When Visa Bulletin is updated every month?

The Department of State also has available a recorded message with visa final action dates which can be heard at: (202) 485-7699. The recording is normally updated on/about the 17th of each month with information on final action dates for the following month.

What is the priority date in visa bulletin?

Important terms in the Visa Bulletin 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.

What is a current priority date with NVC?

The date your petition was filed is called your priority date. Priority dates are posted monthly on the Visa Bulletin, which provides up-to-date priority dates for cases NVC is processing.

Will priority dates retrogress?

Each of the categories, family-based or employment-based, is assigned one of these “priority dates.” These priority dates can move forward or advance or backward- retrogressing every month, depending on the level of demand in a particular category. Your priority date determines where you stand on this waiting list.

How do I check my Visa Bulletin?

Open the Visa Bulletin. Open the Department of State visa bulletin at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html. Click on the month of the “Current Visa Bulletin”.

How often does Visa Bulletin come out?

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.

What is final action date?

A: The Final Action Date on the Visa Bulletin is the date when an immigrant visa is available and a green card may finally be issued. A green card case cannot be completed (approved) unless the applicant’s priority date is earlier than the Final Action Date listed on the Visa Bulletin.

What is the current priority date?

What is the meaning of a priority date being “current”? In order for an individual to obtain an immigrant visa (Green Card), a visa number must be available to you. This is referred to as the priority date being “current.” The priority date is current if there is no backlog in the category.

What visa bulletin means?

Visa Bulletin is a publication regarding immigration to the United States published by the United States Department of State. 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.

What is Chart B in visa bulletin?

B. This second chart indicates when the intending immigrant can apply for an immigrant visa. Specifically, the applicant may file an adjustment of status application provided that the applicant’s priority date is before the date listed in the visa bulletin’s filing dates chart.