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 October 2013.
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………………………………………….. Oct 01, 2006
2A………………………………………….. Sep 08, 2013
2B………………………………………….. Mar 01, 2006
3rd………………………………………….. Jan 22, 2003
4th………………………………………….. Aug 08, 2001
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st………………………………………….. Current
2nd………………………………………….. June 15, 2008
3rd………………………………………….. September 22, 2003
Other Workers………………………….. September 22, 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/bulletin/bulletin_6062.html