What is Visa Bulletin – 🇲🇽Mexico about?
Analysis of the February 2021 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. State Department for Family Green Card Applicants who were born in Mexico.
Latest Visa Bulletin
Preference | Final Action | Movement | Remark | 🇲🇽Mexico Visa Bulletin for October 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Mar 15, 2000 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. Anticipate stagnation in the months ahead. | F1 Predictions |
| F2A | Oct 1, 2022 | +179 weeks | F2A has been 'current' since July 2019 and the only question is when it is going to end-- if ever. Up until August 2022, there was no indication that it would, but then F2A-Mexico retrogressed dramatically. October 2022 confirmed the hypothesis that the retrogression for Mexico was simply a way to keep overall Mexico numbers under the country limit, and had nothing to do with F2A. Another good news is the strong issuance of consular F2As, which are only 10% down from pre-pandemic levels in FY2022. F2A interviews are clearly prioritized over other preferences. | F2A Predictions |
| F2B | Apr 1, 2001 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. We anticipated stagnation, but we have seen positive movement for two consecutive months now. | F2B Predictions |
| F3 | Oct 15, 1997 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. Anticipate stagnation in the months ahead. | F3 Predictions |
| F4 | Jun 1, 2000 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. Anticipate stagnation in the months ahead. | F4 Predictions |
For other areas see All Countries, and the Philippines.
What about F1? (Children of U.S. Citizens who are adults, but not married)
Preference | Final Action | Movement | Remark | 🇲🇽Mexico, F1 - October 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Mar 15, 2000 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. Anticipate stagnation in the months ahead. | F1 Predictions |
This is an overview of our F1 predictions (see our 3-year predictions).
What about F2A? (Spouses of Green Card holders, or young Children of Green Card holders who are not married)
Preference | Final Action | Movement | Remark | 🇲🇽Mexico, F2A - October 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2A | Oct 1, 2022 | +179 weeks | F2A has been 'current' since July 2019 and the only question is when it is going to end-- if ever. Up until August 2022, there was no indication that it would, but then F2A-Mexico retrogressed dramatically. October 2022 confirmed the hypothesis that the retrogression for Mexico was simply a way to keep overall Mexico numbers under the country limit, and had nothing to do with F2A. Another good news is the strong issuance of consular F2As, which are only 10% down from pre-pandemic levels in FY2022. F2A interviews are clearly prioritized over other preferences. | F2A Predictions |
This is an overview of our F2A predictions (see our 3-year predictions).
What about F2B? (Children of Green Card holders who are adults, but not married)
Preference | Final Action | Movement | Remark | 🇲🇽Mexico, F2B - October 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F2B | Apr 1, 2001 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. We anticipated stagnation, but we have seen positive movement for two consecutive months now. | F2B Predictions |
This is an overview of our F2B predictions (see our 3-year predictions).
What about F3? (Children of U.S. Citizens who are adults and married)
Preference | Final Action | Movement | Remark | 🇲🇽Mexico, F3 - October 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F3 | Oct 15, 1997 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. Anticipate stagnation in the months ahead. | F3 Predictions |
This is an overview of our F3 predictions (see our 3-year predictions).
What about F4? (Brothers and Sisters of U.S. Citizens)
Preference | Final Action | Movement | Remark | 🇲🇽Mexico, F4 - October 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | Jun 1, 2000 | None | The advancement of the second half of Fiscal Year 2020 was surprinsgly strong considering that Green Card issuance essentially stopped. In hindsight, it looks more like the Visa Office just could not bother adjusting its approach to a totally new situation. Anticipate stagnation in the months ahead. | F4 Predictions |
This is an overview of our F4 predictions (see our 3-year predictions).
If I am going through Adjustment of Status, can I use the Filing Date?
It is generally not easy for applicants from Mexico (except F2A) to use the ‘Filing Date’ of the Visa Bulletin because of how long they need to maintain legal status in the United States before they can file their Form I-485. Here is the latest:
Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, the Filing Date can be used | |||
| Yes, the Filing Date can be used | |||
| Yes, the Filing Date can be used | |||
| Yes, the Filing Date can be used | |||
| Yes, the Filing Date can be used |
When will the Interview be scheduled?
The process of scheduling the interview is initiated by U.S. immigration agencies when the following two requirements are met:
- The applicant’s Priority Date is ‘current’ when compared to the relevant ‘Final Action Date’
- The applicant’s Green Card Case is ‘interview-ready’ (also called ‘case complete’ or ‘documentarily qualified’, meaning that all the proper Forms, Evidence, and Fees necessary to make a decision on the Green Card Application have been received by U.S. Immigration Agencies).
Being ‘current’ means that the applicant’s Priority Date (which is when Form I-130 was filed) is ‘earlier’ than the relevant Final Action Date. If the relevant Final Action Date is January 1st 2018, then applicants with a Priority Date ‘earlier’ (that is up to December 31st 2016) are said to be current.
The relevant Final Action Date refers to the Final Action Date that applies to applicants based on their preference classification (F1, F2A, F2B, F3, F4) and countries of birth (Mexico, All Countries, …).
The month when the applicant’s Priority Date is current, U.S. Immigration agencies look for an available Interview slot in the month after next (if the applicant’s priority date becomes current in January, then they will start looking for slots in March). How long applicants wait depend on how busy the U.S. Consulate or USCIS Field office is.
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