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Employment-Based

All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed

 China - mainland born India Mexico Philippines
1st Current Current Current Current Current
2nd Current Unavailable Unavailable Current Current
3rd June 8th 2006 8th of August 05 September 15th 2002 June 8th 2006 22nd of May 06
Other Workers 8th of June 06 April 22nd 2003 15th of September 02 8th of June 06 May 22nd 2006
4th Current Current Current Current Current
Certain Religious Workers Current Current Current Current Current

5th
Targeted
Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
and Pilot Programs

 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-Sponsored All Charge-Ability Areas Except Those Listed China: mainland born India Mexico Philippines
F1 June 22nd 2005 June 22nd 2005 June 22nd 2005 May 15th 1993 July 1st 1997
F2A January 1st 2010 January 1st 2010 January 1st 2010 December 8th 2009 January 1st 2010
F2B April 15th 2004 April 15th 2004 April 15th 2004 January 1st 1992 December 8th 2001
F3 April 1st 2002 April 1st 2002 April 1st 2002 15th of January 93 July 22nd 1992
F4 January 8th 2001 December 15th 2000 January 8th 2001 June 1st 1996 January 22nd 1989

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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