New Visa Bulletin for January 2009

VISA BULLETIN FOR JANUARY 2009

The Visa Bulletin for January 2009 was just posted. The dates have not changed dramatically since the December bulletin.

On the charts below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available.  (NOTE:  Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCES

First:  Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 

Second:  Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent
Residents: 

1. Spouses and Children:  B.  Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older): 
   

Third:  Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens: 

Fourth:  Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens:            

Fam-ily	All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed		CHINA-mainland born		INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPP-INES
1st	15JUN02		15JUN02		15JUN02	01OCT92	15JUL93
2A	15MAY04		15MAY04		15MAY04	15AUG01	15MAY04
2B	22MAR00		22MAR00		22MAR00	01MAY92	01SEP97
3rd	01AUG00		01AUG00		01AUG00	01OCT92	22MAY91
4th	08FEB98		22AUG97		01NOV97	08MAR95	01MAY86

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EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

First:  Priority Workers: 

Second:  Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 

Third:  Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 

Fourth:  Certain Special Immigrants: 

Fifth:  Employment Creation

	All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed	CHINA- mainland born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIP-PINES
Employ-ment -Based
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	08JUL04	01JUL03	C	C
3rd	01MAY05	01JUN02	15OCT01	15NOV02	01MAY05
Other Workers	15MAR03	15MAR03	15MAR03	15MAR03	15MAR03
4th	C	C	C	C	C
Certain Religious Workers	C	C	C	C	C
5th	C	C	C	C	C
Targeted Employ-ment Areas/ Regional Centers	C	C	C	C	C