Q: What is the difference between the priority date and Date for Filing Application?
I am confused about the difference between the priority date and date for filing an application on the visa bulletin. Does the "Date for Filing Application" mean that I cannot submit an I-485 until the date on the bulletin, or does it mean that if I submit now this is the predicted priority date for my case? Also, are they mutually exclusive or that I have to have a current date on the "filing for application" before I get to have my case approved on the actual bulletin? Thanks.
A:
Depends on what visa you are filing. In the Family F2A category, you would use the Final Action Date. Other family categories will use the Date for Filing. Employment based visas use the Final Action Date. This is found on USCIS's website here: https://www.uscis.gov/visabulletininfo
If there's a C, or if there's a date and your priority date is on or before, you can submit the 485 and other forms. Every month these dates change. Some go forward, some go backward.
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