I have an approved I-526. My priority date is early 2015. I am from China. I also have an EB-2 application. The priority date for the EB-5 is July 2017. How can I transfer my EB-5 priority date to EB-2?
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A Olusanjo Omoniyi
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyThe priority date is not transferable between the two visas.
Bernard P Wolfsdorf
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou can move a priority date from EB-1 to EB-2 and to EB-3 and reverse, but not between EB-5 and EB-2.
Salvatore Picataggio
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou cannot, but you can speak with an immigration attorney to discuss possible planning for approvals of the two petitions and next steps.
BoBi Ahn
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyYou cannot transfer your EB-5 priority date to your EB-2 processing.
Charles Foster
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyNo, you cannot transfer your EB-5 priority date to your EB-2 priority date.
Dale Schwartz
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyI believe that priority dates can only be transferred among the first 3 categories, which are EB-1, EB-2 or EB-3, not EB-5. Sorry.
Jinhee Wilde
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyUnfortunately, the priority date for one EB category cannot be used for another EB category.
Lynne Feldman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyWhen you file the I-140 for the EB-2 case, include the I-526 approval and ask USCIS to recapture the earlier priority date on the current I-140 approval.
Stephen Berman
Find an EB-5 Visa Lawyer: Immigration AttorneyNotify USCIS about your other priority date and ask to retain it.
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