June 2007
June 2007| Employment-Based |
All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed |
China: Mainland Born | India | Mexico | Philippines |
| 1st | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 2nd | Current | January 1st 2006 | April 1st 2004 | Current | Current |
| 3rd | June 1st 2005 | June 1st 2003 | June 1st 2003 | June 1st 2003 | June 1st 2005 |
| Other Workers | October 1st 2001 | October 1st 2001 | October 1st 2001 | October 1st 2001 | October 1st 2001 |
| 4th | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| Certain Religious Workers | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| Iraqi & Afghani Translators | September 18th 2006 | September 18th 2006 | September 18th 2006 | September 18th 2006 | September 18th 2006 |
| 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 | June 1st 2001 | June 1st 2001 | June 1st 2001 | January 1st 1991 | April 22nd 1992 |
| 2A | April 22nd 2002 | April 22nd 2002 | April 22nd 2002 | May 1st 2001 | April 22nd 2002 |
| 2B | December 1st 1997 | December 1st 1997 | December 1st 1997 | March 8th 1992 | October 1st 1996 |
| 3rd | May 15th 1999 | May 15th 1999 | May 15th 1999 | February 8th 1988 | January 1st 1985 |
| 4th | June 8th 1996 | January 8th 1996 | January 22nd 1996 | July 15th 1994 | March 1st 1985 |
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