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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 January 1st 2006 January 1st 2006 Current Current
3rd August 15th 2015 December 22nd 2004 December 22nd 2004 August 15th 2015 December 22nd 2004
Other Workers August 15th 2015 January 1st 2004 December 22nd 2004 August 15th 2015 December 22nd 2004
4th Current Current Current Current Current
Certain Religious Workers Current Current Current Current Current

5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)

 Current September 22nd 2013 Current Current Current

5th Regional Center (I5 and R5)

 Current September 22nd 2013 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 December 15th 2007 December 15th 2007 December 15th 2007 November 15th 1994 October 22nd 2000
F2A March 1st 2014 March 1st 2014 March 1st 2014 February 1st 2014 March 1st 2014
F2B December 22nd 2008 December 22nd 2008 December 22nd 2008 July 15th 1995 September 8th 2004
F3 May 8th 2004 May 8th 2004 May 8th 2004 May 22nd 1994 September 15th 1993
F4 January 15th 2003 January 15th 2003 January 15th 2003 March 15th 1997 March 1st 1992

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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