In August, the Final Action dates and Dates for Filing for India’s EB-2 and EB-3 categories will move forward by one month. The Final Action date for EB-2 India will progress to July 15, 2012, and the Date for Filing to July 22, 2012. For EB-3 India, the Final Action date will advance to October 22, 2012, and the Date for Filing to November 1, 2012. The Final Action dates and Dates for Filing for other employment-based categories will remain unchanged. The State Department anticipates that the EB-3 Final Action date may be retrogressed or become unavailable in September.
A.FINAL ACTION DATES FOR FAMILY-SPONSORED PREFERENCE CASES
| Family-sponsored | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| F1 | 22OCT15 | 22OCT15 | 22OCT15 | 08MAY02 | 01MAR12 |
| F2A | 15NOV21 | 15NOV21 | 15NOV21 | 01FEB21 | 15NOV21 |
| F2B | 01MAY16 | 01MAY16 | 01MAY16 | 15JUL04 | 22OCT11 |
| F3 | 01APR10 | 01APR10 | 01APR10 | 01MAR00 | 08SEP02 |
| F4 | 01AUG07 | 01AUG07 | 22JAN06 | 08FEB01 | 01FEB04 |
B.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 | 15JUN24 | 15JUN24 | 15JUN24 | 15JUN24 | 15JUN24 |
| F2B | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01JAN17 | 01MAY05 | 01OCT13 |
| F3 | 01JAN11 | 01JAN11 | 01JAN11 | 15JUN01 | 08NOV03 |
| F4 | 01MAR08 | 01MAR08 | 15JUN06 | 28APR01 | 01APR06 |
A. FINAL ACTION DATES FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREFERENCE CASES
| Employment- based | All Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA- mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPPINES |
| 1st | C | 01NOV22 | 01FEB22 | C | C |
| 2nd | 15MAR23 | 01MAR20 | 15JUL12 | 15MAR23 | 15MAR23 |
| 3rd | 01DEC21 | 01SEP20 | 22OCT12 | 01DEC21 | 01DEC21 |
| Other Workers | 01JAN21 | 01JAN17 | 22OCT12 | 01JAN21 | 01MAY20 |
| 4th | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 |
| Certain Religious Workers | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 | 01JAN21 |
| 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 |
B.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 | 08FEB22 | C | C |
| 2nd | 22MAR23 | 01JUN20 | 22JUL12 | 22MAR23 | 22MAR23 |
| 3rd | 01FEB23 | 01JUL21 | 01NOV12 | 01FEB23 | 01JAN23 |
| Other Workers | 08JAN21 | 01JUN17 | 01NOV12 | 08JAN21 | 15MAY20 |
| 4th | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 |
| Certain Religious Workers | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 | 01FEB21 |
| 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 |
B.DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT (DV) CATEGORY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
| AFRICA | 75,000 | Except: Algeria 74,900 Egypt 50,000 Morocco 70,000 |
| ASIA | 15,000 | Except: Iran 14,500 Nepal 12,000 |
| EUROPE | 30,000 | Except: Russia 29,500 Uzbekistan 12,500 |
| NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) | 20 | |
| OCEANIA | 2,000 | |
| SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN | 3,150 |
B. THE DIVERSITY (DV) IMMIGRANT CATEGORY RANK CUT-OFFS WHICH WILL APPLY IN SEPTEMBER
| Region | All DV Chargeability Areas Except Those Listed Separately | |
| AFRICA | Current | Except: Algeria 108,500 Egypt 57,000 Morocco 70,000 |
| ASIA | 27,500 | Except: Iran 22,000 Nepal 13,000 |
| EUROPE | 50,000 | Except: Russia 49,500 Uzbekistan 17,000 |
| NORTH AMERICA (BAHAMAS) | Current | |
| OCEANIA | 2,700 | |
| SOUTH AMERICA, and the CARIBBEAN | 5,00 |
