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The State Department estimates that by July 1, 2023, all of the pro-rated EB-3 visa numbers available to applicants chargeable to India in FY 2023 will be used. The annual limits will reset on October 1, 2023, with the start of FY 2024.

What Is a Priority Date? Your priority date determines your spot in line as you wait to receive a visa or green card. If your priority date is ?current,? you won't have to wait for a visa or green card. Your priority date becoming ?current? depends on your preference category and whether USCIS faces any backlogs.

When the dates for filing show as ?C? or ?Current?, it means that the foreigner doesn't have to wait anymore to apply for a visa interview at the U.S. consulate in their country for the immigrant visa. They can also file applications for green cards with USCIS without having to wait.

The application date for an oversubscribed category is the priority date of the first applicant who cannot submit documentation to the National Visa Center for an immigrant visa. If a category is designated ?current,? all applicants in the relevant category may file applications, regardless of priority date.

Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing are two different categories in the Visa Bulletin, with Final Action Dates indicating when immigrant visas are available for issuance, and Dates for Filing specifying when applicants can submit their green card applications.

You will find out when your priority date appears in the U.S. Department of State's Visa Bulletin. After that, you can apply for a green card from within the United States or at a U.S. consulate abroad. It generally takes about two years for a green card to become available, and the whole process can take three years.

These are the steps to determine whether the priority date of your immigrant visa is ?current?, meaning whether your immigrant visa is available. It is your responsibility to track when your immigrant visa becomes available.