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The dates below indicate the immigrant visa "priority
dates" currently being processed - for example, family 1st
preference green card applicants from Mexico who apply in February 2010 will face more than a 17-year wait for their application
to begin to be processed because the USCIS is still working
on applications that were originally filed on September 8, 1992.
| PRIORITY
DATES FOR FAMILY PREFERENCE GREEN CARDS* |
|
Family
Pref. |
All
Chargeability Areas
Except Those Listed |
China
(mainland- born) |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
| 1st |
01JUN04 |
01JUN04 |
01JUN04 |
08SEP92 |
01JAN94 |
| 2A |
01MAR06 |
01MAR06 |
01MAR06 |
01MAR04 |
01MAR06 |
| 2B |
01JAN02 |
01JAN02 |
01JAN02 |
08JUN92 |
15JUL98 |
| 3rd |
22MAY01 |
22MAY01 |
22MAY01 |
22SEP92 |
01JAN92 |
| 4th |
15NOV99 |
15NOV99 |
15NOV99 |
01DEC95 |
01JUL87 |
*NOTE: For January, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 01JAN04. 2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 01JAN04 and earlier than 01JAN06. (All 2A numbers provided for MEXICO are exempt from the per-country
limit; there are no 2A numbers for MEXICO subject to per-country limit.)
PRIORITY
DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED GREEN CARDS*
(C=CURRENT, U=Unavailable) |
|
Empl.
Pref. |
All
Chargeability Areas
Except Those Listed |
China
(mainland- born) |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
|
1st |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
2nd |
C |
22MAY05 |
22JAN05 |
C |
C |
|
3rd |
22SEP02 |
22SEP02 |
22JUN01 |
01JUL02 |
22SEP02 |
|
Other Workers |
01JUN01 |
01JUN01 |
01JUN01 |
01JUN01 |
01JUN01 |
|
4th |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
Certain Religious Workers |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
5th |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
|
Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
5th Pilot Programs |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
To receive regular Visa Bulletins directly from
the US Department of State, please contact them via one of the methods
below:
Online: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html
Email: VISABULLETIN@STATE.GOV
Email List: To be placed on the Department of State’s E-mail subscription list for the “Visa Bulletin”, please send an E-mail to the following E-mail
address: listserv@calist.state.gov and in the message body type:
"Subscribe Visa-Bulletin First name/Last name"
(example: Subscribe Visa-Bulletin Sally Doe)
Telephone: (202) 663-1541, for a 24-hour recording
that gives the monthly priority dates that are currently being processed.
The recording is updated in the middle of each month with information
on cut-off dates for the following month.
Fax: From your fax, dial (202) 647-3000. Follow
the prompts and enter code 1038 to have the Visa Bulletin faxed
to you.
Mail: To be placed on the Visa Bulletin mailing
list (or to change an address), write to:
Visa Bulletin
Visa Office
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20522-0106
Please note: Only
addresses within the U.S. postal system may be placed on the mailing
list. When reporting changes or corrections of address, include
a recent mailing label. The Postal Service does NOT automatically
notify the Visa Office of address changes. (Obtaining the Visa Bulletin
by mail is a much slower option than any of the alternatives mentioned
above.)
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