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STATE DEPARTMENT VISA BULLETIN - MAY 2001
 
FAMILY NUMBERS 
Family 
All Chargeability Areas
Except Those Listed 
China 
India 
Mexico 
Philippines 
1st   
01MAR99  
01MAR99  
01MAR99  
22APR94  
22MAY88 
2A*  
22SEP96 
22SEP96 
22SEP96 
22OCT94 
22SEP96 
2B 
22JUN93 
22JUN93 
22JUN93 
22OCT91 
22JUN93 
3rd  
08MAY96 
08MAY96 
08MAY96 
15JUL95 
22NOV87 
4th 
08OCT89 
08OCT89 
01APR88 
08OCT89 
08AUG1979 
  
EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS 
Employment-  
 Based 
All Chargeability Areas Except Those
Listed 
CHINA-Mainland born 
INDIA 
MEXICO    
PHILIPPINES 
1st 
C 
C 
C 
C 
C 
2nd 
c 
c 
c 
c 
c 
3rd 
c 
01JAN00 
01JUL98 
c 
c 
Other Workers 
01MAY98 
01MAY98 
01MAY98 
01MAY98 
01MAY98 
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 
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 14,750 
  
Asia 
AS 9,520 
  
Europe 
EU 16,550  
Except: Albania EU 11,542 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 15 
  
Oceania 
OC 800 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,550 
  
  
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Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 19,930 
Except: Ethiopia AF 16,800 
Asia 
AS 10,520 
  
Europe 
EU 20,000  
Except: Albania EU 12,275 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 15 
  
Oceania 
OC 845 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,560