MARCH 2013 VISA BULLETIN: EB2 India Remains Unchaged at September 1, 2004

FAMILY-BASED PREFERENCES

Family-Sponsored	All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	15FEB06	15FEB06	15FEB06	22JUL93	15OCT98
F2A	22NOV10	22NOV10	22NOV10	15NOV10	22NOV10
F2B	01MAR05	01MAR05	01MAR05	15JAN93	08JUN02
F3	15JUL02	15JUL02	15JUL02	15MAR93	15SEP92
F4	22APR01	22APR01	22APR01	15AUG96	15JUL89

                     

Summary of the March 2013 Visa Bulletin – Family-Based (EB)

• F1 continues to move forward. F1 for all chargeability areas including China and India all move forward by four (4) weeks to February 15, 2006. F1 Mexico moves forward by only one (1) week to July 22, 1993 and F1 Philippines moves forward by over seven (7) months to October 15, 1998.
• F2A moves forward by one (1) month to November 22, 2010 for all chargeability areas including, China, India, and Philippines. F2A Mexico has five (5) weeks leap to November 15, 2010.
• Great forward movement for F2B chargeability areas including China and India which move forward by six (6) weeks to March 1, 2005. F2B Mexico moves forward by four (4) weeks to January 15, 1993 while F2B Philippines moves forward by three (3) weeks to June 8, 2002.
• F4 shows slight forward movement for all chargeability areas including China and India from 15 April 2001 to 22 April 2001, two weeks jump for Mexico (01 Aug 1996), and a significant movement for the Philippines (01 Jun 1989 to 15 July 1989).

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

Employment- Based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	15FEB08	01SEP04	C	C
3rd	01MAY07	22JAN07	22NOV02	01MAY07	01SEP06
Other Workers	01MAY07	01JUL03	22NOV02	01MAY07	01SEP06
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

Summary of the March 2013 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB)

• EB1 remains current across all chargeability areas including China, India, Mexico, and Philippines.
• EB2 are all current now for all chargeability areas including Mexico and Philippines. EB2 India remains unchanged, again, at (the severely retrogressed) September 1, 2004. EB2 China moves forward by four (4) weeks to February 15, 2008.
• EB3 for all chargeability areas and EB3 Mexico move forward by six (6) weeks to May 1, 2007. EB3 Philippines moves forward by only one (1) week to September 1, 2006, EB3 China moves forward by nine (9) weeks to January 22, 2007, while EB3 India moves forward by only one (1) week to November 22, 2002.
• The “other worker” category moves forward by six (6) weeks for all chargeability areas and Mexico to May 1, 2007. It moves forward by one (1) week to September 1, 2006 for Philippines and remains unchanged (again) at July 1, 2003 for China. It moves forward by one (1) week for India to November 22, 2002.
• EB4 and EB5 categories remain current and available for all chargeability areas including China, India, Mexico, and Philippines.
• Certain Religious Workers remain current for all areas of chargeability.

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