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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 February 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………………………………………….. Jan 15, 2006
2A………………………………………….. Aug 22, 2010
2B………………………………………….. Jan 15, 2005
3rd………………………………………….. Jul 08, 2002
4th………………………………………….. Apr 15, 2001
Note: For February, F2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than Oct 08, 2010. F2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning Oct 08, 2010 and earlier than Oct 22, 2010.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st………………………………………….. Current
2nd………………………………………….. September 01, 2004
3rd………………………………………….. November 15, 2002
Other Workers………………………….. November 15, 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://www.travel.state.gov/visa/bulletin/bulletin_58