April 2006
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 of March 8, 2006.
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 ……….. April 22, 2001
2A* ……….. March 1, 2002
2B ………… July 15, 1996
3rd ……….. July 22, 1998
4th ……….. April 1, 1994
* Note: For April, 2A numbers exempt from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than June 15, 1999. 2A numbers subject to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries except Mexico with priority dates beginning June 15, 1999 and earlier than March 1, 2002.
EMPLOYMENT-BASEDVISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st ………. Jan. 1, 2005
2nd ………. July 1, 2002
3rd ………. Feb. 1, 2001
Schedule A … Current
Workers
Other……….. Oct. 1, 2001
Workers
4th……….. Current
Certain …… Current
Religious
Workers
5th ………. Current
Targeted ….. Current
Employment
Areas
U.S. State DepartmentVisa AvailabilityInformation Line(202) 663-1541
Source: http://travel.state.gov/