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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 March 15th 2010 September 1st 2005 Current Current
3rd January 1st 2014 September 1st 2011 December 22nd 2003 January 1st 2014 January 1st 2014
Other Workers January 1st 2014 August 15th 2005 December 22nd 2003 January 1st 2014 January 1st 2014
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 July 22nd 2007 July 22nd 2007 July 22nd 2007 October 1st 1994 January 8th 2005
F2A May 8th 2013 May 8th 2013 May 8th 2013 April 22nd 2013 May 8th 2013
F2B May 22nd 2008 May 22nd 2008 May 22nd 2008 December 15th 1994 February 22nd 2004
F3 January 1st 2004 January 1st 2004 January 1st 2004 January 15th 1994 July 15th 1993
F4 April 15th 2002 April 15th 2002 April 15th 2002 April 22nd 1997 August 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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