US Immigration Reform

The Department of State Visa Bulletin provides the summary of the updates on the current cut-off date for the month of May 2010. Petitions filed, whose current dates are earlier than the dates indicated below, are now allocated visas or green cards. A priority date that is current but retrogressed would mean that the applicant needs to wait until it becomes current again.

Visa Bulletin for May 2010:

Family Sponsored Categories:

1^st

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 08Sep04

China – mainland born –08Sep04

India – 08Sep04

Mexico – 15Oct92

Philippines – 01Nov94

2A

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 01Dec06

China – mainland born – 01Dec06

India – 01Dec06

Mexico – 01Jun05

Philippines – 01Dec06

2B

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 01Jul02

China – mainland born – 01Jul02

India – 01Jul02

Mexico – 15Jun92

Philippines – 15Nov98

3^rd

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 08Jun01

China – mainland born – 08Jun01

India – 08Jun01

Mexico – 22Oct92

Philippines – 01May92

4^th

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 01May00

China – mainland born – 01May00

India – 01May00

Mexico – 08Dec95

Philippines – 08Dec87

Employment Based Categories:

1^st

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born –C

India – C

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

2^nd

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born –22Sep05

India – 01Feb05

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

3^rd

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 22Apr03

China – mainland born – 22Apr03

India – 01Oct01

Mexico – U

Philippines – 22Apr03

Other Workers

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – 01Jun01

China – mainland born –01Jun01

India – 01Jun01

Mexico – 01Jun01

Philippines – 01Jun01

4^th

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born – C

India – C

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

Certain Religious Orders

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born – C

India – C

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

5^th

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born – C

India – C

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

Targeted Employment Areas / Regional Centers

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born – C

India – C

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

5^th Pilot Programs

All Chargeability Areas except Those Listed – C

China – mainland born – C

India – C

Mexico – C

Philippines – C

*C – Current

*U – Unavailable

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