The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has published the September 2010 Visa Bulletin. In the employment-based, second preference (EB-2) category, the priority cut-off dates for Chinese and Indian nationals advanced to May 8, 2006. 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 all other countries remain “current.” “Current” means that immigrant visa numbers are immediately available for all priority dates within the designated preference category.
In the EB-3 “professional and skilled worker” category, the priority cut-off date for Chinese nationals advanced to October 22, 2003. The EB-3 “professional and skilled worker” priority cut-off date for Indian nationals remains unchanged at January 1, 2002. The priority cut-off date for Worldwide, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines advanced to December 15, 2004.
In the EB-3 “other worker” category, the priority cut-off dates for Worldwide, China, the Dominican Republic and the Philippines advanced to March 22, 2003. The EB-3 “other worker” category priority cut-off date for India remained unchanged at January 1, 2002. Visas remain “unavailable” for Mexican nationals in the EB-3 categories due to heavy demand and are not expected to become available until the start of the new fiscal year (FY), in October 2010.
The full text of the September 2010 Visa Bulletin is available at http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5113.html.
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