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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 September 1st 2010 January 1st 2007 Current Current
3rd June 1st 2014 October 22nd 2011 January 1st 2004 June 1st 2014 June 1st 2014
Other Workers June 1st 2014 August 15th 2005 January 1st 2004 June 1st 2014 June 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 August 1st 2007 August 1st 2007 August 1st 2007 October 22nd 1994 February 1st 2005
F2A June 22nd 2013 June 22nd 2013 June 22nd 2013 May 22nd 2013 June 22nd 2013
F2B July 8th 2008 July 8th 2008 July 8th 2008 January 1st 1995 March 22nd 2004
F3 January 22nd 2004 January 22nd 2004 January 22nd 2004 February 22nd 1994 August 1st 1993
F4 May 15th 2002 May 15th 2002 May 15th 2002 June 1st 1997 September 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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