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 September 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 ………………………………………… January 1, 2006
2A ………………………………………… January 1, 2010
2B ………………………………………… January 1, 2005
3rd ………………………………………… March 1, 2002
4th ………………………………………… October 15, 2001
Note: For September, 2A numbers subject to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning January 1, 2009, and earlier than January 1, 2010.
EMPLOYMENT-BASEDVISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st ………………………………………… Current
2nd ………………………………………… May 8, 2006
3rd ………………………………………… January 1, 2002
Other Workers…………………………….. January 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_5113.html