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 April 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………………………………………….. Mar 08, 2006
2A………………………………………….. Dec 15, 2010
2B………………………………………….. Apr 08, 2005
3rd………………………………………….. Jul 22, 2002
4th ………………………………………….. May 01, 2001
Note: For April, F2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than Dec 01, 2010. F2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning Dec 01, 2010 and earlier than Dec 15, 2010.
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA DATES
Preference Dates for India
1st………………………………………….. Current
2nd………………………………………….. September 01, 2004
3rd………………………………………….. December 08, 2002
Other Workers …………………………. December 08, 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_5900.html