Determine Priority Date !!

[bhadradee]

How to determine Priority Date ...
can we find out in the 140 petition or need to ask the Lawyer..

Do you have any idea ..please post..

 

[krim140]

Your official priority date is first time seen on your I-140 after approval.
From the earlier readings I heard it is your labor date.

 

[RajaYogi]

Priority Date is the date Labor Certificate was accepted for processing

 

[bhadradee]

krim140,

Some people are telling the same what you told..In that case we can see our priority date only after the approval..

rajayogi,

In that case Date is jan 28 2002..But my coleagues got GC last week approval their date is jan 11 2002 when the labor is accepted..

Still waiting...
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EB2 RIR
RD - 10/21/2003 ND - 10/23/2003 -- 40 and 485
Fp competed -- Dec 10 2003
TWO EAD's

 

[PoorMan]

Priority Date is the date Labor Certificate was accepted for processing

My priority date falls in-line with RajaYogi's theory really well.

 

[RajaYogi]

pls check out this link

USCIS in its arguments defines Priority Date (Page 2, para 4)

 

[bhadradee]

RajaYogi ,

Can you repost or post the linkk..Link is missing..

Thanks

 

[RajaYogi]

That's strange. I don't know where the link disappeared..

here it is (http://uscis.gov/graphics/lawsregs/admindec3/b6/2004/apr2104_04b6203.pdf)

I also sent a PM to you.

 

[krim140]

Hi Bhadradee,

Yes that is true.

The priority date comes into play only after your I-140 is approved. I-140 gets approved only as per the I-140 processing dates of the Service Center.

Your I-485 will not be ajudicated until your priority date becomes current except in the case of current and semi current filers.

Once the retrogression kicks in ( if it happens, there may be a 15 day notice ) even the filling of the I-485 is not allowed unitl one's priority date becomes current. That is why lot of people are advising every body to file the I-485 ASAP. Since Service centers are now accepting I-485 concurrently or semi-concurrently.

Please read the following thread about priority dates. It has answers for most of the questions.

http://boards.immigration.com/showthread.php?t=149322&highlight=priority+date