May 2014 Visa Bulletin: Family 2A may retrogress
In May, family-based immigration advances moderately for the 1st preference category. Most significantly, F-1 Philippines advances three (3) months to 02/01/2002. F2A (spouses and children of permanent residents) remains unchanged for all countries including China and India. Unfortunately, the State Department expects that F2A cut-off dates will actually retrogress within the next few months because the demand has continued to increase dramatically for this visa category.
On the employment side, EB-2 China advances five (5) weeks to 04/15/2009 while India remains stuck at 11/15/2004. Significantly, EB-3 Philippines moves forward by more than three (3) months to 11/01/2007. EB-3 India moves forward slowly by two (2) weeks to 10/01/2003. The sluggishness of India's priority dates will likely continue until the next the fiscal year begins.
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FAMILY
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Other Countries
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China
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India
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Mexico
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Philippines
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F1
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03/08/07
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03/08/07
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03/08/07
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11/15/93
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02/01/02
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F2A
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09/08/13
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09/08/13
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09/08/13
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04/15/12
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09/08/13
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F2B
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02/01/07
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02/01/07
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02/01/07
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05/15/93
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06/22/03
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F3
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09/01/03
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09/01/03
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09/01/03
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07/01/93
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03/01/93
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F4
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12/08/01
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12/08/01
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12/08/01
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12/01/96
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11/01/90
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EMPLOYMENT
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Other Countries
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China
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India
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Mexico
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Philippines
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EB1
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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EB2
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C
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04/15/09
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11/15/04
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C
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C
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EB3
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10/01/12
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10/01/12
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10/01/03
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10/01/12
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11/01/07
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Other Workers
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10/01/12
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10/01/12
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10/01/03
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10/01/12
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11/01/07
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EB4
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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EB5
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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