Priority date

[mrshill 0]

I petioned my mom. I got a letter today and don’t understand what it means. It talks about her priority date and how she’s in queue for an interview. Can someone tell me what the priority date means ? 

Preference Category:    IR5

Priority Date:            15-NOV-16

 

 

this is qhat it says 

 

The National Visa Center (NVC) received all the requested documentation for this immigrant visa case.  The applicant is now in the queue awaiting an interview appointment overseas, where a consular officer will adjudicate the applicant’s visa application. 

 

NVC schedules appointments one month in advance.  The U.S. Embassy tells us what dates they are holding interviews, and NVC fills these appointments as they become documentarily qualified.  Most appointments are set within three months of NVC’s receipt of all requested documentation.  However, before applicants in a numerically limited (preference) visa category can receive an appointment, their priority date must also be current.  This can delay receipt of an appointment.  You can track your priority date using the Visa Bulletin on travel.state.gov.

  

When an appointment is available, we will notify the applicant, petitioner and attorney (if applicable).  The applicant can prepare now by reading about the embassy’s interview requirements online at nvc.state.gov/interview. Thank you for your patience.

 

[jamaicankim 89]

You are in line for an interview. Next contact from nvc is your parent interview date

[mrshill 0]

13 minutes ago, jamaicankim said:

You are in line for an interview. Next contact from nvc is your parent interview date

Do you know how long this will take ? 

[jamaicankim 89]

1 minute ago, mrshill said:

Do you know how long this will take ? 

Depends on how busy your embassy is. It can take one month to several. By 28th of each month they start to give out interview dates for the following months 

[mrshill 0]

2 hours ago, jamaicankim said:

Depends on how busy your embassy is. It can take one month to several. By 28th of each month they start to give out interview dates for the following months 

Is there a way to check on that ? On the embassy wait time ? 

[jamaicankim 89]

1 hour ago, mrshill said:

Is there a way to check on that ? On the embassy wait time ? 

No, you just have to wait on them.