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Availability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for March, 2012
By: Allen E. Kaye
| Family-sponsored categories | ||||||
| All chargeability areas except the countries separately listed | China (Mainland Born) | India | Mexico | Philippines | ||
| F1 | Unmarried Sons & Daughters of U.S. citizens | 01 FEB 05 | 01 FEB 05 | 01 FEB 05 | 01 MAY 93 | 22 JUN 97 |
| F2A | Spouses & Unmarried Children of Permanent Residents – Subject to Per Country Limit | 22 JUL 09 | 22 JUL 09 | 22 JUL 09 | 01 JUL 09 | 22 JUL 09 |
| F2B | Unmarried Sons & Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents | 15 NOV 03 | 15 NOV 03 | 15 NOV 03 | 01 DEC 92 | 08 DEC 01 |
| 3rd | Married Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens | 01 JAN 02 | 01 JAN 02 | 01 JAN 02 | 08 JAN 03 | 22 JUL 92 |
| 4th | Brothers & Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens | 08 OCT 00 | 08 OCT 00 | 08 OCT 08 | 22 MAY 96 | 22 DEC 88 |
| Employment-based categories | ||||||
| All chargeability areas except the countries separately listed |
China (mainland born) | India | Mexico | Philippines | ||
| E1 | Priority Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| E2 | Professionals Holding Advanced Degree or Persons of Exceptional Ability | C | 01 MAY 10 | 01 MAY 10 | C | C |
| E3 | Skilled Workers & Professionals | 15 MAR 06 | 01 JAN 05 | 22 AUG 02 | 15 MAR 06 | 15 MAR 06 |
| EW | Other Workers (Unskilled Workers) | 15 MAR 06 | 22 APR 03 | 22 AUG 02 | 15 MAR 06 | 15 MAR 06 |
| 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 |
| E5 | Pilot Programs | C | C | C | C | C |
C = Current
U = Unavailable
Cut-off date = The cut-off date is the priority date of the first applicant who could not be reached within the statutory limit for the month.
Only applicants who have priority dates earlier than the cut-off date may be allocated a number
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