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Availability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for October, 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 | 08 OCT 05 | 08 OCT 05 | 08 OCT 05 | 15 JUN 93 | 01 APR 96 |
| F2A | Spouses & Unmarried Children of Permanent Residents – Subject to Per Country Limit | 01 JUN 10 | 01 JUN 10 | 01 JUN 10 | 15 MAY 10 | 01 JUN 10 |
| F2B | Unmarried Sons & Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents | 15 SEP 04 | 15 SEP 04 | 15 SEP 04 | 01 OCT 92 | 22 JAN 02 |
| 3rd | Married Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens | 22 MAY 02 | 22 MAY 02 | 22 MAY 02 | 08 FEB 93 | 22 JUL 92 |
| 4th | Brothers & Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens | 15 MAR 01 | 15 FEB 01 | 15 MAR 01 | 22 JUN 96 | 08 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 12 | 15 JUL 07 | 01 SEP 04 | 01 JAN 12 | 01 JAN 12 |
| E3 | Skilled Workers & Professionals | 22 OCT 06 | 08 FEB 06 | 15 OCT 02 | 22 OCT 06 | 01 AUG 06 |
| EW | Other Workers (Unskilled Workers) | 22 OCT 06 | 22 JUN 03 | 15 OCT 02 | 22 OCT 06 | 01 AUG 06 |
| E4 | Certain Special Immigrants | C | C | C | C | C |
| E4 | Certain Religious Workers (SR) | U | U | U | U | U |
| 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 | U | U | U | U | U |
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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