January 2010 Visa Bulletin

The employment-based first preference (EB1) category remains current for all chargeability areas. The employment-based second preference (EB2) category stands at May 1, 2005 for China, January 22, 2005 for India, and remains current for Mexico, the Philippines, and all other countries. The employment-based third preference (EB3) category stands at June 22, 2001 for India, July 1, 2002 for Mexico, and August 1, 2002 for China, the Philippines, and all other countries.

The January 2010 priority date cut-offs for the first three employment-based categories are as follows:

EB1: Current for all categories.

EB2: China—May 1, 2005. India—January 22, 2005. All other countries are current.

EB3: China—August 1, 2002. India—June 22, 2001. Mexico—July 1, 2002. Philippines—August 1, 2002. All other countries—August 1, 2002.

The January 2010 Visa Bulletin also offers an extensive discussion on visa availability projections for the remainder of FY 2010. Specifically, the projections for the en of FY 2010 are as follows:

EB2:
China: July through October 2005
India: February through early March 2005
If all of the EB1 visa numbers are not used: China and India: October through December 2005

EB3:
China: June through September 2003
India: January through February 2002
Mexico: January through June 2004
Philippines and all other countries: April through August 2005

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