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STATE DEPARTMENT VISA BULLETIN – OCTOBER 2000
FAMILY NUMBERS 
Family 
All Chargeability Areas
Except Those Listed 
China 
India 
Mexico 
Philippines 
1st   
01FEB99  
01FEB99  
01FEB99  
15APR94  
08APR88 
2A*  
15MAY96 
15MAY96 
15MAY96 
01OCT94 
15MAY96 
2B 
01MAY93 
01MAY93 
01MAY93 
01OCT91 
01MAY93 
3rd  
01MAR96 
01MAR96 
01MAR96 
01OCT94 
15NOV87 
4th 
22JUN89 
22JUN89 
01JAN88 
22JUN89 
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 
08MAR99 
01NOV99 
c 
c 
3rd 
c 
15MAR98 
08FEB97 
c 
c 
Other Workers 
01AUG95 
01AUG95 
01AUG95 
01AUG95 
01AUG95 
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 OCTOBER 2000 
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 12,500 
  
Asia 
AS 5100 
  
Europe 
EU 14,000 
Except: Albania EU 3,950 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 10 
  
Oceania 
OC 675 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,350 
  
 
 ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN NOVEMBER 
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 12,903 
  
Asia 
AS 5150 
Except: Bangladesh AS 5,100 
Europe 
EU 14,000 
Except: Albania EU 4,016 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 15 
  
Oceania 
OC 700 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,500 
  
  
  
ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN DECEMBER   
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 13,800 
  
Asia 
AS 5,200 
Except: Bangladesh AS 5,150 
Europe 
EU 14,200  
Except: Albania EU 4,050 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 15 
  
Oceania 
OC 710 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,525 
  
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