Friday, September 11, 2009

October 2009 Visa Bulletin – Sad News For EB3s Again

The Visa Bulletin for October 2009 was just released and the family and employment-based categories are listed below. It is not good news for those in the EB3 category where visa numbers had become unavailable and it was hoped that the October numbers would enable those professional and skilled workers who have been waiting through their pending adjustment of status applications filed in 2007 to finalize the process. Not so. When the EB3 numbers became unavailable, the numbers were back to 2005. Now, they are back to 2002. These delays create huge burdens and stress, and re-emphasizes the need for comprehensive immigration reform………………………..

Dan

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VISA BULLETIN OCTOBER 2009

Fam-ily

All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed

CHINA-mainland born

INDIA

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

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

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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

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