Priority date confusion

[Linos 69]

Hi all,

 

We filed our i-130 by mail on September 15th 2020 for our CR1 application. We just received a hard copy of our form I-797C which states they received the petition and the payment on September 21st, 2020. It says that our priority date is also September 21st, 2020...Is this correct? To me it sounds weird, although I am not certain exactly what PD means, I expected it to be a lot further in the future? Perhaps this is a typo on their side?

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

12 minutes ago, Linos said:

Hi all,

 

We filed our i-130 by mail on September 15th 2020 for our CR1 application. We just received a hard copy of our form I-797C which states they received the petition and the payment on September 21st, 2020. It says that our priority date is also September 21st, 2020...Is this correct? To me it sounds weird, although I am not certain exactly what PD means, I expected it to be a lot further in the future? Perhaps this is a typo on their side?

What is the date on her greencard? Resident since ?????

[Linos 69]

2 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

What is the date on her greencard? Resident since ?????

Petitioner (living in the States) is USC and beneficiary (me) is an Irish citizen (living in Ireland). I have never lived in the states/had a greencard 

[Lil bear 4,189]

13 minutes ago, Linos said:

Hi all,

 

We filed our i-130 by mail on September 15th 2020 for our CR1 application. We just received a hard copy of our form I-797C which states they received the petition and the payment on September 21st, 2020. It says that our priority date is also September 21st, 2020...Is this correct? To me it sounds weird, although I am not certain exactly what PD means, I expected it to be a lot further in the future? Perhaps this is a typo on their side?

the priority date is the date the USCIS accepts your i130 for processing. The spouse visa for this category is not delayed by the need to wait for a visa to be available once the i130 is accepted. The process will still take around 12 months to complete Other visa categories have to wait until a visa is available .. these are limited each year in how many can be issued.. so this delays the issue of a visa can be delayed for years. The PD will still be the day  it’s accepted for processing but the visa availability date can be years after the initial petition is approved 

5 minutes ago, Cyberfx1024 said:

What is the date on her greencard? Resident since ?????

I think this answer  may be on the wrong post 😁. More coffee needed ! 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

2 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

I think this answer  may be on the wrong post 😁. More coffee needed ! 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Linos said:

Petitioner (living in the States) is USC and beneficiary (me) is an Irish citizen (living in Ireland). I have never lived in the states/had a greencard 

I apologize.... Coffee is definitely needed. 

[Linos 69]

1 minute ago, Lil bear said:

the priority date is the date the USCIS accepts your i130 for processing. The spouse visa for this category is not delayed by the need to wait for a visa to be available once the i130 is accepted. The process will still take around 12 months to complete Other visa categories have to wait until a visa is available .. these are limited each year in how many can be issued.. so this delays the issue of a visa can be delayed for years. The PD will still be the day  it’s accepted for processing but the visa availability date can be years after the initial petition is approved 

Ahhh right I see now. I think the difference between the petitioners status is what confused me about PDs in general when I was reading about them. So if the petitioner was a PR instead of a USC the PD wouldn't be the same as the date it was accepted due to waiting times.

Just now, Cyberfx1024 said:

 

 

I apologize.... Coffee is definitely needed. 

Haha no worries, coffee is always needed 😍

[payxibka 10,045]

6 minutes ago, Linos said:

Ahhh right I see now. I think the difference between the petitioners status is what confused me about PDs in general when I was reading about them. So if the petitioner was a PR instead of a USC the PD wouldn't be the same as the date it was accepted due to waiting times.

Haha no worries, coffee is always needed 😍

Priority dates are always the date you enter tbe queue.  Depending on the visa type,  you might spend one to 20 years in line before a visa is available based on your priority date 

[Linos 69]

11 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Priority dates are always the date you enter tbe queue.  Depending on the visa type,  you might spend one to 20 years in line before a visa is available based on your priority date 

That makes sense now 😀 Thanks!