Visa Numbers for December 2012
Availability of Immigrant Visa Numbers for December, 2012
By: Allen E. Kaye
| Family-sponsored categories | ||||||
| All chargeability areas except the countries separately listed | China (Mainland Born) | India | Mexico | Philippines | ||
| F1 | Unmarried Sons & Daughters of U.S. citizens | 01 DEC 05 | 01 DEC 05 | 01 DEC 05 | 22 JUL 93 | 01 OCT 97 |
| F2A | Spouses & Unmarried Children of Permanent Residents – Subject to Per Country Limit | 22 AUG 10 | 22 AUG 10 | 22 AUG 10 | 01 AUG 10 | 22 AUG 10 |
| F2B | Unmarried Sons & Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents | 15 NOV 04 | 15 NOV 04 | 15 NOV 04 | 01 NOV 92 | 22 MAR 02 |
| 3rd | Married Sons & Daughters of U.S. Citizens | 08 JUN 02 | 08 JUN 02 | 08 JUN 02 | 01 MAR 93 | 01 AUG 92 |
| 4th | Brothers & Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens | 01 APR 01 | 01 APR 01 | 01 APR 01 | 22 JUL 96 | 22 MAR 89 |
| Employment-based categories | ||||||
| All chargeability areas except the countries separately listed |
China (mainland born) | India | Mexico | Philippines | ||
| E1 | Priority Workers | C | C | C | C | C |
| E2 | Professionals Holding Advanced Degree or Persons of Exceptional Ability | C | 22 OCT 07 | 01 SEP 04 | C | C |
| E3 | Skilled Workers & Professionals | 22 DEC 06 | 01 JUL 06 | 01 NOV 02 | 22 DEC 06 | 15 AUG 06 |
| EW | Other Workers (Unskilled Workers) | 22 DEC 06 | 01 JUL 03 | 01 NOV 02 | 22 DEC 06 | 15 AUG 06 |
| E4 | Certain Special Immigrants | C | C | C | C | C |
| E4 | Certain Religious Workers (SR) | C | C | C | C | C |
| E5 | Employment Creation (Investors) | C | C | C | C | C |
| E5 | Employment Creation (Investors in Targeted Employment Areas) | C | C | C | C | C |
| E5 | Pilot Programs | C | C | C | C | C |
C = Current
U = Unavailable
Cut-off date = The cut-off date is the priority date of the first applicant who could not be reached within the statutory limit for the month.
Only applicants who have priority dates earlier than the cut-off date may be allocated a number
