The U.S. State Department announced this week the green card priority date for November 2021. The PD for relatives continues to stagnate. Those with special abilities) submissions and approval dates have been advanced.
Chinese Mainland-born relatives immigration approval schedule:
F1 category (unmarried adult children of citizens) No change;
F2A category (permanent resident’s spouse and minor children) No PD;
F2B category (unmarried adult children of permanent residents (21 years old and above)) No change;
F3 category (citizens married children) No change;
F4 category (brothers and sisters of adult citizens) No change.
Chinese Mainland-born relatives immigration category delivery schedule:
F1 category (unmarried adult children of citizens) No change;
F2A (permanent resident’s spouse and minor children) No change;
F2B category (adult unmarried children of permanent residents <21 years old and above>) No change;
F3 category (citizens married children) No change;
F4 category (brothers and sisters of adult citizens) No change.
About the Author
Wen Luo, JD, is the managing attorney of Luo & Associates Law Group, P.C. in New York, which she founded in 2018. She has more than 10 years of experience in U.S. immigration law and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA).
Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration, including H-1B, L-1 (including L-1A/EB-1C for multinational companies), O-1, EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 petitions, adjustment of status (I-485) and naturalization. She works with clients in English and Chinese.