Data tool

Green Card Priority Date Estimator

How long until your priority date is current? Projected from ten years of Visa Bulletin Final Action Date movement, updated with every monthly bulletin.

Normally your country of birth, not citizenship. Married? See cross-chargeability in the FAQ.

Priority date questions

We take the gap between your priority date and the current Final Action cutoff for your category and country, then divide it by how fast that cutoff has moved over the last 3 and 5 years. The two windows give a range. It is a projection from past movement only — not a prediction.
Retrogression. When more people apply in a category than there are visas for the year, USCIS and the State Department pull the cutoff date backward to stay within annual limits. It is normal, especially for EB-2 and EB-3 India and China, and it is why we show a range rather than a single date.
Your priority date queue is normally set by your country of birth. If you are married, you may be able to use your spouse's country of birth instead — if it has a shorter backlog, that can move you to a much faster queue. This tool estimates a single country at a time; if cross-chargeability might apply to you, an evaluation can tell you which queue is faster.
Final Action Dates (Chart A) govern when your green card can actually be approved. Dates for Filing (Chart B) govern when you can submit your adjustment-of-status paperwork, often several months earlier. This tool uses Final Action Dates because that is what determines your actual wait to permanent residence.
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