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09/09/09: October 2009 Visa Bulletin

Visa bulletin for October 2009  was released today by Department of State.

EB3 is now available although the priority date goes back to June 1, 2002. Another good news for persons born in China is EB2 continuing to move forward by more than 2 months. 

Please see following charts for more details.

Family-Based (October 2009)

Fam-ily All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed CHINA-mainland born INDIA MEXICO PHILIPP-INES
1st 22JUL03 22JUL03 22JUL03 08JUN92 08OCT93
2A 01JUN05 01JUN05 01JUN05 01MAR03 01JUN05
2B 22AUG01 22AUG01 22AUG01 22MAY92 01MAY98
3rd 15JAN01 15JAN01 15JAN01 08JUL91 15OCT91
4th 15APR99 15APR99 15APR99 08OCT95 01DEC86

Family-Based (September 2009)

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All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA- mainland
born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
Family  
1st 15MAY03 15MAY03 15MAY03 01JAN91 22SEP93
2A 15APR05 15APR05 15APR05 22DEC02 15APR05
2B 01JUL01 01JUL01 01JUL01 15MAY92 01MAY98
3rd 15DEC00 15DEC00 15DEC00 01JUL91 22SEP91
4th 22FEB99 22FEB99 22FEB99 22SEP95 22OCT86

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Employment-Based (October 2009)

¡@ All
Charge-ability
Areas
Except
Those
Listed
CHINA-
mainland born
INDIA MEXICO PHILIP-PINES
Employ-ment
-Based

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1st C C C C C
2nd C 22MAR05 22JAN05  C C
3rd 01JUN02 22FEB02 15APR01 01MAY02 01JUN02
Other
Workers
01JUN01 01JUN01 15APR01 01JUN01 01JUN01
4th C C C C C
Certain Religious Workers U U U U U
5th C C C C C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C C C C C
5th Pilot Programs U U U U U

Employment-Based (September 2009)

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All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed
CHINA- mainland
born
INDIA
MEXICO
PHILIPPINES
Employment-based  
1st
C
C
C
C
C
2nd
C
08JAN05
08JAN05
C
C
3rd
U
U
U
U
U
Other Worker
U
U
U
U
U
4th
U
U
U
U
U
Certain Religious
Workers
U
U
U
U
U
5th

C

C

C

C

C

Targeted Employ-
ment Areas/
Regional Centers
C
C
C
C
C

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