April 2009 Visa Bulletin // With Comments and Discussion
The Visa Bulletin for April 2009 was posted by the State Department earlier today. Screenshots posted below.
Family Preference Categories
| Fam-ily | All Charge- ability Areas Except Those Listed | CHINA-mainland born | INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIPP-INES |
| 1st | 15AUG02 | 15AUG02 | 15AUG02 | 08OCT92 | 01AUG93 |
| 2A | 15AUG04 | 15AUG04 | 15AUG04 | 01JAN02 | 15AUG04 |
| 2B | 01SEP00 | 01SEP00 | 01SEP00 | 01MAY92 | 15JAN98 |
| 3rd | 22AUG00 | 22AUG00 | 22AUG00 | 22OCT92 | 15JUN91 |
| 4th | 15APR98 | 08JAN98 | 15APR98 | 22APR95 | 22JUN86 |
Employment Preference Categories
| All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed |
CHINA- mainland born |
INDIA | MEXICO | PHILIP-PINES | |
| Employ-ment -Based |
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| 1st | C | C | C | C | C |
| 2nd | C | 15FEB05 | 15FEB04 | C | C |
| 3rd | 01MAR03 | 01MAR03 | 01NOV01 | 01MAR03 | 01MAR03 |
| Other Workers |
01MAR01 | 01MAR01 | 01MAR01 | 01MAR01 | 01MAR01 |
| 4th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Certain Religious Workers | U | U | U | U | U |
| 5th | C | C | C | C | C |
| Targeted Employ-ment Areas | C | C | C | C | C |
| 5th Pilot Progams | U | U | U | U | U |
D. EXPIRATION OF TWO EMPLOYMENT VISA CATEGORIES
Employment Fourth Preference Certain Religious Workers:
Pursuant to Section 2(a) of the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (Pub. L. 110-391), the nonminister special immigrant program expires on March 6, 2009.
Employment Fifth Preference Pilot Program Categories (I5, R5):
Pursuant to Section 144 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329), the immigrant investor pilot program expires on March 6, 2009.
The cut-off dates for the above categories are shown as “Unavailable” for April. Congress is considering an extension for each of these categories, but there is no certainty when such legislative action may occur. If legislation to extend either of these categories is enacted, the cut-off date for that category would immediately become “Current.”
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Please feel free to post your comments concerning the April 2009 Visa Bulletin below:
@randy dilinila
u just wait for the letters coming from d uscis,then from nvc
Dear Sir,
my petition for F1 category (india) was filed in Apr ‘04.
Currently Priority data is 22 Jan ‘04.
1)So when i will recv the visa call.
2)My sister got married,so will usic consider her application under same category..we have not informed USIC the same.Pl. suggest what has to be done.
3)If i marry now,before the visa call,can i apply for my hubby at the time of visa call..How?
Pl. reply
Regards,
Falguni