@appleblossom You've been very helpful answering my question and others here so I have an additional followup question. With the tremendous movement in the Visa Bulletin, there is a better chance my stepson might not age out before he is eligible for final action. My question is about becoming "current". You commented in another thread that once an F2A applicant is current, he/she remains current and can't age out. Does that apply to my stepson? If the Visa Bulletin final action date shifts forward to a date after our priority date of 8/19/2024, does he become "current"? Can he age out, if we don't have his paperwork in?