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January 2005
Employment-Based All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed China India Mexico Philippines
1st Current Current Current Current Current
2nd Current Current Current Current Current
3rd Current January 1st 2002 January 1st 2002 Current January 1st 2002
Other Workers Current Current Current Current Current
4th Current Current Current Current Current
Certain Religious Workers Current Current Current Current Current
5th Current Current Current Current Current
Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers Current Current Current Current Current

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.

Family-Based All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed China: mainland born India Mexico Philippines
1st December 22nd 2000 December 22nd 2000 December 22nd 2000 October 15th 1994 October 15th 1990
2A* August 15th 2000 August 15th 2000 August 15th 2000 October 15th 1997 August 15th 2000
2B August 1st 1995 August 1st 1995 August 1st 1995 February 15th 1992 August 1st 1995
3rd December 22nd 1997 December 22nd 1997 December 22nd 1997 January 22nd 1995 June 1st 1990
4th November 22nd 1992 November 22nd 1992 April 8th 1992 November 22nd 1992 September 22nd 1982

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens



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