Family Sponsored Immigrant Visa Preference
This is for family sponsored visas.
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); “C” means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and “U” means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)
Current Visa Processing for February 2014
Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
F1 | 01JAN07 | 01JAN07 | 01JAN07 | 01OCT93 | 15AUG01 |
F2A | 08SEP13 | 08SEP13 | 08SEP13 | 01SEP13 | 08SEP13 |
F2B | 08JUL06 | 08JUL06 | 08JUL06 | 01MAY93 | 22MAY03 |
F3 | 15MAY03 | 15MAY03 | 15MAY03 | 01JUN93 | 08FEB93 |
F4 | 22OCT01 | 22OCT01 | 22OCT01 | 08NOV96 | 08AUG90 |
For more info, please visit the US State Department website: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2014/visa-bulletin-for-february-2014.html