April 16, 2007Visa Bulletin for May 2007
Visa Bulletin
Number 105 / Volume VIII
Washington, D.C.
| Family-Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | 15MAY01 | 15MAY01 | 15MAY01 | 01JAN91 | 22MAR92 |
| 2A | 08APR02 | 08APR02 | 08APR02 | 01JAN01 | 08APR02 |
| 2B | 01OCT97 | 01OCT97 | 01OCT97 | 01MAR92 | 01OCT96 |
| 3rd | 01APR99 | 01APR99 | 01APR99 | 08FEB88 | 01JAN85 |
| 4th | 15MAY96 | 22NOV95 | 08JAN96 | 01JUL94 | 01JAN85 |
*NOTE: For May, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 01JAN01. 2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 01JAN01 and earlier than 08APR02. (All 2A numbers provided for MEXICO are exempt from the per-country limit; there are no 2A numbers for MEXICO subject to per-country limit.)
| Employment-Based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 22APR05 | 08JAN03 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01AUG03 | 01AUG02 | 08MAY01 | 15MAY01 | 01AUG03 |
| Other Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Targeted Employment Areas/Regional Centers | C | C | C | C | C |
“C” = Current. No queue or backlog in this visa category at this time
“U” = Unavailable. There are no visas available in this category at this time
VISA AVAILABILITY DURING THE COMING MONTHS ACCORDING TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
Recent discussions have indicated that both the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) and the Department of Labor still have a significant amount of cases in their backlog reduction efforts. As a result, the anticipated increase in demand has not yet materialized and may not for some time. Therefore, in an effort to maximize number use under the annual numerical limit, the Worldwide and Philippines Employment Third preference cut-off dates have been advanced by one year.
Unless there is a significant increase in Employment demand, it will be necessary to continue this rate of movement during the upcoming months. Such movement could be expanded to include other chargeability areas and preference categories.
One consequence of rapid cut-off date advancement is the inevitable increase in demand for numbers as adjustment of status cases are brought to conclusion at CIS Offices. Such increased demand could have dramatic impact on the cut-off dates. Readers will be provided as much advance notice as possible should this occur.