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The U.S. Department of State releases a Visa Bulletin every month that provides a summary on the availability of immigrant numbers for U.S. immigrant visas, also known as Green Cards. The Immigration and Nationality Act sets no limits on Green Cards for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens.

USCIS should adjudicate your green card application in approximately twelve to eighteen months, assuming your priority date becomes current. If approved, you will receive your green card in the mail about 30 days after approval.

Typically occurring near the end of the fiscal year, visa retrogression can end up meaning that visa applicant's priority dates shift around the set cut-off date, meeting it one month and then potentially not meeting it the following month due to the surge in demand.

How to Read the Visa BulletinHow to Read the Visa Bulletin.Determine Your Priority Date. The numerical limit for family preference immigrant visas creates a wait list.Determine Your Family Preference Category. Your family preference category is based on your relationship with the petitioner.

The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa. If a category is designated current, all applicants in the relevant category may file, regardless of priority date.

Visa Bulletin is a publication regarding immigration to the United States published by the United States Department of State. The primary purpose of this bulletin is to provide an updated waiting list (also known as Priority date) for immigrants that are subject to the quota system.

Current: In the context of the visa bulletin, current means no backlog and no wait time for a green card. A particular priority date becomes current once it reaches the front of the line and a green card is available.Green card applicants with priority dates after the cut-off date have to keep waiting.