March 2012
March 2012Employment-Based |
All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed |
China: Mainland Born | India | Mexico | Philippines |
1st | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
2nd | Current | May 1st 2010 | May 1st 2010 | Current | Current |
3rd | March 15th 2006 | January 1st 2005 | August 22nd 2002 | March 15th 2006 | March 15th 2006 |
Other Workers | March 15th 2006 | April 22nd 2003 | August 22nd 2002 | March 15th 2006 | March 15th 2006 |
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 | February 1st 2005 | February 1st 2005 | February 1st 2005 | May 1st 1993 | June 22nd 1997 |
F2A | July 22nd 2009 | July 22nd 2009 | July 22nd 2009 | July 1st 2009 | July 22nd 2009 |
F2B | November 15th 2003 | November 15th 2003 | November 15th 2003 | December 1st 1992 | December 8th 2001 |
F3 | January 1st 2002 | January 1st 2002 | January 1st 2002 | January 8th 1993 | July 22nd 1992 |
F4 | 8th of October 2000 | 8th of October 2000 | 8th of October 2000 | May 22nd 1996 | December 22nd 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