Visa Bulletin – January 2010
December 14, 2009 – 6:52 am  |
All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| Employment Based | |||||
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01MAY05 | 22JAN05 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01AUG02 | 01AUG02 | 22JUN01 | 01JUL02 | 01AUG02 |
| Other Workers |
01JUN01 | 01JUN01 | 01MAY01 | 01JUN01 | 01JUN01 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers |
C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Pilot Programs | C | C | C | C | C |
The January 2010 Visa Bulletin issued by the U.S. Department of State has few changes from the last month. The EB-2 Category has one month forward movement for China from April 01, 2005 to May 01, 2005. The EB-3 category has a forward movement for all countries (All Countries and China: 2 months; India: 1 month and 18 days; Mexico: 1 month; and Philippines: 2 months). All other categories remain the same as last month.
Summary of Visa Bulletin for EB categories
Employment-Based, First Preference (EB-1)
This category remains current for all countries of chargeability.
Employment-Based, Second Preference (EB-2)
This category has one change. The new cutoff date China is May 01, 2005.
Employment-Based, Third Preference (EB-3)
This category has new cutoff dates for all countries (listed/non listed). Please see the table above.
The cutoff dates for EB-3 (Other Workers) category remain the same as last month.
Employment-Based, Fourth Preference (EB-4)
This category remains current for all countries of chargeability.
The EB-4 (Certain Religious Workers) visa category also remains current for all countries of chargeability.
Fifth (EB-5) / Religious Workers, Targeted Employment and Regional Centers
This category remains current for are all countries.
The EB-5 (Pilot Programs) visa category remains current for all countries.
Employment-Based Preferences
First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to “Other Workers”.
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of P.L. 102-395.
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