In some instances, I-485 receipts for derivative spouses and children have been issued with incorrect priority dates. In these cases, the receipt notices may show the I-485 filing date, rather than the priority date. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) assures that the derivative beneficiaries will be given the same priority date as the principal applicant. However, due to irregularities in the system used by the USCIS, there is no way to assign the priority date for purposes of the receipt notice on a newly filed derivative I-485. The computer system, therefore, simply inserts the receipt date into the data field where the priority date should go.
It is important to note that the USCIS has offered assurance that the wrong date will NOT be utilized in processing or adjudicating the I-485 case for any such dependent family members.
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