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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.

Current: In the context of the visa bulletin, current means no backlog and no wait time for a green card. A particular priority date becomes current once it reaches the front of the line and a green card is available.

Finding Your Priority Date If you are a prospective immigrant, you can find your priority date on Form I-797, Notice of Action, for the petition filed on your behalf. The waiting time before receiving an immigrant visa or adjusting status depends on the : Demand for and supply of immigrant visas.

The visa bulletin is issued every month by the Department of State. It shows which green card applications can move forward, based on when the I-130 petition that starts the green card process was originally filed.

How to Read the Visa Bulletin How to Read the Visa Bulletin. Determine Your Priority Date. The numerical limit for family preference immigrant visas creates a wait list.Determine Your Family Preference Category. Your family preference category is based on your relationship with the petitioner.

Still, after your priority date becomes current in the Application Final Action Dates chart, you will have one year to pursue your visa or green card. If you miss this as well, the government will perceive you have quit, and the next person in the line will get your visa number to the next.

What are Final Action Dates in Visa Bulletin? The final action dates or application final action dates are the dates when the actual green card numbers are available for that category & country of birth, so that the final Green Cards or immigrant visas can be issued.