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STATE DEPARTMENT VISA BULLETIN – MARCH 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 
15OCT91 
22JUN93 
3rd  
08MAY96 
08MAY96 
08MAY96 
15JUL95 
15NOV87 
4th 
01OCT89 
01OCT89 
08MAR88 
01OCT89 
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 
15MAR00 
15JUL00 
c 
c 
3rd 
c 
01JAN99 
01SEP97 
c 
c 
Other Workers 
01APR97 
01APR97 
01APR97 
01APR97 
01APR97 
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 MARCH 
Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 14,100 
  
Asia 
AS 5,900 
Except: Bangladesh AS 5,225 
Europe 
EU 14,400  
Except: Albania EU 6,800 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 15 
  
Oceania 
OC 715 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,530 
  
  
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Region 
All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately 
  
Africa 
AF 14,100 
  
Asia 
AS 6,800 
Except: Bangladesh AS 5,225 
Europe 
EU 14,700  
Except: Albania EU 8,380 
North America (Bahamas) 
NA 15 
  
Oceania 
OC 750 
  
SOUTH AMERICA,  CENTRAL AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN 
SA 1,530