February 2014 Visa Bulletin: EB3 continues advancement
In February's Visa Bulletin, the advancement in EB-3 continues for most countries except India, which continues to be stuck at 09/01/20003. Other countries, including China, Mexico and the Philippines, all move forward by two months. As discussed before, the advancement in EB-3 China provides a rare opportunity for Chinese nationals who are waiting for EB-2 visas to speed up their immigration process by filing an EB-3 immigrant visa petition.
There are some slow to moderate movements in several categories on the family side. For example, F-1 Philippines advances six weeks to 08/15/2001. F-2B move forward by five weeks for China, India and Other Countries to 07/08/2006. However, F-2B Mexico retrogresses by eleven months to 05/01/1993. Also significant is that F-2A remains unchanged for all countries for the fifth consecutive month.
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FAMILY
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Other Countries
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China
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India
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Mexico
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Philippines
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F1
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01/01/07
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01/01/07
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01/01/07
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10/01/93
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08/15/01
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F2A
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09/08/13
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09/08/13
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09/08/13
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09/01/13
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09/08/13
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F2B
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07/08/06
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07/08/06
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06/01/06
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05/01/93
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05/22/03
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F3
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05/15/03
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05/15/03
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05/15/03
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06/01/93
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02/08/93
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F4
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10/22/01
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10/22/01
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10/22/01
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11/08/96
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08/08/90
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1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,000 per year).
2A: The 2 "A" preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.
2B: The 2 "B" Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.
3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens.(about 23,000 per year)
4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens.(about 65,000 per year)
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EMPLOYMENT
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Other Countries
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China
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India
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Mexico
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Philippines
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EB1
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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EB2
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C
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01/08/09
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11/15/04
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C
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C
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EB3
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06/01/12
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06/01/12
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09/01/03
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06/01/12
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04/15/07
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Other Workers
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06/01/12
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06/01/12
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09/01/03
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06/01/12
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04/15/07
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EB4
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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EB5
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies executives/managers, outstanding prof./researchers)
2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)
4th: "Special Immigrants" (Religious & others)
5th: Employment Creation (Investors)
on Sat, 01/11/2014 - 22:04 by Legal Reporter (not verified)
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