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June 2008
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 2004 April 1st 2004 Current Current
3rd March 1st 2006 March 22nd 2003 November 1st 2001 July 1st 2002 March 1st 2006
Other Workers January 1st 2003 January 1st 2003 January 1st 2003 January 1st 2003 January 1st 2003
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 March 15th 2002 March 15th 2002 March 15th 2002 July 22nd 1992 March 15th 1993
2A July 15th 2003 July 15th 2003 July 15th 2003 May 1st 2002 July 15th 2003
2B August 1st 1999 August 1st 1999 August 1st 1999 April 8th 1992 February 22nd 1997
3rd June 8th 2000 June 8th 2000 June 8th 2000 August 1st 1992 April 1st 1991
4th August 22nd 1997 February 1st 1997 February 1st 1997 December 15th 1994 March 8th 1986

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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