Following is a summary of the latest visa availability numbers from the United States Department of State. The complete visa bulletin is also available
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All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES Family 1st 08APR96 08APR96 01FEB93 18JUL86 2A* 01MAR93 01MAR93 22JUN92 01MAR93 2B 08APR91 08APR91 08APR91 08APR91 3rd 22FEB94 22FEB94 15APR88 22DEC85 4th 01NOV86 01MAR85 08FEB86 22DEC77*NOTE: For May, 2A numbers EXEMPT from per-country limit are available to applicants from all countries with priority dates earlier than 22JUN92. 2A numbers SUBJECT to per-country limit are available to applicants chargeable to all countries EXCEPT MEXICO with priority dates beginning 22JUN92 and earlier than 01MAR93. (2A numbers subject to per-country limit are "unavailable" for applicants chargeable to MEXICO.)
All Charge-
ability Areas
Except Those
Listed INDIA MEXICO PHILIPPINES
Employment-
Based
1st C C C C
2nd C C C C
3rd C 01APR95 C C
Other 01APR90 01APR90 01APR90 01APR90
Workers
4th C C C C
Certain C C C C
Religious
Workers
5th C C C C
Targeted Employ C C C C
ment 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.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 May, 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 Charge-
ability Areas
Except Those
Region Listed Separately
AFRICA AF 40,390 EXCEPT: GHANA AF 10,730
NIGERIA AF 09,750
ASIA AS 11,020 EXCEPT: BANGLADESH AS 09,360
EUROPE EU 30,001 EXCEPT: ALBANIA EU 17,981
POLAND EU 06,410
NORTH AMERICA CURRENT
(BAHAMAS)
OCEANIA OC 416
SOUTH AMERICA, SA 2,150
CENTRAL AMERICA,
and the CARIBBEAN
(NOTE: Heavy applicant demand has resulted in the retrogression of the Oceania cut-off for and the establishment of a regional cut-off for South America for May.)