All F2B Updates in This Thread (Part 2)

[Waiting4ever2 12]

13 minutes ago, Mundo254 said:

 

This is big considering we haven't seen such movement in years. Lets hope it keeps up the pace (even more increases pace) as we get deep into the fiscal year. All the best good people, hang in there!

Absolutely, our moment has finally arrived! The family-based category has seen a significant advance, outpacing employment-based categories this month.
My lawyer informed me that one of her clients, with a priority date of September, 2015, has been scheduled for an interview.

 

[zaback21 29]

Let's hope it moves at least a month every month from now on and not just a fluke. 

[xavier2014 21]

Well every category is moving so it's a good sign that F2B is moving as well(already 9 yrs backlog). F3 is moving more than 4 months hopefully, we'll see similar F2B progress in the coming months. With that more people are now eligible for interviews and can expedite their cases. Let's hope that no single country hampers the momentum, and each country gets 10-15 visas from now

[zaback21 29]

4 months gone for this fiscal year and still no 2023 yearly report. Seems like by the time we receive it, there won't be any time left to make any assessment at all. 

[RR159 12]

On 2/10/2024 at 8:01 PM, zaback21 said:

4 months gone for this fiscal year and still no 2023 yearly report. Seems like by the time we receive it, there won't be any time left to make any assessment at all. 

The 2023 annual report will be an interesting one, it’s going to show which country/countries exceeded congress mandated 7% limit on family + employment visas.

[appleblossom 2,560]

On 2/10/2024 at 8:01 PM, zaback21 said:

4 months gone for this fiscal year and still no 2023 yearly report. Seems like by the time we receive it, there won't be any time left to make any assessment at all. 

 

It's usually released sometime between Feb and April. 

Edited February 12 by appleblossom

[xavier2014 21]

On 2/12/2024 at 10:53 AM, RR159 said:

The 2023 annual report will be an interesting one, it’s going to show which country/countries exceeded congress mandated 7% limit on family + employment visas.

The EV limit was 140k. Last fiscal year, they issued 197k visas, all of which came from the family quota. This fiscal year, it's 21k only(for that we are getting F movement) it will come from the family quota again. Unfortunately there isn't much push from the F category to issue more visas

[Waiting4ever2 12]

Has anyone been invited for an interview recently? It would be great to hear if some of us have received invitations, especially since the bulletin has recently moved forward.

Does anyone know when the interview schedule notifications are typically sent out? From what I understand, they're usually distributed at the start of the month.

[appleblossom 2,560]

12 hours ago, Waiting4ever2 said:

Does anyone know when the interview schedule notifications are typically sent out? From what I understand, they're usually distributed at the start of the month.

 

It depends on the consulate. And the wait for an interview varies hugely depending on the consulate too - some have waits of only a couple of months, some are a couple of years. 

[RR159 12]

January statistics are out.
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/JANUARY 2024 - IV Issuances by FSC or Place of Birth and Visa Class.pdf

 

Does anyone here know where to find monthly visa statistics for various categories under “adjustment of status?”

[xavier2014 21]

On 2/26/2024 at 7:51 AM, Waiting4ever2 said:

Has anyone been invited for an interview recently? It would be great to hear if some of us have received invitations, especially since the bulletin has recently moved forward.

Does anyone know when the interview schedule notifications are typically sent out? From what I understand, they're usually distributed at the start of the month.

It will start to issue IL (March VB) next month when you become eligible according to your PD

Waiting4ever2 next month

[RR159 12]

On 2/10/2024 at 8:01 PM, zaback21 said:

4 months gone for this fiscal year and still no 2023 yearly report. Seems like by the time we receive it, there won't be any time left to make any assessment at all. 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/annual-reports/report-of-the-visa-office-2023.html

[xavier2014 21]

38 minutes ago, RR159 said:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/annual-reports/report-of-the-visa-office-2023.html

wow 27,588 visas issued for F2B

 

Top 3 receiver of F2B visas

 

1. DR -13,690

2. philipines - 2,939

3. Vietnam- 2,320

[Waiting4ever2 12]

I'm also curious about the sequence in which F2B visas are processed. Is it as follows?

• I-130 approval: Ordered by submission date.
• Consular interview scheduling: Based on the date of documentary completion, applicable only to cases current in the final action date.
• I-485 approval: Organized by submission date, applicable only to cases current in the final action date and documentary complete.

[RR159 12]

19 hours ago, xavier2014 said:

wow 27,588 visas issued for F2B

 

Top 3 receiver of F2B visas

 

1. DR -13,690

2. philipines - 2,939

3. Vietnam- 2,320

F2B visas obtained from adjustment of status process are not included yet.