Priority Date Retrogression: Read This before Freaking Out

[readytohelp]

Labor Substitution

I had a labor substitution and applied for I140+I485 on Jan 2004. Now I have the I140 approved and finger printing done on Jan 8. The priority date on my I140 shows Nov 1998. Will I be affected by retrogression. I mean will my case move forward.
I get conflicting answers regarding this.

 

[MA_Labor]

I had a labor substitution and applied for I140+I485 on Jan 2004. Now I have the I140 approved and finger printing done on Jan 8. The priority date on my I140 shows Nov 1998. Will I be affected by retrogression. I mean will my case move forward.
I get conflicting answers regarding this.

No way Jose! Your priority date is Nov 1998, which is < Jan 2002.

 

[tvp]

EB3 cutoff date 01/01/2002 in Jan 2005

I am new to this forum.I have a question.
My labor just got approved jan,2005 from PA and priority date is may 22, 2003.

I applied for I-140 from vermont.

Can I apply I-485 because vermont is now processing jun 22 2003 as I see my priority date is current in that center.Is my guess true?
https://egov.immigration.gov/cris/jsps/Processtimes.jsp?SeviceCenter=Vermont

someone please guide me.
thnx

 

[TheRealCanadian]

Can I apply I-485 because vermont is now processing jun 22 2003 as I see my priority date is current in that center.Is my guess true?

Nope. What is your country of birth & category? Check the State Department visa bulletin - that dtermines what priority dates are "current". The Service Center processing times are irrelevant to this discussion.

 

[Explorer19]

Hi tvp

No u cannot apply for I-485.

June 19 2003 is the processing date for vermont which means that vermont is processing I-485 applications filed on or near 19 June 2003 (ofcourse now based on priority date)

whereas priority date is the date on which u start ur labor process no matter when it gets approved. Right now priority date for EB3 is 1 Jan 2002

so ur priority date is May 2003 which means that u wud have to wait until the priority date moves past ur may 2003 which may take any amount of time may be months, may be years who knows.

 

[california_gc]

PD on approved 140 - read this if you have already freaked out

The priority date on the notice is July 27, 2001.

I had used LC substitution and filed in Sept. 2003. So it is not the 140 filing date but it is the PD of the original LC.

This is a big relief to a lot of LC subs. cases.

Thanks,

california_gc

 

[Greeny]

Thats good News.
Good Luck.

 

[Participant]

Also see this thread:
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?p=1038696#post1038696.
posted by others.

 

[anonymous_nj]

Also see this thread:
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?p=1038696#post1038696.
posted by others.

That's a big reliref.

Participant - Thanks for posting this.

 

[anonymous_nj]

Also see this thread:
http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?p=1038696#post1038696.
posted by others.

That's a big relief.

Participant - Thanks for posting this.