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VISA BULLETIN FOR JULY 2008

meetesh@meeteshpatel.com (Meetesh Patel) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:45:15 -0500

Availability of immigrant numbers during July. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number.

FAMILY-BASED

Family Based	All chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA –mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1^st	15MAR02	15MAR02	15MAR02	22JUL92	15MAR93
2A	01AUG03	01AUG03	01AUG03	U	01AUG03
2B	15SEP99	15SEP99	15SEP99	08APR92	01MAR97
3rd	08JUN00	08JUN00	08JUN00	08AUG92	01APR91
4th	01SEP97	15FEB97	15FEB97	22DEC94	08MAR86

EMPLOYMENT-BASED

Employment Based	All Chrgeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA – mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1^st	C	C	C	C	C
2^nd	C	01APR04	01APR04	C	C
3^rd	U	U	U	U	U
Other Workers	01JAN03	01JAN03	01JAN03	01JAN03	01JAN03
4^th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5^th	C	C	C	C	C
Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers	C	C	C	C	C

For more information vistit the Department of State's website.

VISA BULLETIN FOR JUNE 2008

meetesh@meeteshpatel.com (Meetesh Patel) — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:19:33 -0500

Availability of immigrant numbers during June. Only applicants who have a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be allotted a number.

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent
Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, and any unused first preference numbers:

A. Spouses and Children: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;

B. Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 23% of the overall second preference limitation.

Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.

Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.

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Family Based	All chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA –mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1^st	15MAR02	15MAR02	15MAR02	22JUL92	15MAR93
2A	15JUL03	15JUL03	15JUL03	01MAY02	15JUL03
2B	01AUG99	01AUG99	01AUG99	08APR92	22FEB97
3rd	08JUN00	08JUN00	08JUN00	01AUG92	01APR91
4th	22AUG97	01FEB97	01FEB97	15DEC94	08MAR86

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.

"C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

Employment Based	All Chrgeability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA – mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1^st	C	C	C	C	C
2^nd	C	01APR04	01APR04	C	C
3^rd	01MAR06	22MAR03	01NOV01	01JUL02	01MAR06
Other Workers	01JAN03	01JAN03	01JAN03	01JAN03	01JAN03
4^th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5^th	C	C	C	C	C
Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers	C	C	C	C	C

For more information visit http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html

Visa Bulletin for November 2006

meetesh@meeteshpatel.com (Meetesh Patel) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:01:26 -0500

The Department of State released its visa bulletin for November 2006. You can visit the Sate Department’s website to view the Visa Bulletin. We have summarized the priority dates for you below.

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	All Areas of Chargeability Except Those Listed	China – mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
Family-1st	Apr 22, 2001	Apr 22, 2001	Apr 22, 2001	Jul 01, 1993	Nov 15, 1991
Family-2A	Sep 01, 2001	Sep 01, 2001	Sep 01, 2001	Dec 01, 1999	Sep 01, 2001
Family-2B	Feb 01, 1997	Feb 01, 1997	Feb 1, 1997	Feb 22, 1992	Aug 15, 1996
Family-3rd	Nov 15, 1998	Nov 15, 1998	Nov 15, 1998	Jan 1, 1995	Feb 08, 1991
Family-4th	Oct 22, 1995	Apr 22, 1995	Aug 1, 1995	Oct 22, 1993	May 1, 1984

Family-Sponsored Preferences

First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of US Citizens
Second: A) Spouses and Children, and B)Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of Age or Older) of Permanent Residents
Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens
Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens

Employment-Based Immigration

	All Areas of Chargeability Except Those Listed	China – mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
Employment-1^st	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-2^nd	Current	Apr 15, 2005	Jan 01, 2003	Current	Current
Employment-3^rd	Jul 01, 2002	Jul 01, 2002	Apr 22, 2001	May 01, 2001	July 01, 2002
Employment-4^th	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-5^th	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-Schedule A Workers	Oct 01, 2005	Oct 01, 2005	Oct 01, 2005	Oct 01, 2005	Oct 01, 2005
Employment – Other Workers	May 01, 2001	May 01, 2001	May 01, 2001	May 01, 2001	May 01, 2001
Employment – Religious Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-Targeted Employment Areas	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current

Employment-Based Preferences

First: Priority Workers
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants
Fifth: Employment Creation (Investors)

Diversity Visa Priority Dates

Region	Region Number
Africa	8,500
Africa – Except Egypt	5,600
Africa – Except Ethiopia	5,600
Africa – Except Nigeria	4,300
Asia	2,600
Europe	5,700
North America – Bahamas	6
Oceania	280
South America and the Caribbean	350

Visa Bulletin for October 2006

meetesh@meeteshpatel.com (Meetesh Patel) — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:55:51 -0500

The Department of State released its visa bulletin for October 2006. You can visit the Sate Department’s website to view the Visa Bulletin. We have summarized the priority dates for you below.

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	All Areas of Chargeability Except Those Listed	China – mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
Family-1st	May 1, 2000	May 1, 2000	May 1, 2000	Jan 1, 1993	Nov 1, 1991
Family-2A	Apr 22, 2001	Apr 22, 2001	Apr 22, 2001	Oct 15, 1999	Apr 22, 2001
Family-2B	Jan 1, 1997	Jan 1, 1997	Jan 1, 1997	Feb 15, 1999	Jul 22, 1996
Family-3rd	Oct 22, 1998	Oct 22, 1998	Oct 22, 1998	Jan 1, 1994	Aug, 1, 1990
Family-4th	Sep 15, 1995	Feb 1, 1995	Aug 1, 1995	Sep 15, 1993	Apr 1, 1984

Family-Sponsored Preferences

First: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of US Citizens
Second: A) Spouses and Children, and B)Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of Age or Older) of Permanent Residents
Third: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens
Fourth: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens

Employment-Based Immigration

	All Areas of Chargeability Except Those Listed	China – mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
Employment-1^st	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-2^nd	Current	Apr 1, 2005	Jun 15, 2002	Current	Current
Employment-3^rd	May 1, 2002	May 1, 2002	Apr 22, 2001	May 1, 2001	May 1, 2002
Employment-4^th	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-5^th	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-Schedule A Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment – Other Workers	Jan 1, 2001	Jan 1, 2001	Jan 1, 2001	Jan 1, 2001	Jan 1, 2001
Employment – Religious Workers	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current
Employment-Targeted Employment Areas	Current	Current	Current	Current	Current

Employment-Based Preferences

First: Priority Workers
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants
Fifth: Employment Creation (Investors)

Diversity Visa Priority Dates

Region	Region Number
Africa	5,700
Africa – Except Egypt	3,100
Africa – Except Ethiopia	3,500
Africa – Except Nigeria	2,700
Asia	1,550
Europe	3,450
North America – Bahamas	4
Oceania	150
South America and the Caribbean	225