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August 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 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Schedule A Workers Current Current Current Current Current
Other Workers Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
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 April 8th 2001 April 8th 2001 April 8th 2001 January 1st 1983 March 1st 1991
2A* July 22nd 2001 July 22nd 2001 July 22nd 2001 July 1st 1998 July 22nd 2001
2B January 22nd 1996 January 22nd 1996 January 22nd 1996 January 1st 1991 January 22nd 1996
3rd February 1st 1998 February 1st 1998 February 1st 1998 January 1st 1992 September 8th 1990
4th October 8th 1993 October 8th 1993 February 22nd 1993 January 1st 1987 February 1st 1983

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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