The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the April 2010 Visa Bulletin. There are modest advancements in some of the employment-based categories. In the employment-based, second preference (EB-2) category, the priority cut-off date for Chinese nationals advanced to August 22, 2005. However, the EB-2 priority cut-off date for Indian nationals remains unchanged from March, at February 1, 2005. Foreign nationals having a priority date before the established cut-off date are eligible to file immigrant visa or adjustment of status applications.
The EB-2 priority cut-off dates for Worldwide, Mexican and Filipino foreign nationals remain “current.” “Current” means that immigrant visa numbers are immediately available for all priority dates within the designated preference category.
In the employment-based, third preference (EB-3) “professional and skilled worker” category, the priority cut-off dates for Worldwide, China and the Philippines advanced to February 1, 2003. The EB-3 priority cut-off date for Indian nationals advanced to September 8, 2001, and the EB-3 priority cut-off date for Mexican nationals is unchanged from March, at July 1, 2002.
In other preference categories, priority cut-off dates remain current for all foreign nationals in the employment-based, first preference (EB-1) category. In the EB-3 “other worker” category, the priority cut-off date for all foreign nationals is unchanged from March, at June 1, 2001.
The full text of the April 2010 Visa Bulletin is available at http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4747.html.
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