FYI: Priority dates in the EB categories could retrogress in FY-2005

A# is for USCIS to track immigrants. I am not aware of anything getting affected by it.

rvssnraju said:
As you all know USCIS assigns an "A" number that is printed on the 485 receipt along with the regular receipt number (EAC, etc.). What is this number and how is it used? Does it effect the process in any way?

Thanks
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After reading many documents issued by USCIS and/or immigration websites, I think PD is set to I-140 RD in sub-LC cases.

But, many users who have gone through sub-LC route stated in this forum that they got "PD=RD of SESA" of original LC.

I don’t have any first-hand experience to accept/deny their claim.

Deepesh7373 said:
How would the PD be calculated for substitution labor in case of retrogression? Any ideas??
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TheRealCanadian,
What would happen if the primary applicant's I-485 has already been approved (so the visa number has been issued), but the dependent's application is still pending (waiting for an interview). Would an application like that be affected by retrogression? Do both applications share the same visa number (like they do the PR) or each I-485 needs a visa number to be adjudicated?
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I have substitute labor, and filed in March 2004. The PD in my 140 Approval shows the date of sub labor filing i.e. July 2000.

usnycus said:
After reading many documents issued by USCIS and/or immigration websites, I think PD is set to I-140 RD in sub-LC cases.

But, many users who have gone through sub-LC route stated in this forum that they got "PD=RD of SESA" of original LC.

I don’t have any first-hand experience to accept/deny their claim.
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udacha6 said:
What would happen if the primary applicant's I-485 has already been approved (so the visa number has been issued), but the dependent's application is still pending (waiting for an interview).
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The dependent(s) share the same priority date as the primary. If the dates retrogress to the point where the dependents are no longer current, they need to wait.

Do both applications share the same visa number (like they do the PR) or each I-485 needs a visa number to be adjudicated?
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Each I-485 needs a visa number. My number came out of the E37 pool, my wife's out of E39.
 
What is the likelyhood of nationals of other countries (non-Chinese and non-Indian) to be affected by the retrogression? I am from a European country.
 
Sounds wonderful. Thanks TheRealCanadian!
BTW, do you know what can be qualified as medical condition class A or B (from the I-485 operating manual, deviation from the interview waiver)? I suspect my husband's case was transferred because of a stupid medical issue.
 
TheRealCanadian said:
Slim to none.
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There's also been mention of this possibly affecting natives of the Philippines (murthy.com has good info on this in their bulletins and they're planning to do another one soon).

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...murthy.com has pretty good info on this in their bulletins and they're planning to do another one soon...
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By the way, one of the reasons why this forum is so successful IMO is because we're allowed to post links to other immigration sites like I did above.

I was on the murthy forums recently and tried to point some people to helpful sites like rupnet and this one. A moderator edited my post and ***'d out the links that I mentioned. I was also threatened with being banned from their forums / having legal action taken against me...

IMO, this is one of the main reasons why the murthy forums are pretty much dead compared to this one (they get maybe 1% of the traffic and are maybe 1% as useful as this one). This site also has superior tools for composing posts and for browsing threads...

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Interesting situation...need your thoughts !!!!!!!

usnycus said:
Attached link contains list of all possible Class of immigrants:

http://uscis.gov/graphics/shared/aboutus/statistics/IMM02yrbk/IMMExcel/table5.xls.
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I understand priority date for employment based cases is the date on which you had filed your labor (LC) with SESA... If this is correct...Then whats will be the priority date for those who have filed for more than one LC petitions


To make my case here is my example (Actually mine :) )

Filed first LC with company A on Jul 30 99 With NJ State approved on Jan 00... Quit company...

Next, filed second LC with company B on Dec 13 2001..Approved on May 2003...Filed 140/485 ..blah..blah...


NOW ...whats my priority date ...is it July 30 1999 or Dec 13 2001 ???


Any ideas folks .........
 
ricko said:
I understand priority date for employment based cases is the date on which you had filed your labor (LC) with SESA... If this is correct...Then whats will be the priority date for those who have filed for more than one LC petitions


To make my case here is my example (Actually mine :) )

Filed first LC with company A on Jul 30 99 With NJ State approved on Jan 00... Quit company...

Next, filed second LC with company B on Dec 13 2001..Approved on May 2003...Filed 140/485 ..blah..blah...


NOW ...whats my priority date ...is it July 30 1999 or Dec 13 2001 ???


Any ideas folks .........
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Priority Date in deed will be attached to your application with 140 approval.If your previous company files 140 and if it was approved, then your priority date is your original labor filing date, otherwise your Priority Date will be your second LC filing date.
 
gcva said:
Priority Date in deed will be attached to your application with 140 approval.If your previous company files 140 and if it was approved, then your priority date is your original labor filing date, otherwise your Priority Date will be your second LC filing date.
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That was not what I understood having talked to my lawyer some time in the past ... Any other have any ideas ..whats this hoopla ??????? ;)
 
ricko said:
That was not what I understood having talked to my lawyer some time in the past ... Any other have any ideas
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Your first answer was correct. You can only keep the PD from an earlier LC if you converted that LC into an approved, unrevoked I-140 petition on your behalf.
 
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