Hey guys
Last month VSC gave dates from the mail room and hence for 140 it was July(mail handling and Data entry). But the actual processing dates for 140 is in Feb'2002.
Secondly for filing 485, state department issues Priority Dates for Employment-Based Immigrant Visas based on country which is nothing but the day your labour was filed. When you apply for 485, your priority date for your country must be current. The processing of the 485 dates are around Aug 2001 for VSC..