United States: November Visas Released

Visa Bulletin on November 2012

Cut‐off Dates for Employment‐Based Immigrant Visas

Note:

"1st" refers to the First Preference in Employment‐Based Immigration category (EB‐1), i.e., persons of "extraordinary ability" in the sciences, arts, education, business, and athletics, outstanding professors and researchers and certain executives and managers;

"2nd" refers to the Second Preference in Employment‐Based Immigration category (EB‐2), i.e., professionals holding advanced degrees, or persons of exceptional ability in the arts, sciences, or business (NIW applicants);

"3rd" refers to the Third Preference in Employment‐Based Immigration category (EB‐3), i.e., skilled workers and professionals holding baccalaureate degrees;

"Other Workers" refers to the unskilled worker under the Third Preference in Employment‐Based Immigration category;

"4th" refers to the Fourth Preference in Employment‐Based Immigration category (EB‐4), i.e., religious workers, certain overseas employees of the U.S. Government, former employees of the Panama Canal Company, retired employees of international organizations, certain dependents of international organization employees and certain members of the U.S. Armed Forces; and

"5th" refers to the Fifth Preference in Employment‐Based Immigration category (EB‐5), i.e., employment creation investors

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