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October 2006
Employment-Based

All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed

 China: Mainland Born India Mexico Philippines
1st Current Current Current Current Current
2nd Current April 1st 2005 June 15th 2002 Current Current
3rd May 1st 2002 May 1st 2002 April 22nd 2001 May 1st 2001 May 1st 2002
Schedule A Workers Current Current Current Current Current
Other Workers January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001
4th Current Current Current Current Current
Certain Religious Workers Current Current Current Current Current
5th Current Current Current Current Current
Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers Current Current Current Current Current

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.

Family-Based All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed China: Mainland Born India Mexico Philippines
1st May 1st 2000 May 1st 2000 May 1st 2000 January 1st 1993 November 1st 1991
2A April 22nd 2001 April 22nd 2001 April 22nd 2001 October 15th 1999 April 22nd 2001
2B January 1st 1997 January 1st 1997 January 1st 1997 February 15th 1992 July 22nd 1996
3rd October 22nd 1998 October 22nd 1998 October 22nd 1998 January 1st 1994 August 1st 1990
4th September 15th 1995 February 1st 1995 August 1st 1995 September 15th 1993 April 1st 1984

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens



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