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 May 2007.
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 PREFERENCE VISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st ………………………….. May 15, 2001
2A …………………………. April 8, 2002
2B ………………………….. Oct. 1, 1997
3rd …………………………. April 1, 1999
4th …………………………. Jan. 8, 1996
Note: For May, 2A numbers exempt from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than Jan. 1, 2001. 2A numbers subject to per-country limits are available to applicants chargeable to all countries except Mexico with priority dates beginning Jan. 1, 2001 and earlier than April 8, 2002.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st …………………………… Current
2nd ………………………….. Jan. 8, 2003
3rd ………………………….. May 8, 2001
Other ………………………. Unavailable
Workers
4th ………………………….. Current
Certain …………………….. Current
Religious
Workers
Iraqi and Sept. 18, 2006
Afghani
Translators
5th ………………………….. Current
Targeted ………………….. Current
Employment
Areas
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/