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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 October 8th 2009 May 1st 2009 Current Current
3rd April 1st 2011 November 1st 2008 November 8th 2003 April 1st 2011 April 1st 2011
Other Workers April 1st 2011 July 22nd 2005 November 8th 2003 April 1st 2011 April 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 1st 2007 May 1st 2007 May 1st 2007 June 1st 1994 August 1st 2004
F2A January 1st 2013 January 1st 2013 January 1st 2013 April 22nd 2012 January 1st 2013
F2B September 1st 2007 September 1st 2007 September 1st 2007 May 15th 1994 December 1st 2003
F3 November 15th 2003 November 15th 2003 November 15th 2003 October 15th 1993 May 22nd 1993
F4 January 1st 2002 January 1st 2002 January 1st 2002 January 22nd 1997 March 15th 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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