Visa Retrogression on EB-2 for Philippines, Mexico and Other Chargeability for July 2012

FAMILY – SPONSORED PREFERENCES

F1 : A good movement for all chargeability areas, China and India  (22 Jun to 08 Jul 2005).  A good movement for Mexico (15 May to 08 Jun 1993),  two weeks of progress for Philippines (01 Jul to 15 Jul 1997).

F2A:  A progress move to all chargeability areas, China, India and Philippines (01 Jan to 15 Feb 2010). A good leap of progress for Mexico (8 Dec 2009 to 01 Feb 2010).

F2B: A positive movement for all chargeability areas, China and India (15 Apr to 01 May 2004). For Mexico and Philippines, from Visa Retrogression to no movement at all.       

F3: A good movement for all chargeability areas, China and India  (01 Apr to 15 Apr 2002). A week of progress for Mexico (15 Jan to 22 Jan 1993) and no progress Philippines.

F4: Slight movement for all chargeability areas and India  (08 Jan to 22 Jan 2001), good leap of progress for China (15 Dec 2000 to 22 Jan 2001, a week of movement for  Mexico (01 Jun to 08 Jun 1996) and a two weeks of  progress for Philippines (22 Jan to 01 Feb 1989)
 
Family-Sponsored
All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA- mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
F1
08JUL05
08JUL05
08JUL05
08JUN93
15JUL97
F2A
15FEB10
15FEB10
15FEB10
01FEB10
15FEB10
F2B
01MAY04
01MAY04
01MAY04
01JAN92
22DEC01
F3
15APR02
15APR02
15APR02
22JAN93
22JUL92
F4
22JAN01
08JAN01
22JAN01
08JUN96
01FEB89

EMPLOYMENT BASED PREFERENCES

EB1: All visas are still readily available in this category.

EB2: No good news for all chargeability! Visa retrogression for Mexico and Philippines from Current to 01 Jan 2009. China and India remains Unavailable!
EB3: Great news for EB3applicants.06) a good  movement also to China (08 Aug to 22 Sept 205), for India, there was slight movement (15 Sept to 22 Sept 2002) and Philippines (22 May to 08 Jun 2006).

OTHER WORKERS:  Forward movement to all chargeability areas (08 Jun to 22 Jun 2006), a good leap of  improvement for China (22 Apr to 15 Jun 2003) and a slight movement for India (15 Sept to 22 Sept 2002), there was a movement also for Mexico (08 Jun to 22 Jun 2006) and a good leap of progress for Philippines (22 May to 08 Jun 2006).

EB 4: Readily available

EB 5: Readily available
 
Employment- Based
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA- mainland born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
1st
C
C
C
C
C
2nd
01JAN09
U
U
01JAN09
01JAN09
3rd
22JUL06
22SEP05
22SEP02
22JUL06
08JUN06
Other Workers
22JUL06
15JUN03
22SEP02
22JUL06
08JUN06
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

Source: Visa Buletin

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