Preference relatives are the family members of a United States citizen who plan to immigrate to the United States based on their family relation with the United States citizen. The preference relative gains a United States visa through their...
priority date
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Priority date is the date on which an application was filed with the immigration authorities.
It is used by the Department of State (DOS) to determine an individual’s place in line in the visa queue where there are a limited...