VISA NUMBERS FOR JUNE 1996

A) STATUTORY NUMBERS (This communication provides priority dates
and other transitional information as taken from the State
Department's Visa Bulletin released May 13, 1996.)
     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.

PREFERENCES
FAMILY
          All Charge-
          ability Areas  
          Except Those        
          Listed         INDIA          MEXICO         PHILIPPINES 

1st       C              C              01APR95        08APR86

2A*       15DEC92        15DEC92        15MAY92        15DEC92

2B        01FEB91        01FEB91        01FEB91        01FEB91

3rd       01AUG93        01AUG93        15OCT87        15FEB85

4th       15FEB86        08OCT84        01JUL85        07OCT77

*NOTE:  For JUNE, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are
available to applicants from all countries with priority dates
earlier than 15MAY92.  2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are
available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO
with priority dates beginning 15MAY92 and earlier than 15DEC92. 
(2A numbers subject to per-country limit are "unavailable" for
applicants chargeable to MEXICO.) 

EMPLOYMENT-BASED

          All Charge-
          ability Areas  
          Except Those   
          Listed         INDIA          MEXICO         PHILIPPINES 

1st            C         C              C              C

2nd            C         C              C              C

3rd            C         U              C              01JAN95

Other          U         U              U              U
Workers

4th            C         C              C              15DEC94

Certain        C         C              C              15DEC94   
Religious Workers

5th            C         C              C              C

Targeted       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 (202) 663-1541. This
recording will be updated in the middle of each month with
information on cut-off dates for the following month. 

          ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE JUNE 1996 VISA BULLETIN

B.  DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY

Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act provides
55,000 immigrant visas each fiscal year to provide immigration
opportunities for persons from countries other than the principal
sources of current immigration to the United States.  DV visas are
divided among six geographic regions.  Not more than 3,850 visas
(7% of the 55,000 visa limit) may be provided to immigrants from
any one country.

For JUNE, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to
qualified applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries
as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are
available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers
BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:

          All DV Chargeability
          Areas Except Those
Region    Listed Separately                          

AFRICA    AF   26,500

ASIA      AS   08,720         EXCEPT:   BANGLADESHA    AS 05,762

EUROPE    EU   37,600         EXCEPT:   POLAND         EU 04,586

NORTH AMERICA       CURRENT
 (BAHAMAS)

OCEANIA             OC OO,600

SOUTH AMERICA,      CURRENT
 CENTRAL AMERICA
 and the CARRIBBEAN

The visa cases of applicants selected for the FY-1196 Diversity
(DV-96) program must be completed by September 30, 1996, since
DV-96 registered expire on that date.

C.   NOTES OF FUTURE VISA AVAILABILITY

Unavailability of INDA Employment THIRD Preference: Demand for
numbers in the INDIA Employment THIRD Preference by applicants at
INS offices has been very heavy during FY-1996. Allocations in the
INDIA Employment THIRD Preference category are "UNVAILABLE" for
June, since the category limit for the  year has been reached. 
INDIA Employment THIRD Preference allocations will resume in
October, the first month of the new fiscal year.

Anticipated oversubscription of INDIA Employment SECOND Preference:
A visa cut-off in the INDIA Employment SECOND Preference is
possible as early as July due to heavy applicant demand for
numbers.

Likely unavailability of MEXICO FIRST Preference:  Heavy applicant
demand in the MEXICO Family First Preference is likely to mean that
numbers in the MEXICO category will become unavailable in July.