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How long does it take to get an appointment? Although NVC strives to schedule appointments within three months of NVC's acceptance of all requested documentation, this timeframe is subject to the operating status and capacity of the consular section.

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.

Visa applicants still need to pay the required fees, complete a visa application, and submit the required civil and financial documents. The only difference is in when their priority date becomes ?current,? which is what allows a consular officer to adjudicate and issue an immigrant visa.

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.

A. DOS currently estimates that the FY 2023 employment-based annual limit will be approximately 197,000, due to approximately 57,000 unused family-sponsored visa numbers from FY 2022 being added to the employment-based limit for FY 2023.

Priority dates usually change from month to month, so it is wise to check the Bulletin each month to determine eligibility for filing Form I-485. USCIS updates this page each month to help individuals track their eligibility for filing their Form I-485 Adjustment of Status application.

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.