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Employment-Based

All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed

 China: Mainland Born Dominican Republic India Mexico Philippines
1st Current Current Current Current Current Current
2nd Current November 22nd 2005 Current October 1st 2005 Current Current
3rd August 15th 2003 August 15th 2003 August 15th 2003 November 22nd 2001 Unavailable August 15th 2003
Other Workers June 1st 2001 June 1st 2001 June 1st 2001 June 1st 2001 Unavailable June 1st 2001
4th Current Current Current Current Current Current
Certain Religious Workers Current Current Current Current Current Current
5th Current Current Current Current Current Current
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/ Regional Centers Current Current Current Current Current Current
5th Pilot Programs Current 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 Dominican Republic India Mexico Philippines
1st April 1st 2005 April 1st 2005 April 1st 2005 April 1st 2005 November 1st 1992 September 1st 1995
2A July 1st 2008 July 1st 2008 June 1st 2007 July 1st 2008 June 1st 2007 July 1st 2008
2B May 1st 2003 May 1st 2003 May 1st 2003 May 1st 2003 June 15th 1992 March 1st 2000
3rd September 1st 2001 September 1st 2001 September 1st 2001 September 1st 2001 March 1st 1992 May 1st 1993
4th January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001 January 1st 2001 March 1st 1995 April 1st 1989

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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