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Immigrant Visa Numbers - June 2008
May 2008 Visa Dates

Visa Dates are announced by the U.S. Department of State every month. At MurthyDotCom, we post these for you as soon as they become available to us from a reliable source.

From the United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs :
On the charts below, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed (see paragraph 1); "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. (NOTE: Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority dates are earlier than the cut-off date listed below.)

Family-Based Preference

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China
(Mainland Born)
India Mexico Philippines
1st  15 MAR 02  15 MAR 02 15 MAR 02 22 JUL 92 15 MAR 93
2A 15 JUL 03  15 JUL 03 15 JUL 03 01 MAY 02 15 JUL 03
2B 01 AUG 99 01 AUG 99 01 AUG 99 08 APR 92 22 FEB 97
3rd 08 JUN 00 08 JUN 00 08 JUN 00 01 AUG 92 01 APR 91
4th  22 AUG 97 01 FEB 97 01 FEB 97 15 DEC 94 08 MAR 86
Click here for an explanation of the Family-Based Preference categories.

*NOTE : For June, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 01 MAY 02.  2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning
01 MAY 02 and earlier than 15 JUL 03. (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
Preference

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China
(Mainland Born)
India Mexico Philippines
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01 APR 04 01 APR 04 C C
3rd 01 MAR 06 22 MAR 03 01 NOV 01 01 JUL 02 01 MAR 06
Other Workers 01 JAN 03 01 JAN 03 01 JAN 03 01 JAN 03 01 JAN 03
4th C C C C C
Religious C C C C C
5th C C C C C
Targ. Areas C C C C C
Click here for an explanation of the Employment-Based Preference categories.

The Department of State has available a recorded message with visa availability information which can be heard at 202.663.1541. This recording will be updated in the middle of each month with information on cutoff dates for the following month.

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Posted May 12, 2008