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F2B in the Visa Bulletin

F2B covers unmarried sons and daughters, 21 or older, of lawful permanent residents. It shares the second preference allocation with F2A but takes the smaller share, and its queue runs years longer.

The tables below show the current cut-offs for every country column, this month's movement, and the verified history transcribed from the State Department's documents.

Written and checked by the QueueCheck editorial team. Last checked August 22, 2026. How we verify information

Where F2B stands in September 2026

Final Action Dates

22AUG19

All other chargeability areas. A visa number can be authorized only for priority dates earlier than a listed cut-off.

Dates for Filing

01SEP19

USCIS has not yet named the chart that governs family-sponsored adjustment filings for September 2026, checked 2026-08-23. Both dates above are the bulletin's own.

Against August 2026, the final action cut-off advanced 598 days.

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Verified history, month by month

Every row is transcribed from the State Department's published bulletin document for that month, never from trackers or memory. The table grows as months are added.

F2B verified monthly cut-offs
Bulletin monthFinal ActionDates for Filing
September 202622AUG1901SEP19
August 202601JAN1801JAN19
July 202622NOV1708JUN18
June 202622SEP1722MAR18
May 202622MAY1701JAN18
April 202622MAY1708AUG17
March 202601DEC1615MAR17
February 202601DEC1615MAR17
January 202601DEC1615MAR17
December 202501DEC1608MAR17
November 202501DEC1608MAR17
October 202522NOV1601JAN17

A category people leave without moving

F2B receives 23 percent of the second preference's 114,200 annual visas. Mexico and the Philippines carry their own columns years behind the worldwide date, which the per-country limit of 7 percent of total preference numbers explains.

Two life events change the row that applies while the case just sits. If the petitioning parent naturalizes, the case generally converts to F1, and beneficiaries from some countries are allowed to opt out where F2B's date is actually ahead. If the beneficiary marries, eligibility under a permanent resident parent ends entirely, because there is no married-child category for green card holders. Both rules have moved more cases than any month of cut-off movement.

F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents: every country in September 2026

The same category across all chargeability areas, both charts. Your column is your country of birth, not citizenship or residence.

F2B: unmarried adult children of permanent residents cut-offs by chargeability area
ChartAll other chargeability areasChina (mainland born)IndiaMexicoPhilippines
Final Action22AUG1922AUG1922AUG1915FEB0901JUN13
Dates for Filing01SEP1901SEP1901SEP1915MAY1001OCT13

Common questions

My parent is about to become a U.S. citizen. Does that speed up my F2B case?

Sometimes. Naturalization converts the case to F1, and whether that helps depends on which cut-off is further along for your country at the time. For some countries F2B has run ahead of F1, which is why an opt-out exists. Compare the two rows on this month's chart before assuming the conversion is good news, and confirm the opt-out mechanics with counsel.

What if I marry while my F2B petition is pending?

Marriage ends F2B eligibility, because permanent residents cannot petition for married children in any category. If the petitioning parent has become a citizen by then, the case can continue as F3. If not, the petition's basis is gone. This rule, not the monthly cut-off, is the one that decides most F2B outcomes.

Sources and scope

Transcribed from the Department of State's September 2026 Visa Bulletin document (Number 18, Volume XI), supplied as the published PDF. The USCIS chart designation is verified on its filing-charts page when each month is entered. This page records position, never predictions, and none of it is legal advice; the official pages govern wherever anything differs.

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Background reading: how to read the Visa Bulletin and the US Green Card wait page.