My husband is a green card holder; when can I file I-485 under F2A?

When your priority date is current under the chart USCIS designates for family cases that month, and you are otherwise eligible to adjust status.

F2A visa bulletin: current or not this month?

See the snapshot on this page (from the latest bulletin we fetched) and confirm on the official bulletin.

How do I get notified when F2A becomes current?

Set a free alert for F2A and your country; you get an email when the cutoff moves.

Visa Bulletin

F2A Mexico vs all other countries: what is the wait time?

Updated November 12, 2026 · Not legal advice

F2A (spouses and children under 21 of green card holders) can show a different cutoff for Mexico than for other countries because 75% of F2A numbers are exempt from the per-country limit and Mexico's demand is very large. Compare the two cells in the current bulletin; the difference between each cutoff and today is the visible part of the wait.

F2A: current cutoff dates

See the current bulletin for this month's F2A 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).

How F2A works

Your green card holder spouse or parent files Form I-130; its receipt date is your priority date.
If a child turns 21 before getting a green card, the case may move to F2B unless the Child Status Protection Act helps; ask an attorney.
If the petitioner naturalizes, a spouse or under-21 child generally becomes an immediate relative with no Visa Bulletin wait.

Filing inside the U.S.

If you are in the U.S. and eligible to adjust status, USCIS tells you each month whether F2A filers use Final Action Dates or Dates for Filing. See which chart USCIS uses.

Quick answers

My husband is a green card holder; when can I file I-485 under F2A?: When your priority date is current under the chart USCIS designates for family cases that month, and you are otherwise eligible to adjust status.
F2A visa bulletin: current or not this month?: See the snapshot on this page (from the latest bulletin we fetched) and confirm on the official bulletin.
How do I get notified when F2A becomes current?: Set a free alert for F2A and your country; you get an email when the cutoff moves.

What to do next

Get an email when F2A moves for your country.

Watch F2A

Sources

Checked: November 12, 2026