration Planner update its predictions?
We expect to update our predictions the day after the next Visa Bulletin is released. Our best guess as to when we will update these predictions is as follows:
Apr 22, 2020 |
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