MAY 2009
EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES
PREFERENCES |
WORLDWIDE |
CHINA |
INDIA |
MEXICO |
PHILIPPINES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
| 2nd |
CURRENT |
15FEB05 |
15FEB05 |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
3rd |
01MAR03 |
01MAR03 |
01NOV01 |
01MAR03 |
01MAR03 |
| Other Workers |
01MAR01 |
01MAR01 |
01MAR01 |
01MAR01 |
01MAR01 |
4th |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
| Certain Religious Workers |
U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
| 5th |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
| Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
CURRENT |
| 5th Pilot Programs | U |
U |
U |
U |
U |
1ST: Priority Workers.
2ND: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability.
3RD: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers.
4TH: Certain Special Immigrants.
5TH: Employment Creation.