Question about priority date

[lomeshp 0]

this question is for a friend of mine:

I filed for I-130 (F2A) [spouse with Permance Greencard] for my husband at Vermont Service Center in March 2005. Currently priority date online shows January 2006.

Not sure if my case is approved or not but I have a new number from NVC and when I call them they say that they are currently processing files from July 15, 2003. is that possible? I thought once you are approved with your service center, NVC does rest of the process and there is no hold time there.

anyone have any info?

[YuAndDan 153]

Since USCIS knows there is a long wait for visa numbers on limited class visas, they can take a year or more to process the petition and send it on to NVC, after that and NVC will put the case into storage until a visa number is issued for the case. When USCIS approves the case has nothing to do with when NVC issues a visa number.

Currently NVC is working on F2A petitions from July 03 for India. SEE the bulletin. http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bull...letin_1360.html

You can get the priority bumped up to unlimited immediate class by naturalization and becoming a US Citizen.