FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES
First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400 plus any numbers not required for fourth preference.
Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents: 114,200, plus the number (if any) by which the worldwide family preference level exceeds 226,000, plus any unused first preference numbers:
A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents: 77% of the overall second preference limitation, of which 75% are exempt from the per-country limit;
B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents: 23% of the overall second preference limitation.
Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens: 23,400, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences.
Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens: 65,000, plus any numbers not required by first three preferences.
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
| Family- Sponsored |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA-mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 01DEC14 | 01DEC14 | 01DEC14 | 15JAN99 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | C | C | C | C | C |
| F2B | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 22SEP15 | 15MAR00 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 22NOV08 | 22NOV08 | 22NOV08 | 15MAY97 | 08JUN02 |
| F4 | 22MAR07 | 22MAR07 | 15SEP05 | 08FEB99 | 22AUG02 |
B. DATES FOR FILING FAMILY-SPONSORED VISA APPLICATIONS
| Family- Sponsored |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 15MAY16 | 15MAY16 | 15MAY16 | 01AUG00 | 22APR15 |
| F2A | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 | 01JUN21 |
| F2B | 22SEP16 | 22SEP16 | 22SEP16 | 01OCT00 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 22AUG09 | 22AUG09 | 22AUG09 | 08SEP00 | 01OCT03 |
| F4 | 01OCT07 | 01OCT07 | 01JAN06 | 01JUN99 | 01FEB04 |
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.
Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.
Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to “*Other Workers”.
Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.
Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, not less than 3,000 of which reserved for investors in a targeted rural or high-unemployment area, and 3,000 set aside for investors in regional centers by Sec. 610 of Pub. L. 102-395.
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES
| Employment- based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 15NOV18 | C | 01DEC11 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 22MAR18 | C | 15JAN12 | C | C |
| Other Workers | C | 01MAR10 | C | 15JAN12 | C | C |
| 4th | C | C | 15MAR19 | C | 01APR20 | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 15MAR19 | C | 01APR20 | C |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) |
C | 22NOV15 | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) |
U | U | U | U | U | U |
B. DATES FOR FILING OF EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS
| Employment- based |
All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
EL SALVADOR GUATEMALA HONDURAS |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 01FEB19 | C | 08JAN13 | C | C |
| 3rd | C | 01APR18 | C | 22JAN12 | C | C |
| Other Workers | C | 01MAY10 | C | 22JAN12 | C | C |
| 4th | C | C | 15MAY19 | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | 15MAY19 | C | C | C |
| 5th Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5) |
C | 15DEC15 | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Regional Center (I5 and R5) |
C | 15DEC15 | C | C | C | C |
B. DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately |
|
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | 5,300 | Except: Egypt 3,000 |
| ASIA | 2,700 | Except: Iran 1,450 Nepal 1,700 |
| EUROPE | 5,300 | |
| NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) | 4 | |
| OCEANIA | 375 | |
| SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN |
500 |