The F2A is one of the visa types under the US Family Preference green card category. It’s available to unmarried children under 21 years and spouses of lawful permanent residents. With this visa, eligible immediate relatives can become permanent US residents.

You can study and work in the US with permanent residency status. The F2A visa falls in the same category as the F2B visa – Preference Relative Green Cards. However, you shouldn’t confuse the two. The F2B is exclusive for unmarried children of US permanent residents who are 21 years and older.

F2A visas usually have a high number of applicants even though it has a limited number of slots per year. For this reason, the visa has a relatively long waiting time. Nevertheless, the quota is 70% for F2A applicants and 30% for F2B applicants. Hence, F2B applications usually have longer waiting times than F2A.

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