Can priority dates become current?
A particular priority date becomes “current” once it reaches the front of the line and a green card is available. Or an entire preference category can be “current” if there’s no backlog and no wait time within that category. Green card applicants with priority dates after the cut-off date have to keep waiting.
What happens when my priority date becomes current?
Still, after your priority date becomes current in the “Application Final Action Dates” chart, you will have one year to pursue your visa or green card. If you miss this as well, the government will perceive you have quit, and the next person in the line will get your visa number to the next.
How long does it takes to get green card after priority date is current?
It may take up to 90 days from the date you entered to receive your permanent resident card. You entered the U.S. using your immigrant visa, You paid the immigrant visa fee AFTER you entered, It may take up to 90 days from the date you made your payment to receive your permanent resident card.
Why do priority dates retrogression?
Retrogression, or When the Priority Dates Move Backward But sometimes, so many people apply after a certain Priority Date is published that the State Department gets overwhelmed, and needs to put on the brakes. It does this by moving the Priority Date in that particular visa category backward.
Is Priority date same as filing date?
For family-based visas, the priority date is the date U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receives the Form I-130 petition. Because of this, the priority date is the filing date of the PERM application with DOL. Alien workers are able to retain this priority date when their I-140 petitions are filed.
When does your priority date have to be?
Some months the dates may not move at all, if demand is high. Your priority date have to be before visa bulletin cutoff date to be current. Example, if visa bulletin date is 05MAY11, your priority date have to be May 4 or earlier to be current.
How long before my priority date is current will I get a welcome letter?
Yes, you will need to wait to be notified by the U.S. government before taking the next step toward applying for an immigrant visa. You and your petitioner (your U.S. employer or relative) will receive a welcome letter from the National Visa Center (NVC) when your priority date becomes current in the application filing chart.
When does my priority date become current in the NVC?
You and your petitioner (your U.S. employer or relative) will receive a welcome letter or email from the National Visa Center ( NVC) when your priority date becomes current in the application filing chart, or is likely to become current within the next year.
How long before my priority date is current will I get a visa?
Once your priority date becomes current or you have received the welcome letter from the NVC, don’t let too much time go by before you take action. You will have one year in which to contact the NVC. If you wait longer than that, the government will assume you are no longer interested in getting a visa and move on to the next applications in line.
What to do when my priority date becomes current?
When your priority date becomes current, you can either apply for adjustment of status if you are already in the United States in legal status or otherwise eligible to use the adjustment of status procedure, or apply for an immigrant visa at an U.S. Embassy or Consulate in your home country. Both lead to U.S. permanent residence (a green card), though in the latter case, you do not become a permanent resident until you actually use your immigrant visa to enter the United States.
When a case’s priority date becomes current (or sometimes shortly before that), USCIS would review the case and identify any new issues such as expired medicals and issue an RFE.
When does priority date become current?
Approximate number of wait period in years for a priority date to become current is 12. By 2024 your date should become current.
How to check priority date?
You can find your priority date on the Form I-797 Approval Notice you received when your immigrant petition was approved. Note: If you are applying for an employment-based green card based on an Approved Labor Certification, then your Priority Date is the date that your Labor Certification was filed.