August 2011 Visa Bulletin

Below is a comparison of the July and August 2011 Visa Bulletin:

August 2011
 
Family
1st: No forward movement for chargeability for Mexico, Philippines and all other chargeability areas. 
2A: Forward movement for chargeability for Mexico (from 15FEB08 to 01JUN08). Also, forward movement for Philippines and all other chargeability areas (from 22MAR08 to 22JUL08). 
2B: Forward movement for Mexico (from 22SEP92 to 01OCT92) and Philippines (from 22SEP00 to 01DEC00). No movement for all chargeability areas.
3rd: No movement for Mexico but there is a forward movement for the Philippines (from 22MAR92 to 01APR92) and all others (from 15JUN01 to 22AUG01).
4th: Slight movement for Mexico (from 01MAR96 to 08MAR96) and others (from 08MAR00 to 08APR00).  No movement for Philippines. 

Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas
Except Those Listed		 CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 01MAY04 01MAY04 01MAY04 08MAR93 15APR96
F2A 22JUL08 22JUL08 22JUL08 01JUN08 22JUL08
F2B 01JUL03 01JUL03 01JUL03 01OCT92 01DEC00
F3 22AUG01 22AUG01 22AUG01 15NOV92 01APR92
F4 08APR00 08APR00 08APR00 08MAR96 15MAY8


Employment
2nd: Forward movement for China and India (from 08MAR07 to 15 APR07).
3rd: Forward movement for all areas of chargeability especially for Mexico. 

Employment- Based All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 15APR07 15APR07 C C
3rd 01NOV05 08JUL04 01JUN02 01NOV05 01NOV05
Other Workers 01MAY05 22APR03 01JUN02 01MAY05 01MAY05
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers C C C C C
5th
Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs		 C C C C C


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