September 2013 Brings Good News
The September 2013 Visa Bulletin is like an early Christmas gift come early for thousands of family-based and employment-based immigrants.
On the family side, the 2A category (spouses and children of permanent residents) remains current (no backlogs) for a second month in a row. The retrogression is bound to start come October so the time to apply is now.
The biggest advance on worldwide numbers is the 2B category (unmarried adult sons and daughter of permanent residents) which moves forward 10 weeks. For Filipino unmarried adult sons and daughters of U.S. citizens, the numbers advance over 4 months.
FAMILY CATEGORIES
| Categories | Worldwide | China (PRC) | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9-15-06 | 9-15-06 | 9-8-93 | 5-8-01 |
| 2A | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 2B | 2-15-06 | 2-15-06 | 2-22-94 | 1-22-03 |
| 3rd | 1-22-03 | 1-22-03 | 5-15-93 | 12-22-92 |
| 4th | 7-22-01 | 7-22-01 | 10-08-96 | 2-15-90 |
The worldwide EB-3 category (professionals, skilled and unskilled workers) jumps ahead by 1 1/2 years to July 10, 2010. And, at last, there is some good news for persons born in India. EB-2 (advance degreed workers) advances 5 1/2 months and EB-3 a full 8 months.
EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES
| Categories | Worldwide | China (PRC) | India | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 2nd | Current | 8-8-08 | 6-15-08 | Current | Current |
| 3rd | 7-1-10 | 7-1-10 | 9-22-03 | 7-1-10 | 12-1-06 |
| Unskilled | 7-1-10 | 6-15-04 | 9-22-03 | 7-1-10 | 12-1-06 |
| 4th | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| Religious | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
| 5th | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
