How to Read "Visa Bulletin"
Could someone kind enough to tell me how to read "Visa Bulletin", the link is:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_2771.html
From my understanding, if married to USC, there is no visa number issue, it's always available once approved. But the following information showsing that something in section SECOND A like 77%, or 75%. Does that mean even one has been approved, if over 77%, he or she still need to wait ...... Does that has something to do with which country one is originaly coming from ......
I am so confused ... Thanks for your time.
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:
A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation,
of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.