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If he or she is the beneficiary of an approved immigrant petition (family or employment-based), the priority date must be current (if applicable). Once the application package (I-485, I-693, and the filing fees [5]) are received, the applicant will receive the receipt number. This receipt number can be used to track the case online.
Priority date is a United States immigration concept – it is the date when a principal applicant first reveals his or her intent of immigration to the US government. For family-sponsored applicants, the priority date is the date an immigration petition, filed on behalf of him or her, is received by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
An applicant in the United States can obtain two permits while the case is pending after a certain stage is passed in green card processing (filing of I-485). The first is a temporary work permit known as the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which allows the alien to take employment in the United States.
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For employment-based green card applicants, the priority date needs to be current to apply for Adjustment of Status (I-485) at which time an Employment Authorization Document can be applied for. Typically, it is recommended to apply for Advance Parole at the same time so that visa stamping is not required when re-entering US from a foreign country.
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In the case of numerically limited categories, this means that the applicant's Priority Date must be current. The applicant is admissible to the United States. The qualifying petition or qualifying application for labor certification must have been "properly filed", (i.e., signed and submitted with the corrected fees) and "approvable ...