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A priority date is established when the petition is received and date-stamped in the consular section. a. First Preference: Applicants applying for employment-based first preference are not subject to a job offer requirement, and therefore do not require labor certification.

Determine your Priority Date. This is the date that your approved Form I-130 was filed. This date appears on the Form I-797 that USCIS issued to your petitioner when the Form I-130 was approved (refer to the ?Receipt Date?).

Open the Department of State visa bulletin at . Click on the month of the ?Current Visa Bulletin?.

The priority date in an employment-based petition is the date on which either the Labor Certification has been received by the Department of Labor (for petitions where a Labor Certification is required) OR on the date that USCIS receives the petition (Form I-140), for petitions where no Labor Certification is required.

A priority date is the date that USCIS considers an individual to have officially declared their intent to apply for permanent residency. Priority dates determine one's place in line for a green card, and can be found on either the I-130 or I-140 receipt notice.

Approximately 6 Months to Several Years After Filing This is called your priority date. Therefore, it's very important to understand that even if USCIS approves Form I-130, you may not get an immigrant visa number immediately. In some categories, it can take several years before the priority date is current.

Priority date: This is the date that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received your I-130 petition. Think of this date as your place in the green card line. You can find your priority date on the I-797 form mailed by USCIS approving your I-130 petition.

The ?C? listing indicates that the category is current, and that applications may be filed regardless of the applicant's priority date. The listing of a date for any category indicates that only applicants with a priority date which is earlier than the listed date may file their application.

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