The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the March 2010 Visa Bulletin. There are modest advancements in most employment-based categories. In the employment-based, second preference (EB-2) category, the priority cut-off date for Chinese nationals advanced to July 8, 2005 and the EB-2 priority cut-off date for Indian nationals advanced to 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 December 15, 2002. The EB-3 priority cut-off date for Indian nationals advanced to July 1, 2001, and the EB-3 priority cut-off date for Mexican nationals is unchanged 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 February, at June 1, 2001.
The full text of the March 2010 Visa Bulletin is available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4659.html.
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