According to the latest Department of State Visa Bulletin, employment-based immigrant visa cut-off dates will move ahead by several weeks in the second preference category (EB-2) for China and just over one week for EB-2 India. The third preference (EB-3) professional and skilled worker subcategory will advance for all countries except Mexico.

The Department of State has released the March 2010 Visa Bulletin, its projection of immigrant visa availability for the coming month. In March, there will be a six-week advancement in priority date cut-offs for the employment-based second preference (EB-2) category for China, to 8th July, 2005. EB-2 cut-off dates for India will advance 10 days to 1st February, 2005. In the third employment-based preference category (EB-3) for professionals and skilled workers, cut-off dates will not advance for Mexico. EB-3 cut-off dates will advance nine days for India, to 1st July, 2001, and just under three months, to 15th December, 2002, for all other countries. All other categories will remain unchanged from the February 2010 bulletin.

In March 2010, priority date cut-offs for the first three employment-based immigrant categories are as follows:

EB-1

• Current for all countries

EB-2

• China – 8th July, 2005
• India – 1st February, 2005
• All other countries – current

EB-3 Professionals and Skilled Workers

• China – 15th December, 2002
• India – 1st July, 2001
• Mexico – 1st July, 2002
• All other countries – 15th December, 2002

EB-3 Other Workers

• All countries – 1st June, 2001

Source: Fragomen


For more information: 

• March 2010 Visa Bulletin