What happens if an F2B beneficiary marries?

The petition is generally no longer valid while the parent is a permanent resident, since residents cannot petition married children.

Is F2B faster than F1?

It depends on the country and month; compare the two rows in your column.

Does F2B have a per-country exemption?

No, only 75% of F2A numbers do.

How does F2B (adult children of green card holders) move in the Visa Bulletin?

Updated November 12, 2026 · Not legal advice

F2B is for unmarried sons and daughters, 21 or older, of green card holders. It shares the F2 allocation with F2A and gets what remains after F2A's minimum 77%, with no per-country exemption, so its cutoffs are usually years behind F2A and differ by country.

F2B: current cutoff dates

See the current bulletin for this month's F2B dates: official Visa Bulletin on travel.state.gov. We do not copy dates by hand, so this page shows them only after our automated fetch has read the official bulletin.

USCIS says family-based adjustment applicants must use the Dates for Filing chart in the November 2026 Visa Bulletin (USCIS filing charts).

F2B at a glance
Item	Rule
Share of F2	Up to 23% (after F2A's minimum 77%)
Who	Unmarried sons and daughters 21+ of permanent residents
If the beneficiary marries	No category: a resident cannot petition a married child
If the parent naturalizes	Converts to F1 (sometimes F1 is slower; an opt-out may exist)

Moving between F2A and F2B

An F2A child who turns 21 (and is not protected by CSPA) moves to F2B with the same priority date. Watch both lines if your child is close to 21. See CSPA and the bulletin.

Movement history

This table is built month by month from the official bulletins as we read them, so it only shows months we have fetched. Until then, past bulletins are in the official archive.

Quick answers

What happens if an F2B beneficiary marries?: The petition is generally no longer valid while the parent is a permanent resident, since residents cannot petition married children.
Is F2B faster than F1?: It depends on the country and month; compare the two rows in your column.
Does F2B have a per-country exemption?: No, only 75% of F2A numbers do.

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Sources

Checked: November 12, 2026