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 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 ………………………………………… September 8, 2004
2A ………………………………………… December 1, 2006
2B ………………………………………… July 1, 2002
3rd ………………………………………… June 8, 2001
4th ………………………………………… May 15, 2000
Note: For May, 2A numbers subject to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning June 1, 2005, and earlier than December 1, 2006.
EMPLOYMENT-BASEDVISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st ………………………………………… Current
2nd ………………………………………… February 1, 2005
3rd ………………………………………… October 1, 2001
Other Workers …………………………. June 1, 2001
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_4805.html