June 2015

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 June 2015.

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                                            Sept 01, 2007
2A                                            Oct 01, 2013
2B                                            Sept 15, 2008
3rd                                           Feb 22, 2004
4th                                            Sept 08, 2002

NOTE:  F2A numbers subject to per-country limit are available to applicants with priority dates beginning Aug 08, 2013 and earlier than October 01, 2013.

EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA DATES

Preference Dates for India

1st                                                           Current
2nd                                                         Oct 01, 2008
3rd                                                          Jan 22, 2004
Other Workers                                     Jan 22, 2004
4th                                                          Current
Certain   Religious  Workers             Current
5th                                                          Current
Targeted  Employment Areas

The Department of State has a recorded message with visa availability information  at (202)485-7699, which is updated in the middle of each month. Source: http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/law-and-policy/bulletin/2015/visa-bulletin-for-june-2015.html

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