APRIL 2013 VISA BULLETIN – EB-2 India Remains Unchanged at September 1, 2004

FAMILY-BASED PREFERENCES

Family-Sponsored	All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
F1	08MAR06	08MAR06	08MAR06	01AUG93	15FEB99
F2A	15DEC10	15DEC10	15DEC10	01DEC10	15DEC10
F2B	08APR05	08APR05	08APR05	22FEB93	15JUL02
F3	22JUL02	22JUL02	22JUL02	22MAR93	01OCT92
F4	01MAY01	01MAY01	01MAY01	01SEP96	15AUG89

                          

Summary of the April 2013 Visa Bulletin – Family-Based (FB)
Below is a summary of the April 2013 Visa Bulletin with respect to family-based category:

• F1 continues to move forward.  F1 for all chargeability of areas including China and India all move forward by three (3) weeks to March 8, 2006.   F1 Mexico moves forward by only one (1) week to August 1, 1993 and F1 Philippines moves forward by four (4) months to February 15, 1999.
• F2A moves forward by three (3) weeks to December 15, 2010 for all chargeability areas including China, India, and Philippines.  F2A Mexico moves forward by two (2) weeks to December 1, 2010.
• Great forward movement for F2B chargeability areas including China and India as they move forward by five (5) weeks to April 8, 2005.  F2B Mexico moves forward by five (5) weeks to February 22, 1993 while F2B Philippines moves forward by five (5) weeks to July 15, 2002 also.
• F4 shows slight forward movement for all chargeability areas including China and India as it jumps only for nine (9) days from April 22, 2001 to May 1, 2001, a seventeen-day (17) leap for Mexico from August 15, 1996 to September 1, 1996, and a significant movement for Philippines from July 15, 1989 to August 15, 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	01APR08	01SEP04	C	C
3rd	01JUL07	22APR07	08DEC02	01JUL07	08SEP06
Other Workers	01JUL07	01AUG03	08DEC02	01JUL07	08SEP06
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 April 2013 Visa Bulletin – Employment-Based (EB)

 

Below is a summary of the April 2013 Visa Bulletin with respect to employment-based category:

• EB1 remains current across the board.
• EB2 for all chargeability areas including Mexico and Philippines are all current.    EB2 India remains unchanged, again, at (the severely retrogressed) September 1, 2004.   EB2 China moves forward by six (6) weeks to April 1, 2008.
• EB3 for all chargeability areas and EB3 Mexico move forward by two (2) months to July 1, 2007.  EB3 Philippines moves forward by only one (1) week to September 8, 2006, EB3 China  moves forward by three (3)  months to April 22, 2007, while EB-3 India  moves forward by only two (2) weeks to December 8, 2002.
• The “other worker” category moves forward by two (2) months for all chargeability areas and Mexico to July 1, 2007.  It moves forward by one (1) week to September 8, 2006 for Philippines and moves forward (after months without change) by seven (7) weeks at August 21, 2003 for China.  It moves forward by two (2) weeks for India to December 8, 2002.
• EB4 and EB5 remains current and available in all areas of chargeability including China, India, Mexico, and Philippines.
• Certain Religious Workers remain current for all areas of chargeability.

 

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