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Upcoming Visa Bulletin USCIS, in coordination with Department of State (DOS), is revising the procedures for determining visa availability for applicants waiting to file for employment-based or family-sponsored preference adjustment of status.

A: The Final Action Date on the Visa Bulletin is the date when an immigrant visa is available and a green card may finally be issued. A green card case cannot be completed (approved) unless the applicant's priority date is earlier than the Final Action Date listed on the Visa Bulletin.

If the dates for filing shows as 'Current' or 'C', then it also means that there is no wait time to apply for visa interview at the US consulate abroad to get immigrant visa. Also, similarly one can file green card applications with USCIS without waiting.

The recording is normally updated on/about the 17th of each month with information on final action dates for the following month.

The U.S. Department of State releases a Visa Bulletin every month that provides a summary on the availability of immigrant numbers for U.S. immigrant visas, also known as Green Cards.

When you finally see a later date or the letter C on the Dates for Filing on the Visa Bulletin website, you will know that your priority date became current. Right after you notice this, you don't have to wait for the government to call you. Instead, you can contact the NVC and ask for the appropriate instructions.

According to the USCIS, there are some months when more people apply for a visa in a specific category than there are available visas for that month. This is when the cut-off date may move backward. This backward movement (a priority date that is valid one month but not the next) is called visa retrogression.