I-485 Prioirty

[jpraveen]

My I-140 has been approved and I am going to file 485.I didn't do the concurrent filing. So if I file my 485 now, what would be priority date? that means my I-140 filing date will be treated as the priority for 485?

 

[GC Don]

Praveen,
Normally your Priority date is the date that your application for Labor is received by your local labor office. You can also see this in your I-140 receipt.

But once you file I-485, INS also generates a priority date, located in your I-485 receipt, which is the date that your I-485 application is received by INS(BCIS).

But to my knowledge, your actual priority date is the Labor filing date, even if you file individually or concurrently.

 

[jpraveen]

Don,

Thanks for the reply.Mine is a pre approved labor.My I-140 got approved on that labor.So still my priority would be that labor priority or it carried my I-140 date?

appreciate your reply

 

[senpal]

Priority date don't mean a thing these days as all categories are current. In your case, what matters is your I-485 receipt date. I-485s are processed in the order of the date it was received. The sooner you file the better.