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The 'Final Action Date' signifies when an immigrant visa number will be available for a foreign national with a current priority date that month. The visa or green card cannot be issued unless the applicant's priority date is earlier than the Final Action Date listed on the visa bulletin.

This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during September for: ?Final Action Dates? and ?Dates for Filing Applications,? indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.

Once your case number is current in the Visa Bulletin, you can check your status via . There you will see the exact time and date of your interview appointment. Please print it out and bring it with you to the US embassy. Please note: A postal invitation is no longer sent out!

Interviews for the DV-2024 program will begin in October 2023 for selectees who have submitted all pre-interview paperwork and other information as requested in the notification instructions.

The Visa Bulletin allows the government to manage its backlog of green card and visa applications for foreign nationals. Each year, the government offers around 366,000 green cards, with quotas for specific applicant categories.

Your priority date is generally the date when your relative or employer properly filed the immigrant visa petition on your behalf with USCIS.

The final action dates in the visa bulletin are cutoff dates that determine whether an individual can proceed with their immigrant visa or adjustment of status application. If an individual's priority date is earlier than the final action date for their category, they can move forward with their application.

Application Filing Date means the date an application with minimum required information is received by the department.

August 2022 Visa Bulletin has been officially released (valid from August 1 to August 31 only).

These two terms are often used interchangeably. This can be misleading because they do not always refer to the same date. A filing date is the date you file your application (for trade marks, patents or designs). The priority date is the date your legal right over such trade mark, patent or design commences.