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Important Note: U.S. travelers seeking visas to India will now need to obtain them through Travisa Outsourcing. Call (415) 644-0149 or visithttp://indiavisa.travisaoutsourcing.com for more information.
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 2008.
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 ………………….. …………. ……………March 8, 2002
2A ………………….. …………………………June 8, 2003
2B ………………….. ……………………….. June 1, 1999
3rd …………………… ……………………….June 8, 2000
4th …………………… ……………………… January 1, 1997
Note: For May, 2A numbers exempt from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than May 1, 2002. 2A numbers subject to per-country limits are available to applicants chargeable to all countries except Mexico with priority dates beginning May 1, 2002 and earlier than June 8, 2003.
EMPLOYMENT-BASEDVISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st ………………….. ……………………….. Current
2nd ………………….. ……….. ……………..January 1, 2004
3rd ………………….. …………………………November 1, 2001
Other Workers ……………………………….January 1, 2003
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/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4205.html