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NOVEMBER VISA CUTOFF DATES
IMMIGRANT NUMBERS FOR NOVEMBER 1994 
A) STATUTORY NUMBERS (This communication provides priority dates and other transitional information as taken from the State Department's Visa Bulletin released October 11, 1994.) 
On the following chart, the listing of a date for any class indicates that the class is oversubscribed; "C" means current, i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants; and "U" means unavailable, i.e., no numbers are available. 
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Family
All Chargeability
        Areas Except    CHINA-       DOMINICAN     INDIA        MEXICO     PHILIPPINES
        Those Listed     mainland     REPUBLIC  
     		    born        				        

1st     C	          	    C	         C	    	  C	     01MAR94   29OCT85

2A*    15OCT91	    15OCT91     15OCT91        15OCT91   22SEP91    15OCT91

2B      15JAN90	    15JAN90      15JAN90        15JAN90    15JAN90     22JUL88

3rd     08MAY92	    08MAY92     08MAY92       08MAY92   15FEB87     01AUG83

4th     08JAN85         08JAN85      08JAN85        08MAY83   01OCT83    12JUL77
*NOTE: For NOVEMBER, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 22SEP91. 2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 22SEP91 and earlier than 15OCT91. (2A numbers subject to per- country limit are "unavailable" for applicants chargeable to MEXICO.) (The three-year transition program which had provided additional visas for spouses/children of legalization beneficiaries has ended; petitions approved on behalf of such spouses/children continue to accord them status in the Family 2A preference, however.)
Employment-Based
All Chargeability 
	Areas Except     CHINA-	 DOMINICAN     INDIA        MEXICO     PHILLIPPINES
	Those Listed      mainland     REPUBLIC
        	  	          born              	

1st	C	          C		 C	         C	           C	 C

2nd	C	          C		 C	         C             C	 C

3rd	C	          01JUL93	 C	         C	           C	 01JAN94

Other	15JUN88	          15JUN88	 15JUN88         15JUN88    15JUN88	 15JUN88
Workers

4th	C	          C		 C	         C	           C	 19MAY93
 
5th	C	          U		 C	         C	           C	 C

Targeted	C	          U		 C	         C	           C	 C
Employment Areas/Regional Centers
The Department of State has available a recorded message with visa availability information which can be heard at: (area code 202) 663-1541. This recording will be updated in the middle of each month with information on cut-off dates for the following month.