Availability
of Immigration Visa Numbers for September 2005
| Family-sponsored
categories |
| |
|
All
chargeability areas
except the countries
separately listed |
India |
China(PRC) |
Mexico |
Philippines |
| F1 |
Unmarried
Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens |
15 APR 01 |
15 APR 01 |
15 APR 01 |
01 JAN 83 |
22 MAR 91 |
| F2A |
Spouses
& Unmarried Children of Permanent Residents
- Subject to Per Country Limit |
22 SEP 01 |
22 SEP 01 |
22 SEP 01 |
15 AUG 98 |
22 SEP 01 |
| F2B |
Unmarried
Sons & Daughters (21 years of age or older)
of Permanent Residents |
01 APR 96 |
22 APR 96 |
22 APR 96 |
01 JAN 91 |
22 APR 96 |
| F3 |
Married
Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens |
15 MAR 98 |
15 MAR 98 |
15 MAR 98 |
01 JAN 92 |
08 SEP 90 |
| F4 |
Brothers
& Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens |
15 DEC93 |
22 FEB 93 |
08 OCT 93 |
01 JAN 87 |
01 FEB 83 |
| Employment-based
categories |
| |
|
All
chargeability areas
except the countries
separately listed |
India |
China(PRC) |
Mexico |
Philippines |
| E1 |
Priority
workers |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| E2 |
Professionals
Holding Advanced Degree
or Persons of Exceptional Ability |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| E3 |
Skilled
Workers & Professionals |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| E3 |
Schedule
A Workers |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| EW |
Other Workers (Unskilled Workers) |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| E4 |
Certain
Special Immigrants |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| E4 |
Certain
Religious Workers (SR) |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| E5 |
Employment
Creation (Investors) |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
| E5 |
Employment
Creation
(Investors in Targeted Employment Areas) |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C |
C =
Current
U = Unavailable
Cut-off date = The cut-off date for an oversubscribed
country is the priority date
of the first applicant who could not be reached within the
statutory limits.
Only applicants who have priority dates earlier that the cut-off
date may be allocated a number
|
