The green card tracker is also synchronized with our visa bulletin database, and will display the cut-off date for your preference category for current month as well as next month if available.Īnswers to common questions, such as "Is your GreenCard Tracker accurate?" or "When will you update the tracker?" can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page. For example, you may still see pending cases ahead of you even if your I-485 has been approved. So it is normal to see fluctuations in the order of applications being adjudicated. Note that although USCIS generally operates on a first in first out (FIFO) basis, there are many factors affecting case processing. You must select a date for the PD value to take effect. From the pop-up calendar, select Month, Year, then Day. This is the date your labor certification (LC) was filed, or I-140 was filed if LC was not required. EB1 means employment-based first preference, EB2 second preference, etc. This is the preference category of your immigrant petition (I-140). There are five choices based on the Visa Bulletin: China (mainland), India, Mexico, Philippines, and "the Rest of the World (ROW)" for all other countries and regions. This is usually your country of origin or birth. To calculate your position in the green card queue, select your case information and click "Track Green Card": To make the green card tracker more accurate, we actually calculate the CP to I-485 ratio for each category individually, using the latest matching data from USCIS and DOS. However, the 15% number is an average ratio considering all green cards issued annually - the exact percentage can vary significantly from category to category. The consular processing inventory is published once a year by the Department of State.įor pending cases waiting for immigrant visas through consular processing (CP), both USCIS and the State Department have disclosed that roughly 15% of visa numbers are allocated to people going through the consular process overseas. The pending I-485 inventory is released quarterly (every three months or so) by USCIS. The shorter the columns, the closer you are to a green card. A graph is generated to not only show your current place in line but also your progress over the past two years. It automatically calculates the total number of green card applicants (both AOS and CP) waiting ahead of you. This Green Card Calculator is based entirely on government-released data, including USCIS pending I-485 inventory and State Department's Consular Processing inventory. This means all cases that are from your country and in the same employment-based category, but have an priority date earlier than yours. If you have a pending I-485, use this calculator to figure out the total number of applications ahead of you. employment-based category, but have an priority date earlier than yours. The green card tracker is designed to calculate your place in line for a green card. The green card tracker is designed to show your place in line for a green card.
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