The US authorities published the visa bulletin for the month of March 2024, which contains significant advances in waiting times for many of the family preference categories, from F1 to F4.
According to information shared by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), this indicates that there will be an increase in the number of spaces available to serve these categories, thus offering a window of opportunity for many families who were waiting to advance their immigration process.
Advances in the categories from F1 to F4 from March:
- Category F1, corresponding to single children over 21 years of age of US citizens, advanced approximately 1 month and 7 days.
- Category F2A, established for spouses of permanent residents and their unmarried minor children, advanced 4 and a half months.
- Category F2B, which corresponds to single children over 21 years of age of permanent residents, progressed by 1 month and 21 days.
- Category F3, established for married children of US citizens, advanced 5 months and 9 days, the largest advance among the categories mentioned in this bulletin.
- Category F4, for siblings of US citizens, progressed a modest 17 days, the smallest advance of all the announced categories.
It is important to note that the bulletin was divided into two parts, so it includes both the Table of Dates for the submission of visa applications and the Table of Final Dates for application action.
The first chart indicates when immigrants can submit their applications for adjustment of status or immigrant visas, while the second establishes when such applications can be approved and permanent residence granted.
Tips for the process
Experts on the subject, such as immigration lawyer Abel Zaldivar, consider that the new development means that soon many people who have priority dates covered will have to face their scheduled interviews.
While this could mean a reduction in waiting time, he advises that you should not take definitive steps such as selling properties or quitting your jobs just yet, at least until the process is successfully completed.
Among the advice given by the lawyer is to gather the necessary documentation, including birth certificates, marriage certificates and police certificates, since the absence of any of them could make a difference.
Likewise, it recommends having the necessary funds for medical checkups and gathering evidence that demonstrates the authenticity of family relationships, especially in cases of marriages.
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