This column carries priority dates and other transitional information as taken from the U.S. State Depart­ment’s Visa Bulletin. The information below is from the Visa Bulletin for December 2010.
In the tables below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed. “Current” means that numbers are available for all qualified applicants. “Unavailable” means no numbers are available.

FAMILY PREFERENCEVISA DATES

Preference    Dates for India

1st…………………………………………         February 15, 2006
2A…………………………………………         August 1, 2010
2B…………………………………………         June 1, 2005
3rd…………………………………………         June 1, 2002
4th…………………………………………         January 1, 2002

Note: For December, 2A numbers subject to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning March 1, 2010, and earlier than August 1, 2010.

EMPLOYMENT-BASEDVISA DATES

Preference    Dates for India

1st…………………………………………         Current
2nd…………………………………………         May 8, 2006
3rd…………………………………………         January 22, 2002
Other Workers……………………………..       January 22, 2002
4th…………………………………………         Current
Certain Religious Workers………………….       Current
5th…………………………………………         Current
Targeted Employment Areas……………….       Current

The Department of State has a recorded message with visa availability information  at (202) 663-1541, which is updated in the middle of each month.
Source:http://travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_5197.html

Vandana Kumar is a publishing executive with a 35-year track record in the industry. She leads the India Currents Foundation as President and CEO. As a new immigrant, she co-founded India Currents magazine...