SEPTEMBER 2011

 

EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCES

PREFERENCES	WORLDWIDE	CHINA Mainland Born	INDIA	MEXICO	PHILIPPINES
1ST	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT
2ND	CURRENT	15APR07	15APR07	CURRENT	CURRENT
3RD	22NOV05	15JUL04	08JUL02	22NOV05	22NOV05
Other Workers	01AUG05	22APR03	01JUN02	01AUG05	01AUG05
4TH	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT
Certain Religious Workers	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT
5TH Targeted Employment Areas/ Regional Centers and Private Programs	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT	CURRENT

 

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.