November 2012 Visa Bulletin: EB-2 current for Other Countries, Mexico and Phillippines

It is significant that EB-2 for “Other Countries”, Mexico and Philippines are current in November.  This is very good news in contrast to the cutoff date of Jan. 1, 2012 in October.   EB-2 China also advances six weeks to Sept. 1, 2007. However, EB-2 India is still stuck at the dismal cutoff date of Sept. 1, 2004.  The EB-2 category is expected to be sluggish in general until the current backlog of cases is cleared.  For EB-3, most countries enjoy some advancement in November. 

On the family side, F-1 China, India, “Other Countries” and Mexico all move forward.  Significantly, F-1 Philippines jump forward by fifteen (15) months to July 1, 1997.  F-2A for China, India, Philippines, and “Other Countries” all moves forward by about six weeks to July 15, 2010. Most F-2B visa categories also enjoy forward movements this month.  Please see below for more details.

Family	Other Countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	01NOV05	01NOV05	01NOV05	22JUN93	01JUL97
F2A	15JUL10	15JUL10	15JUL10	22JUN10	15JUL10
F2B	08OCT04	08OCT04	08OCT04	15OCT92	15FEB02
F3	01JUN02	01JUN02	01JUN02	15FEB93	22JUL92
F4	22MAR01	15MAR01	22MAR01	08JUL96	01MAR89

1st: Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Citizens (about 23,000 per year).

2A: The 2 "A" preference is for Spouses and Children (under 21 & unmarried) of LPR's.

2B: The 2 "B" Preference is for Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 or older) of LPR's.

3rd: Married Sons and Daughters of Citizens.(about 23,000 per year)

4th: Brothers and Sisters of Adult Citizens.(about 65,000 per year)

Employment	Other Countries	China	India	Mexico	Philippines
1st	C	C	C	C	C
2nd	C	01SEP07	01SEP04	C	C
3rd	22NOV06	15APR06	22OCT02	22NOV06	08AUG06
Other Workers	22NOV06	01JUL03	22OCT02	22NOV06	08AUG06
4th	C	C	C	C	C
5th	C	C	C	C	C

1st: Priority Workers (Extraordinary ability aliens, multinational companies executives/managers, outstanding prof./researchers)

2nd: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.

3rd: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers (Unskilled.)

4th: "Special Immigrants" (Religious & others)

5th: Employment Creation (Investors)