Visa type C21

[Traveler_ 1]

Hi!!

I just checked on my NVC account and realized my visa type is C21, I thought Iwas under F2a category (spouse of LPR). But turns out that because we have been married less that two years I got the C21 classification.

Now checking https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html for the monthly visa isuance, I never see that category mentioned there.

I'm wondering if anyone has gotten a conditional green card sponsored by other LPR?

If your case on NVC showed that category, how was it stamped on the visa?

 

Thanks!

[aaron2020 11,651]

You are confusing family preference categories (F1, F2a, F2b, F3, and F4) with visa classes.  

An F2a case could result in several different classes of visas.  

 

Don't concern yourself with your visa classification.  It doesn't matter.

 

To get a 10 years green and avoid getting a conditional green card which requires filing to remove condition, make sure you enter the US after your 2nd wedding anniversary.  It will not matter which visa classification you get.  It only matters if you enter the US before or after your 2nd wedding anniversary.  

[Demise 1,289]

9 hours ago, Traveler_ said:

Hi!!

I just checked on my NVC account and realized my visa type is C21, I thought Iwas under F2a category (spouse of LPR). But turns out that because we have been married less that two years I got the C21 classification.

Now checking https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-statistics/immigrant-visa-statistics/monthly-immigrant-visa-issuances.html for the monthly visa isuance, I never see that category mentioned there.

I'm wondering if anyone has gotten a conditional green card sponsored by other LPR?

If your case on NVC showed that category, how was it stamped on the visa?

 

Thanks!

C21 is credited to the same sub-quota as F21. CX1 is credited to the same sub-quota as FX1. All of them are the same thing, visa issued to the spouse of an LPR, whether it's conditional or not depends on how long you've been married. Whether you get the country-cap-exempt one (CX1/FX1) or not (C21/F21) depends on what visa numbers the consulate has available.

 

In the grand scheme of things it really doesn't matter which code they put you under.

Edited April 30, 2021 by Demise