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You have reached the front of the line when your priority date becomes "current." The U.S. Department of State publishes a monthly visa bulletin that lists the priority dates which have become current. In other words, these are the priority dates that now have an immigrant visa available to be claimed.

Open the Department of State visa bulletin at . Click on the month of the ?Current Visa Bulletin?.

You have reached the front of the line when your priority date becomes "current." The U.S. Department of State publishes a monthly visa bulletin that lists the priority dates which have become current. In other words, these are the priority dates that now have an immigrant visa available to be claimed.

Your priority date is generally the date when your relative or employer properly filed the immigrant visa petition on your behalf with USCIS.

In the April 2023 Visa Bulletin, the EB-2 final action dates for Rest of World, Mexico, and the Philippines retrogressed to keep number use within the FY 2023 annual limit. This was due to higher than expected demand from applicants with priority dates earlier than the established final action dates.

The visa bulletin exists because Congress caps the number of green cards that can be issued each year. The number of people who are seeking green cards has consistently exceeded this annual limit, creating a backlog?in fact, several backlogs.

If your Priority Date is after the date on the bulletin, then your immigrant visa is not yet available and you are not yet eligible to apply for a Green Card. Continue to check online regularly to find out when you can apply for a Green Card. The dates in the chart change monthly.