After filing an I-130 family petition, USCIS assigns a priority date that shows your place in the visa queue. The Department of State releases a monthly Visa Bulletin tracking how far the queue has moved. When your priority date becomes current on the Bulletin, you can move forward with your green card application.
So you filed your I-130 for your family member, the receipt notice has arrived, and now you have no idea what's happening or when something will change. Hi, my name is Braxton Coyle and I'm the managing attorney here at Revis Associates. Here's what's actually going on. USCIS has accepted your petition and assigned your family member a priority date. That date is essentially your place in line. Every month the government publishes something that's called the Visa Bulletin and that shows how far the line has moved each month. When your priority date becomes current on the Visa Bulletin, that's when your family member can take the next step towards getting their green card. Are you not sure where your case stands right now? Call us today and we can check it out for you.
