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Immigrant Visa Numbers - September 2008
August 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  01 APR 02  01 APR 02 01 APR 02 08 SEP 92 01 APR 93
2A 01 DEC 03  01 DEC 03 01 DEC 03 U 01 DEC 03
2B 15 DEC 99 15 DEC 99 15 DEC 99 22 APR 92 08 APR 97
3rd 15 JUN 00 15 JUN 00 15 JUN 00 15 SEP 92 22 APR 91
4th  01 OCT 97 08 APR 97 08 APR 97 15 JAN 95 08 MAR 86
Click here for an explanation of the Family-Based Preference categories.

*NOTE : For September, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit will be unavailable because the annual limit for such visas will have been reached.  This will only impact the processing of Mexico F2A applicants.
 

Employment
-Based
Preference

All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed China
(Mainland Born)
India Mexico Philippines
1st C C C C C
2nd C 01 AUG 06 01 AUG 06 C C
3rd U U U U U
Other Workers U U U U U
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 Aug 13, 2008