what is priority date
The employment-based (EB) categories in the visa bulletin are as follows: An applicantâs priority date is the day that the government received the employerâs PERM application. However, if a PERM application is not required, the priority date is the date the government received an EB visa petition (I-140, I-526). Watch our EB videos to see various methods of shortening your waiting time for a green card.