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Availability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for February, 2013
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 | 15 JAN 06 | 15 JAN 06 | 15 JAN 06 | 15 JUL 93 | 08 MAR 98 |
| F2A | Spouses & Unmarried Children of Permanent Residents – Subject to Per Country Limit | 22 OCT 10 | 22 OCT 10 | 22 OCT 10 | 08 OCT 10 | 22 OCT 10 |
| F2B | Unmarried Sons & Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents | 15 JAN 05 | 15 JAN 05 | 15 JAN 05 | 15 DEC 92 | 15 MAY 02 |
| 3rd | Married Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens | 08 JUL 02 | 08 JUL 02 | 08 JUL 02 | 08 MAR 93 | 22 AUG 92 |
| 4th | Brothers & Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens | 15 APR 01 | 15 APR 01 | 15 APR 01 | 01 AUG 96 | 01 JUN 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 | C | 15 JAN 08 | 01 SEP 04 | C | C |
| E3 | Skilled Workers & Professionals | 15 MAR 07 | 15 NOV 06 | 15 NOV 02 | 15 MAR 07 | 22 AUG 06 |
| EW | Other Workers (Unskilled Workers) | 15 MAR 07 | 01 JUL 03 | 15 NOV 02 | 15 MAR 07 | 22 AUG 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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