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August 16, 2017
IMMIGRATION AND POLICY BY NYC BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAWYER - Phone (212) 739-0438 and (973) 621-9300: VISA BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017
IMMIGRATION AND POLICY BY NYC BUSINESS IMMIGRATION LAWYER - Phone (212) 739-0438 and (973) 621-9300: VISA BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017: LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL, LLC 17 State Street, 40 Floor, Suite 4000 New York, NY 10004 Tel. (212)564-1589 / (973)621-9300 W...
August 15, 2017
VISA BULLETIN FOR SEPTEMBER 2017
LAW OFFICES OF NORKA M. SCHELL, LLC
17 State Street, 40 Floor, Suite 4000
New York, NY 10004
Tel. (212) 258-0713 / (973)621-9300
Website: www.lawschell.com
This bulletin summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during September 2017 for "Final Action Dates" and "Dates for Filing Applications," indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center.
FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. 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, plus any unused first preference numbers:
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED
PREFERENCE CASES
PREFERENCE CASES
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01MAY10 | 01MAY10 | 01MAY10 | 01FEB96 | 01JAN07 |
| F2A | 01OCT15 | 01OCT15 | 01OCT15 | 22SEP15 | 01OCT15 |
| F2B | 01NOV10 | 01NOV10 | 01NOV10 | 01JUL96 | 01JAN07 |
| F3 | 08JUL05 | 08JUL05 | 08JUL05 | 08APR95 | 15FEB95 |
| F4 | 01JAN02 | 01JAN02 | 01JAN02 | 15SEP97 | 01JUN94 |
B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED
VISA APPLICATIONS
VISA APPLICATIONS
| Family- Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 22JUL11 | 22JUL11 | 22JUL11 | 01APR96 | 08SEP07 |
| F2A | 08APR16 | 08APR16 | 08APR16 | 08APR16 | 08APR16 |
| F2B | 01SEP11 | 01SEP11 | 01SEP11 | 08AUG96 | 22JUL07 |
| F3 | 01DEC05 | 01DEC05 | 01DEC05 | 01MAY95 | 01MAR95 |
| F4 | 15NOV04 | 15NOV04 | 22JUN04 | 08JAN98 | 08FEB95 |
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.
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED
PREFERENCE CASES
| Employ- ment based | All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 01JAN12 | C | 01JAN12 | C | C |
| 2nd | 01JAN16 | 15MAY13 | 01JAN16 | 22AUG08 | 01JAN16 | 01JAN16 |
| 3rd | C | 01JAN12 | C | 15OCT06 | C | 01NOV15 |
| Other Workers | C | 01JAN04 | C | 15OCT06 | C | 01NOV15 |
| 4th | C | C | 22OCT15 | 22OCT15 | 22OCT15 | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 22OCT15 | 22OCT15 | 22OCT15 | C |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | C | 15JUN14 | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) | C | 15JUN14 | C | C | C | C |
B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED
VISA APPLICATIONS
VISA APPLICATIONS
| Employment- based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01OCT13 | 01FEB09 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 01SEP15 | 01JAN07 | C | 01JAN16 |
| Other Workers | C | 01JUN08 | 01JAN07 | C | 01JAN16 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) | C | 01SEP14 | C | C | C |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) | C | 01SEP14 | C | C | C |
* Information extracted from the www.travel.state.gov.
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