September 2011 Visa Bulletin

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

September 2011

Family
1st: No forward movement for chargeability for all other chargeability areas. Slight movement for Mexico (08MAR93 to 15 MAR93). Few months of movement for the Philippines (15APR96 to 01NOV96).

2A: Forward movement for chargeability for Mexico (01JUN08 to 22SEP08). Also, forward movement for Philippines and all other chargeability areas (22 JUL08 to 01DEC08).
 
2B: Slight movement for Mexico (01OCT92 to 22 NOV92) and Philippines (01DEC00 to 22MAR01). No movement for all chargeability areas.

3rd: A few days of movement for Mexico (15NOV92 to 22NOV92) and a slight movement for the Philippines (01APR92 to 15MAY92). But no movement for all others.

4th: Slight progress for Mexico (08MAR96 to 22MAR96), Philippines (15MAY88 to 08JUL88) and for all others (08APR00 to 15APR00).

Family- Sponsored All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
F1 01MAY04 01MAY04 01MAY04 15MAR93 01NOV96
F2A 01DEC08 01DEC08 01DEC08 22SEP08 01DEC08
F2B 01JUL03 01JUL03 01JUL03 01NOV92 22MAR01
F3 22AUG01 22AUG01 22AUG01 22NOV92 15MAY92
F4 15APR00 15APR00 15APR00 22MAR96 08JUL88

Employment
2nd: No movement
3rd: Forward movement for all areas of chargeability


Employment- Based All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA- mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
1st C C C C C
2nd C 15APR07 15APR07 C C
3rd 22NOV05 15JUL04 08JUL02 22NOV05 22NOV05
Other Workers 01AUG05 22APR03 01JUN02 01AUG05 01AUG05
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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