What is current green card priority date?
What is current green card priority date?
The green card priority date refers to the applicant’s place in the visa queue to receive his green card. When the applicant’s priority date becomes “current,” he will be able to file for Adjustment of Status and receive his green card.
What is NVC priority date?
United States law limits the number of immigrant visa numbers available each year in certain visa categories. This means that even if USCIS approves an immigrant visa petition for you, you may not get an immigrant visa number immediately. The date your petition was filed is called your priority date.
When Visa Bulletin is updated every month?
The Visa Bulletin is a monthly publication that provides updated monthly numbers of the list of applicants and the “current” priority date for those applicants. The publication normally is issued the second or third week of each month.
What is the difference between final action dates and dates for filing?
Now, the “Date for Filing” determines whether or not you can submit the final immigrant visa application, and the “Final Action Date” indicates whether or not it is expected that an immigrant visa number will be available.
When did immigrants come to the United States?
We have immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by Port of Arrival. Many of NARA’s immigration / passenger list records have been digitized by our partners.
How are priority dates used to determine immigration status?
The priority date is used to determine an immigrant’s place in the visa queue. When the priority date becomes available, or is “current,” immigrants may be able to apply for adjustment of status and obtain lawful permanent resident status, if otherwise eligible.
What is the current immigration law in the United States?
The body of law governing current immigration policy is called The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The INA allows the United States to grant up to 675,000 permanent immigrant visas each year across various visa categories.
When did immigration records start to be digitized?
We have immigration records for arrivals to the United States from foreign ports between approximately 1820 and 1982. The records are arranged by Port of Arrival. Many of NARA’s immigration / passenger list records have been digitized by our partners. See our list of all the digitized records that are available on our partner’s websites
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