Application Final Action Dates For Employment-Based Preference Cases

Employment based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	China: mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
1st	C	01SEP22	01MAR21	C	C
2nd	15JAN23	01FEB20	15APR12	15JAN23	15JAN23
3rd	22NOV22	01SEP20	22AUG12	22NOV22	22NOV22
Other Workers	08OCT20	01JAN17	22AUG12	08OCT20	01MAY20
4th	01NOV20	01NOV20	01NOV20	01NOV20	01NOV20
Certain Religious Workers	01NOV20	01NOV20	01NOV20	01NOV20	01NOV20
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	15DEC15	01DEC20	C	C
5th Set Aside: Rural (20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: High Unemployment (10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: Infrastructure (2%)	C	C	C	C	C

Dates For Filing Of Employment-Based Visa Applications

Employment based	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	China: mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
1st	C	01JAN23	01APR21	C	C
2nd	15FEB23	01JUN20	15MAY12	15FEB23	15FEB23
3rd	01FEB23	01JUL21	15SEP12	01FEB23	01JAN23
Other Workers	15DEC20	01JUN17	15SEP12	15DEC20	15MAY20
4th	01DEC20	01DEC20	01DEC20	01DEC20	01DEC20
Certain Religious Workers	01DEC20	01DEC20	01DEC20	01DEC20	01DEC20
5th Unreserved (including C5, T5, I5, R5)	C	01JAN17	01APR22	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Rural - 20%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (High Unemployment - 10%)	C	C	C	C	C
5th Set Aside: (Infrastructure - 2%)	C	C	C	C	C

First: Priority Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required for fourth and fifth preferences.

Second: Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Third: Skilled Workers, Professionals, and Other Workers: 28.6% of the worldwide level, plus any numbers not required by first and second preferences, not more than 10,000 of which to "*Other Workers".

Fourth: Certain Special Immigrants: 7.1% of the worldwide level.

Fifth: Employment Creation: 7.1% of the worldwide level, of which 32% are reserved as follows: 20% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a rural area; 10% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in a high unemployment area; and 2% reserved for qualified immigrants who invest in infrastructure projects. The remaining 68% are unreserved and are allotted for all other qualified immigrants.

Application Final Action Dates For Family-sponsored Preference Cases

F1	08JUL15	08JUL15	08JUL15	01JAN02	01MAR12
F2A	15NOV21	15NOV21	15NOV21	01FEB21	15NOV21
F2B	01APR16	01APR16	01APR16	08JUL04	22OCT11
F3	01MAR10	01MAR10	01MAR10	01DEC99	22AUG02
F4	22JUL07	22JUL07	15JAN06	01FEB01	01DEC03

Dates For Filing Family-sponsored Visa Applications

Family Sponsored	All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed	China: mainland born	India	Mexico	Philippines
F1	01SEP17	01SEP17	01SEP17	01APR05	22APR15
F2A	01SEP23	01SEP23	01SEP23	01SEP23	01SEP23
F2B	01JAN17	01JAN17	01JAN17	01NOV04	01OCT13
F3	01SEP10	01SEP10	01SEP10	15JUN01	08NOV03
F4	01MAR08	01MAR08	15JUN06	27APR01	01JUN05

First: (F1) Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Second: Spouses and Children, and Unmarried Sons and Daughters of Permanent Residents

A. (F2A) Spouses and Children of Permanent Residents

B. (F2B) Unmarried Sons and Daughters (21 years of age or older) of Permanent Residents

Third: (F3) Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens

Fourth: (F4) Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens