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November 18, 2015
IMMIGRATION AND POLICY BY NYC BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAWYER - Phone (212) 564-1589: DECEMBER 2015 BULLETIN VISA UPDATE
IMMIGRATION AND POLICY BY NYC BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAWYER - Phone (212) 564-1589: DECEMBER 2015 BULLETIN VISA UPDATE: LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL'S BLOG 11 Broadway, Suite 615 New York, NY 10004 Tel. (212)564-1589 / (973)621-9300 Website:...
DECEMBER 2015 BULLETIN VISA UPDATE
LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL'S BLOG
11 Broadway, Suite 615
New York, NY 10004
Tel. (212)564-1589 / (973)621-9300
APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants; and "U" means unauthorized, i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance. (NOTE: Numbers are authorized for issuance only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01APR08 | 01APR08 | 01APR08 | 08DEC94 | 01JAN03 |
| F2A | 15JUN14 | 15JUN14 | 15JUN14 | 08MAY14 | 15JUN14 |
| F2B | 01MAR09 | 01MAR09 | 01MAR09 | 08SEP95 | 01DEC04 |
| F3 | 01JUL04 | 01JUL04 | 01JUL04 | 08JUL94 | 22OCT93 |
| F4 | 22MAR03 | 22MAR03 | 22MAR03 | 01APR97 | 01JUL92 |
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 Pub. L. 102-395.
APPLICATION FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES
On the chart below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are authorized for issuance to all qualified applicants; and "U" means unauthorized, i.e., numbers are not authorized for issuance. (NOTE: Numbers are authorized for issuance only for applicants whose priority date is earlierthan the cut-off date listed below.)
| Employment- Based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed
| CHINA - mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01FEB12 | 01JUN07 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01SEP15 | 15APR12 | 22APR04 | 01SEP15 | 01AUG07 |
| Other Workers | 01SEP15 | 01AUG06 | 22APR04 | 01SEP15 | 01AUG07 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
5th
Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | C | 15DEC13 | C | C | C |
5th
Regional Center (I5 and R5) | C | 15DEC13 | C | C | C |