What happens after my priority date becomes current?

Still, after your priority date becomes current in the “Application Final Action Dates” chart, you will have one year to pursue your visa or green card. If you miss this as well, the government will perceive you have quit, and the next person in the line will get your visa number to the next.

Is I-140 Approval Date Same as priority date?

For employment-based petitions that do not require labor certification, including National Interest Waivers and EB-1s, the priority date is the date on which an immigrant petition is filed using Forms I-140, I-526, or I-360. However, the date can’t be used unless their petition is approved.

Is priority date same as filing date?

Your Priority Date is the date that your immigrant petition was filed and represents your “place in line.”

How do I know my I-140 priority date?

The priority date is the date the DOL received your Labor Certification (PERM) or I-140 Petition. You can check the Visa Bulletin Here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html., and here.

What is I 140 status?

Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker is a form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by a prospective employer to petition an alien to work in the US on a permanent basis. This is done in the case when the worker is deemed extraordinary in some sense or when qualified workers do not exist in the US.

What is I 140 petition?

Jump to navigation Jump to search. Form I-140. Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker is a form submitted to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by a prospective employer to petition an alien to work in the US on a permanent basis.

How long does I 140 approval take?

Obtaining approval of the I-140 petition on behalf of the foreign worker. This step takes an average of approximately four months to complete, but an expediting procedure is available that reduces this to 15 business days.

What is an i 140 visa?

The Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, is used to petition U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to classify an alien beneficiary as eligible for an immigrant visa based on employment. For EB1-A Alien of Extraordinary Ability and EB-2 National Interest Waiver, the alien can do self-petition.