July 2011
July 2011|
Employment- Based |
All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed | China: Mainland Born | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|
1st |
Current |
Current |
Current |
Current |
Current |
|
2nd |
Current |
March 8th 2007 |
March 8th 2007 |
Current |
Current |
|
3rd |
October 8th 2005 |
July 1st 2004 |
May 1st 2002 |
July 1st 2005 |
October 8th 2005 |
|
Other Workers |
November 22nd 2004 |
April 22nd 2003 |
May 1st 2002 |
November 22nd 2004 |
November 22nd 2004 |
|
4th |
Current |
Current |
Current |
Current |
Current |
|
Certain Religious Workers |
Current |
Current |
Current |
Current |
Current |
|
5th |
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- Sponsored |
All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed |
China: Mainland Born |
India |
Mexico |
Philippines |
|
F1 |
May 1st 2004 |
May 1st 2004 |
May 1st 2004 |
March 8th 1993 |
April 15th 1996 |
|
F2A |
March 22nd 2008 |
March 22nd 2008 |
March 22nd 2008 |
February 15th 2008 |
March 22nd 2008 |
|
F2B |
July 1st 2003 |
July 1st 2003 |
July 1st 2003 |
September 22nd 1992 |
September 22nd 2000 |
|
F3 |
July 15th 2001 |
July 15th 2001 |
July 15th 2001 |
November 15th 1992 |
March 22nd 1992 |
|
F4 |
March 8th 2000 |
March 8th 2000 |
March 8th 2000 |
March 1st 1996 |
May 15th 1988 |
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