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 April 2012.
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……………………………………………April 1, 2005
2A……………………………………………October 8, 2009
2B……………………………………………January 15, 2004
3rd…………………………………………..February 15, 2002
4th………………………………………….. November 8, 2000
Note: For April, 2A numbers subject to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning September 1, 2009 and earlier than October 8 2009.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st……………………………………….. Current
2nd……………………………………….. May 1, 2010
3rd……………………………………….. September 1, 2002
Other Workers……………………….. September 1, 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_5664.html