A priority date is a person’s place in line for obtaining a permanent residency through family or employment category. Thus, it is important to those seeking permanent residency to obtain a priority date. Under the family based category, the date when a United States relative files a petition for the alien relative (form I-130), that date becomes the priority date. Under the employment based categories, the date when an employer either files an application for labor certification or if no labor certification is required, when the employer files an application for the alien worker (form I-140), that date becomes the priority date.

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