The Immigrant Visa Process

Use this tool to find out which cases are currently eligible for processing, if the approved petition is in one of these categories:

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Family Sponsored

• F1: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens
• F2A: Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents
• F2B: Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents
• F3: Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens
• F4: Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens

Employment Based

Do not use this tool if the approved petition is in one of these categories:

Approved petitions in the categores below are not subject to annual limits.

• IR-1: The spouse of a U.S. Citizen
• IR-2: An unmarried child (under 21 years of age) of a U.S. Citizen
• IR-3/H-3: An orphan adopted abroad by a U.S. Citizen
• IR-4/H-4: An orphan to be adopted in the U.S. by a U.S. Citizen
• IR-5: Parent of a U.S. Citizen who is at least 21 years old

About this Tool:

The Priority Date Checker is an online help tool using information from the Visa Bulletin.  Visa Bulletins are the only official documents about the availability of immigrant visa numbers.  Visa Bulletins also contain projections regarding future visa availability, and other important visa related information.\

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Check Priority Date

The time you have to wait for an immigrant visa to be available depends on annual limits the law sets in certain visa categories, the date the petition is filed, and the number of applicants.

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Look up a cut-off date for:

 Visa Bulletin For December 2013
 Visa Bulletin For January 2014

Enter a country of birth or chargeability:

Select an Immigration Category

 Family Sponsored                         --Select Family sponsored category--                         F1: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens                         F2A: Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents                         F2B: Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents                         F3: Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens                         F4: Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens                     

 Employment Based                        --Select employment based category--                       1st: Priority Workers                       2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability                       3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals                       3rd: Other Workers                       4th: Certain Special Immigrants                       4th: Certain Religious Workers                       5th: Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers and Pilot Programs                       5th: Pilot Program                     

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The cut-off date for your selection is:

01OCT01

(Day Month Year)

Read the Visa Bulletin for complete information

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