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August 13, 2010
September 2010 Visa Bulletin
The Department of State has issued the visa bulletin for the month of
September 2010.
All of the employment-based categories except for the second and third
preference categories including other workers are current for all
nationalities. Second and third preference categories including Other
Workers remain severely backlogged.
The September 2010 priority date cut-offs for the employment-based
categories are:
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Employment-Based
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All
Areas
Except
Those
Listed
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CHINA-
mainland born
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
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INDIA
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MEXICO
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PHILIPPINES
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1st
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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2nd
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C
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08MAY06
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C
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08MAY06
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C
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C
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3rd
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15DEC04
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22OCT03
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15DEC04
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01JAN02
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U
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15DEC04
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Other
Workers
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22MAR03
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22MAR03
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22MAR03
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01JAN02
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U
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22MAR03
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4th
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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Certain Religious Workers
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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5th
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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Targeted Employment Areas/
Regional Centers
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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5th Pilot Programs
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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If a category is designated as unavailable, the annual quota of
immigrant visas has been met and immigrant visas are no longer available
in that category. Note that categories may become unavailable in the
middle of a month, but it is rare.
The availability of visas is published based on data collected from
consular officers and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Both are required to report to the Department of State the number of
foreign nationals who qualify for immigrant visas in the different
categories. Where the demand exceeded the available number of immigrant
visas within a category, that category was deemed unavailable. Only
applicants with a priority date earlier than the cut-off date may be
allotted a visa number. These individuals then become eligible to
complete the permanent residence process through the filing of an I-485
with USCIS or an Immigrant Visa application with the U.S. Consulate
abroad. The complete visa bulletin may be viewed at:
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_1360.html.
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