The following October 2008 visa bulletin was released by the U.S. Department of State. The dates in the visa bulletin represent the earliest priority date that will be processed during the month the visa bulletin is issued. Certain high demand countries, such as China (Mainland born), India, Mexico, and Philippines have a much longer wait time compared to the rest of the world (ROW).
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"C" means Current. i.e., numbers are available for all qualified applicants and there is no wait time.
"U" means unavailable. i.e., There are either no visas available or there are no numbers available.
"N/A" means Not Applicable. i.e., If there are no visas available or no numbers available, then there is no relevant information.
Numbers are available only for applicants whose priority date is earlier than the cut-off date listed below.
In the "FAMILY-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS" table, the categories listed are as follows:
F1 - Unmarried Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens
F2A - Spouses and Children of permanent Residents
F2B - Unmarried Sons and Daughters
F3 - Married Sons and Daughters of U.S. Citizens
F4 - Brothers and Sisters of Adult U.S. Citizens.
Further information on visa bulletin preferences
FAMILY-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS:
EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS:
In the "EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA APPLICATIONS" table, the categories listed are as follows:
EB1 - Priority Workers
EB2 - Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability
EB3 - Skilled Workers and Professionals
EB3 - Other - Other Unskilled Workers
EB4 - Certain Special Immigrants
EB4 - Religious - Religious Workers
EB4 - Iraq and Afghan Translators
EB5 - Employment creation
EB5 - Targeted Employment Areas
EB5 - Pilot Programs
EB5 - Non-Regional Center (C5 and T5)
EB5 - Regional Center (I5 and R5)
Further information on visa bulletin preferences
