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Employment-Based

All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed

 China: mainland born India Mexico Philippines
1st Current Current Current Current Current
2nd Current November 15th 2009 May 1st 2009 Current Current
3rd October 1st 2011 April 1st 2009 November 15th 2003 October 1st 2011 October 1st 2011
Other Workers October 1st 2011 July 22nd 2005 November 15th 2003 October 1st 2011 October 1st 2011
4th Current Current Current Current Current
Certain Religious Workers Current Current Current Current Current

5th: Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Center and Pilot Programs

 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 22nd 2007 May 22nd 2007 May 22nd 2007 June 22nd 1994 September 1st 2004
F2A February 1st 2013 February 1st 2013 February 1st 2013 July 22nd 2012 February 1st 2013
F2B November 1st 2007 November 1st 2007 November 1st 2007 August 1st 1994 December 15th 2003
F3 December 1st 2003 December 1st 2003 December 1st 2003 October 22nd 1993 June 1st 1993
F4 January 22nd 2002 January 22nd 2002 January 22nd 2002 February 1st 1997 April 8th 1991

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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