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Availability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for August, 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 AUG 05 | 01 AUG 05 | 01 AUG 05 | 08 JUN 93 | 01 MAR 94 |
| F2A | Spouses & Unmarried Children of Permanent Residents – Subject to Per Country Limit | 15 MAR 10 | 15 MAR 10 | 15 MAR 10 | 01 MAR 10 | 15 MAR 10 |
| F2B | Unmarried Sons & Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents | 22 JUN 04 | 22 JUN 04 | 22 JUN 04 | 22 AUG 92 | 01 JAN 02 |
| 3rd | Married Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens | 01 MAY 02 | 01 MAY 02 | 01 MAY 02 | 22 JAN 93 | 22 JUL 92 |
| 4th | Brothers & Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens | 15 FEB 01 | 08 JAN 01 | 15 FEB 01 | 15 JUN 96 | 01 FEB 89 |
| 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 | 01 JAN 09 | U | U | 01 JAN 09 | 01 JAN 09 |
| E3 | Skilled Workers & Professionals | 08 SEP 06 | 08 NOV 05 | 01 OCT 02 | 08 SEP 06 | 15 JUN 06 |
| EW | Other Workers (Unskilled Workers) | 08 SEP 06 | 15 JUN 03 | 01 OCT 02 | 08 SEP 06 | 08 JUN 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.
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