what is your child’s age now? if your child is 21 or above now but was below 21 when you applied then, they will qualify for F22(similar to f2A) category this is also lnown as cspa age (you can calculate cspa age in some google website). most of the time nbc doesn’t calculate cspa age and will put your child in f24(f2B category). (you can check what category is your visa class by logging in with the case and invoice number sent by nvc in welcome email.) if that happens you can email NVCExpedite@state.gov and request them to expedite your case (be sure to put your child’s cspa age, nvc case number, birthday, priority date in the top of email) and let them know that he/she is eligible under cspa law(child status protection act). you will probably be approved after some days and then you can proceed with the rest of the application after that.

he is 22 but when I first applied back in 2019 he was 19. so is he still considered under 21 since we initially filled when he was under 21.

you subtract the time the i130 petition was pending from his current age and that would be his CSPA age, which should be under 21.

so the CSPA apply to green card pettitoner too not just us citizens.

interesting

For children of green card petitioners CSPA is calculated based on the formula I mentioned above, for US citizens the child’s age is frozen at the priority date, that is when the petition is filed.

from the USCIS website: For family (including VAWA)[23] and employment-based preference and DV categories, an adjustment applicant’s CSPA age is calculated by subtracting the number of days the petition on which the applicant seeks to adjust status was pending (pending time) from the applicant’s age on the date the immigrant visa becomes available to him or her (age at time of visa availability).[24] The formula for calculating CSPA age is as follows: Age at time of visa availability - Pending time = CSPA Age While an applicant must file an adjustment application or otherwise seek lawful permanent resident status in order to benefit from CSPA, the date the applicant files an adjustment application is not relevant for the CSPA age calculation.[25] Example The applicant is 21 years and 4 months old when an immigrant visa becomes available to him or her. The applicant’s petition was pending for 6 months. The applicant’s CSPA age is calculated as follows: 21 years and 4 months - 6 months = 20 years and 10 months Therefore, the applicant’s CSPA age is under 21.