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STATE DEPARTMENT VISA BULLETIN - MAY 2000
FAMILY NUMBERS 
Family 
All Chargeability Areas
Except Those Listed 
China
India 
Mexico 
Philippines
1st   
15DEC98  
15DEC98  
15DEC98 
23NOV93  
08APR88 
2A*  
01FEB96 
01FEB96
01FEB96 
01JUL94 
01FEB96 
2B 
01FEB93 
01FEB93
01FEB93 
08SEP91 
01FEB93 
3rd  
08DEC95  
08DEC95
08DEC95  
01APR92 
15NOV87 
4th 
15JAN89 
15JAN89
22JUN87 
15JAN89 
01AUG1979 
  
EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS 
Employment-  
    Based 
All Chargeability Areas Except Those
Listed 
CHINA-Mainland born 
INDIA 
MEXICO    
PHILIPPINES 
1st                 
c 
c 
c 
c 
c 
2nd 
c 
01JUL97 
01APR99 
c 
c 
3rd 
c 
01JAN97 
01FEB97 
c 
c 
Other Workers 
01AUG94 
01AUG94 
01AUG94 
01AUG94 
01AUG94 
4th 
c 
c 
c 
c 
c 
Certain Religious Workers 
c 
c 
c 
c 
c 
5th 
c 
c 
c 
c 
c 
Targeted Employment Areas 
c 
c 
c 
c 
c 
  
DV Numbers for May 2000 
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 19,950 
Except: Ghana AF 8,120 Nigeria AF 9,540 
Asia 
AS 7,500 
  
Europe 
EU 18,000  
Except: Albania EU 10,250 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 24 
  
Oceania 
OC 813 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,740 
  
DV NUMBERS FOR JUNE 2000
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 23,450 
Except: Ghana AF 9,030 Nigeria AF 11,375 
Asia 
AS 8,150 
  
Europe 
EU 19,500  
Except: Albania EU 11,401 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 34 
  
Oceania 
OC 825 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,750 
  
 
DV NUMBERS FOR JULY 2000 
 
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 26,600 
Except: Ghana AF 10,720 Nigeria AF 12,955 
Asia 
AS 9,000 
  
Europe 
EU 21,000  
Except: Albania EU 12,815 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 54 
  
Oceania 
OC 825 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,800