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⏳ EB-3 Ported PD Pending - I-485 Receipt Shows Wrong Priority Date (2014 PD vs 2025 Filing Date)
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⏳ **Case Status: Pending**
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Applicant filed I-485 in October 2025 under EB-3 with a priority date ported from a previous employer dating back to August 2014. The I-485 receipt notice incorrectly displays the filing date (October 10, 2025) instead of the ported 2014 priority date, raising concerns about whether USCIS has correctly applied the earlier date.
An EB-3 I-485 was filed in October 2025 with a priority date ported from a prior employer's petition, originally established in August 2014. Upon receiving the I-485 receipt notices, the priority date shown was October 10, 2025 — matching the filing date rather than the ported priority date. USCIS Emma chat agents were unable to confirm which priority date is actually associated with the case. The applicant is seeking reliable methods to verify that the 2014 priority date has been correctly captured in USCIS systems, considering options such as a service request, Tier 2 officer inquiry, or FOIA request.
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Receipt notices (I-797) commonly display the filing date rather than the ported priority date — this is a known USCIS system behavior and does not necessarily indicate an error in how your case is being processed. The priority date used for adjudication is pulled from the underlying approved petition (I-140), not from the receipt notice itself. To verify, the most reliable methods are: (1) submitting a FOIA request for your A-file, which will show how the priority date is recorded internally; (2) filing a service request (e-Request) referencing your approved I-140 receipt number and the ported priority date; (3) requesting a Tier 2 infopass appointment if a service request doesn't yield a clear answer. Cases with ported PDs from 2014 under EB-3 are generally in strong position given current visa bulletin cutoffs — the key risk is ensuring the port was properly documented with USCIS at the time of filing.