April 2014 Visa Bulletin Now Available
Following summary highlights relevant changes for our clients:
• For EB1, all priority dates remain current.
• For EB2 (including National Interest Waiver), all priority dates except China-mainland born and India remain current. Priority date for China-mainland born moved up slightly less than 1 month to 3/08/2009. The priority date for India remains the same at 11/15/2004.
• For EB3, priority date for China-mainland born moved up 1 month from 9/1/2012 to 10/1/2012. This movement is same for all countries except India and the Philippines. India’s EB3 priority remains same at 9/15/2003 and the Philippines’ EB3 priority date moved up from 5/1/2007 to 6/15/2007.
• For EB5, priority dates remain current.
• In the family sponsored F2A category, the priority date has not changed. The priority date for China-mainland born remains at 9/8/13.
| Employment- Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | China – mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 08MAR09 | 15NOV04 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01OCT12 | 01OCT12 | 15SEP03 | 01OCT12 | 15JUN07 |
| Other Workers | 01OCT12 | 01OCT12 | 15SEP03 | 01OCT12 | 15JUN07 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Targeted EmploymentAreas/ Regional Centers and Pilot Programs |
C | C | C | C | C |
For China-mainland born, EB3 priority date (10/1/2012) continues to be more recent than EB2 priority date (3/8/2009). Therefore, if you already have n approved EB2, you may be eligible to port your priority date to the EB3 category to obtain your green card faster without going through the PERM process again.
| Family-Sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 22FEB07 | 22FEB07 | 22FEB07 | 01NOV93 | 01NOV01 |
| F2A | 08SEP13 | 08SEP13 | 08SEP13 | 15APR12 | 08SEP13 |
| F2B | 22OCT06 | 22OCT06 | 22OCT06 | 01MAY93 | 08JUN03 |
| F3 | 15JUL03 | 15JUL03 | 15JUL03 | 22JUN93 | 22FEB93 |
| F4 | 22NOV01 | 22NOV01 | 22NOV01 | 22NOV96 | 01OCT90 |
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