Visa BulletinThe visa bulletin is issued once a month by the Department of State and shows the priority dates for both family and employment based petitions. A priority date is the date that a person submits documentation which establishes eligibility for an immigrant visa.

For a family petition, the priority date will be the date that the family based petition was filed for the person.  Once the priority date is reached, that person is then eligible for an immigrant visa.

For an employment petition, the priority date is established as the date that the Labor Certification Application is filed.  Again, once the priority date is reached that person is then eligible to apply for an immigrant visa.

To determine when a priority date is reached you must look at the latest visa bulletin. Click here to access the most current visa bulletin issued by the Department of State.
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