priority date

[ebquestions]

My father applied for an EB3 based green card when I was 19 years old. However by the time he had gotten his application approved by the labor department I had already aged out. Now I'm applying for an EB3 based green card myself I am wondering if I can use the priority date that my father had originally. (He did list me as a son on his original application). Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[vectorP]

You can not use your father's priority date

You can not use your father's priority date, it is your father's priority date, not yours.

Your father's priority date is based on the labor certification, in which there is nothing to do with your immigration application. (also see http://www.greencardapply.com/general/prioritydate.htm)