What is my priority date EB3?
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.
How long will it take for EB3 to be current?
As a general overview the EB3 processing time is anywhere from 1 to 3 years, but nationals of some countries may wait up to 10+ years.
Will EB3 final action dates move?
EB-3 India Final Action dates will retrogress almost two full years to January 15, 2012. EB-3 China will retrogress by about nine and a half months to March 22, 2018. In last month’s Visa Bulletin, the State Department predicted that as early as November 2021, EB-3 India and China final action dates could retrogress.
What happens if your priority date is current?
This is referred to as the priority date being “current.” The priority date is current if there is no backlog in the category. If you have a current priority date, your immigrant visa number is immediately available, and you may apply for permanent residence or adjustment of status.
How many EB3 India applications are pending?
Per CATO Institute, Estimations show that that there are around 560,000+ applications pending in the EB2 category for FY2020. Similarly for EB3 India category 130,000+ applications are in backlog.
What is the wait time for EB-3 India?
Despite the forward movement of “dates of filing,” in fiscal year 2021, Indian nationals in the EB-2 and EB-3 categories face an average wait time of about 84 years according to certain estimates from the Cato Institute.
How many EB-3 applications are pending?
Will EB3 dates move forward?
Due to a large increase in adjustment of status applications for Chinese and Indian nationals in the EB-3 green card category, both groups have retrogressed for November 2021. Instead, the agency plans to either keep priority dates steady for the rest of fiscal year 2021 or move them forward when possible.
Does priority date expire?
Once a priority date becomes current, it typically remains current. However, it is possible that your priority date might become current one month, and then in future months no longer be current.
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